Consortium on Chicago School Research
Snapshot 2003: Incidence of Disciplinary Action
A measure of how often students get into trouble and are disciplined. High levels indicate that students get into trouble frequently and often receive disciplinary action. This is a negative scale; low levels are more desirable than high ones.
Definition of Categories Charted Above
Category |
Students
in Chicago Public Schools reported that last year: |
1 None |
they
never got into trouble or were sent to the office;
their parents never were contacted because of trouble;
and they were never suspended from school. |
2 Limited |
they
got into trouble one to two times; they were sent
to the office or their parents were contacted because of trouble
either never or one to two times;
and they had never been suspended from school. |
3 Extensive |
they got into trouble more than three times; they
were sent to the office or their parents were contacted because
of trouble between one and five times; and they
were suspended from school one to two times. |
4 Very extensive |
they
got into trouble, were sent to the office, or their parents were
contacted because of trouble more than five times;
and they were suspended from school more than three times. |
To see the items making up this measure and the response frequencies for each item, click here.
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