District presenter said low‑SES students make up roughly 48% of enrollment but account for 62% of discipline referrals; special‑education students were reported at about 22% of enrollment and 33% of suspensions in the presented data.

District leaders told the board referrals and in-school/out-of-school suspensions rose in FY25'26, with roughly 65% of referrals tied to tardiness, skipping and cell-phone violations; out-of-school suspensions remain concentrated in a small group and disproportionately involve African American students and students with IEPs.

Dozens of public commenters told the Cincinnati School Board on June 22 that discipline practices at Fairview Clifton show racial and disability disparities they say require a transparent, formal investigation and an action plan; the district says it will review the concerns.

The Senate Rules Committee voted to advance George Cardona to the full California Senate for confirmation as the State Bar’s chief trial counsel after a hearing focused on discipline reforms, case backlogs and safeguards adopted after the Girardi failures. Cardona and supporters said reforms and data-gathering are reducing disparities; some senators asked for more detail on the Eastman disbarment and staffing.

Tamar Oveje, chair of NAACP DuPage County, told the Aurora East USD 131 board that African American students are disciplined at double their enrollment rate and cited low ACT proficiency, urging follow-through on promised systemic changes.

MSDE officials told the State Board strategy and operations committee that suspension and expulsion data show persistent racial and gender disparities and described a statutorily required framework to expand restorative-practices schools, with a comprehensive plan due in June and follow-up analyses promised to the board.