Annual Student and Incident Counts

A 425 PEIMS record is required for each disciplinary action taken against a student which results in the removal from the regular classroom for at least one day.  A single student can have multiple records if removed from the classroom more than once and a single incident can result in multiple actions. These data are required by TEC Chapter 37, and by IDEA ’97, which includes students who are receiving special education and related services.

A disciplinary incident number is generated when an incident occurs on a campus which results in one or more disciplinary actions for one or more students.  In some cases, the circumstances surrounding a particular student’s disciplinary offence may result in a district submitting more than one record for the same student with identical incident numbers and reason codes but different action codes.  The disciplinary incident number is only unique at the campus level.

Every disciplinary action that results in the removal of a student from any part of their regular academic program is categorized in one of the following general categories:  In-School Suspension (ISS), Out-of-School Suspension (OSS), Expulsion, Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program (JJAEP), or DAEP assignments. 

STUDENT COUNTS

Students are counted once at the state, region or district level for a disciplinary action and disciplinary action reason.  Student counts less than 5 but greater than zero are masked at all levels. In certain cases, a student count greater than or equal to five may be masked in order to ensure the privacy of an individual.

INCIDENT COUNTS

Incidents are counted once for a disciplinary action and disciplinary action reason.  Incident counts less than 5 but greater than zero are masked at all levels. In certain cases, an incident count greater than or equal to five may be masked in order to ensure the privacy of an individual.