Code of Maryland Regulations (Last Updated: April 6, 2021) |
Title 13A. Maryland State Board of Education |
Subtitle 08. STUDENTS |
Chapter 13A.08.01. General Regulations |
Sec. 13a.08.01.21. Reducing and Eliminating Disproportionate/Discrepant Impact
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A. The Department shall develop a method to analyze local school system discipline data to determine whether there is a disproportionate impact on minority students.
B. The Department may use the discrepancy model to assess the impact of discipline on special education students.
C. If the Department identifies a schools discipline process as having a disproportionate impact on minority students or a discrepant impact on special education students, the local school system shall prepare and present to the State Board a plan to reduce the impact within 1 year and eliminate it within 3 years.
D. The local school system will report its progress annually to the State Board.