COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

P.O. BOX 2120

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23218-2120

SUPTS. MEMO NO. 56

August 23, 2002

ADMINISTRATIVE

TO:	Division Superintendents
FROM:	Jo Lynne DeMary Superintendent of Public Instruction
SUBJECT:	2002-2003 Discipline, Crime, and Violence Report

The purpose of this memo is to provide information for submitting data on discipline, crime, and violence in public schools for the 2002-2003 year. Data should be submitted for the 365-day period starting with the first day of your 2002-2003 school year. Data submitted will meet the reporting requirements for the following:

• No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB)
• Safety Indicator for the state School Performance Report Card
• State Crime and Violence Report as required in Section 22.1-280.1 of the Code of Virginia
• Federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) report on suspension and expulsion of students with disabilities
• Federal Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act
• Federal Gun-Free Schools Act.

All data should be submitted through the new Web-based submission process to the Department of Education (DOE) on or before Friday, September 13, 2003. The designated local contact person for this report should coordinate the collection of the data for the division.

Section 22.1-279.3:1 of the Code of Virginia requires school divisions to report all incidents involving the theft or attempted theft of student prescription medication. The 2002-03 discipline report has been revised to add the required offense code of DR3 Theft or Attempted Theft of Student Prescription to collect this information.

Information related to this data collection process can be downloaded from the Department Of Educations website at www.pen.k12.va.us. Users can select Reports at the top of the home page, or Data and Publications at the bottom, and then select Discipline, Crime, and Violence Data Collection from the Collections list. The complete address to access information is as follows:

http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Publications/Discipline/datacoll/coll.htm to access the Excel template and the instructions.

Questions regarding this report may be directed to email address discipln@pen.k12.va.us or to Joyce Martin at (804) 225-2966.

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cc: discipline contacts (via e-mail)