Child Poverty
New York
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Education
New York Police Department Student Safety Act Data: July 1, 2017 TO June 30, 2018
During the 2017-2018 school year there were 11,009 incidents in schools reported by the NYPD through the Student Safety Act, a local law established to bring transparency to the scope of police contact with students in NYC schools. Reported incidents are categorized as “interventions” and refer to arrests, summonses, child in crisis incidents, juvenile reports, PINS / warrants, and mitigated incidents.
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Education
New York City Department of Education Student Safety Act Data: School Year 2017-2018
Every October 31st, the New York City Department of Education is required to release Student Safety Act data for the previous school year, making public the use of suspensions and classroom removals in New York City public schools. The latest numbers show that the use of suspensions grew 4.1% and classroom removals grew 11.4% during the 2017-2018 school year compared to the year before.