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What is NYC AC § 21-985?

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This section mandates the chancellor to submit a biannual report to the council and post it on the department's website regarding student suspensions citywide. The report must include monthly suspension data, categorized by superintendent's and principal's suspensions. Applies to educational administrators and policymakers.

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§ 21-985 Biannual citywide report on suspensions.

AC § 21-985

The chancellor shall submit to the council and post to the department's website by October 31 and March 31 of each year a report on the discipline of students citywide, based on data from the first six months of the current calendar year and the second six months of the preceding calendar year respectively. Such report shall include the number of suspensions citywide for each month, disaggregated by superintendent's and principal's suspensions. (Am. L.L. 2015/093, 10/13/2015, eff. 1/1/2016; Am. L.L. 2018/063, 1/19/2018, eff. 10/16/2018) Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2011/006 and L.L. 2015/093.

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