BEH 110-0150- MUST have a valid PS-3 Discipline Reason.

How to resolve violations

ODE states that while reporting this information, schools should indicate, for students from Preschool to Grade 3, additional details on why a type of discipline of Expulsion or Out-of-School Suspension was assigned for a discipline incident. These reasons are selected from the drop down menu for the field PS-3 Discipline Reason. This field displays when a resolution is being entered for the student. (Screenshot below)

There are four choices in the drop-down menu for the PS-3 Discipline Reason. Below are the choices and the descriptions for those choices according to the ODE website: 

• Not Applicable - Student was not in grades PS-3 at the time of the incident, or a type of discipline other than Expulsion or Out-of-school Suspension was assigned.

• ​A: ORC 3313.66 (B) (2)-(5) Exemption - Student was in grades PS-3 at the time of the incident, and Expulsion or Out-of-School Suspension is authorized and was assigned due to student behaviors described in Ohio Revised Code section 3313.66(B)(2)–(5).

• B: Immediate Health and Safety Exemption - Student was in grades PS-3 at the time of the incident, and Expulsion or Out-of-School Suspension was assigned to protect the immediate health and safety of the student, the student's fellow classmates, the classroom staff and teachers, or other school employees [ORC 3313.668 (B)(1)(b)].

• N: Neither Exemption Applies - Student was in grades PS-3 at the time of the incident, and Expulsion or Out-of-School Suspension was assigned for neither an ORC §3313.66(B)(2)-(5) nor an Immediate Health and Safety Exemption.

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