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School Safety &Discipline
Data Reporting
2011-12
Julie Collins
Office of Safe Schools
Florida Department of Education
Why are SESIR and Discipline Data
Important?
Provides data:
 For needs assessment for grant
opportunities
 For measuring progress of intervention
 For reporting to advisory councils
SESIR Key Features
 Developed 1995 for school staff
 Based on criminal code but not identical
 23 incident categories reported
 Each incident may have related elements:
alcohol, bullying, drug, gang, hate-crime,
injury or weapon
SESIR Incidents
 On school grounds, school transportation, or
at off-campus school sponsored events
 The most serious offense is the primary SESIR
incident. Secondary offenses can be reported
as one or more “related elements”.
 365 days/24 hours
 Student, Non-Student or Unknown Offenders
Violent Acts Against Persons
Homicide
Sexual Battery
Robbery
Battery
Kidnapping
Alcohol, Tobacco & Drugs
Drug Use/Possession
Drug Sales
Alcohol
Tobacco 
Other Non-Violent
Sex Offenses
Trespassing
Other Major Offenses
Property
Breaking & Entering/Burglary
Larceny/Theft/Motor Vehicle
Arson
Vandalism
Harassment
Threat/Intimidation
Sexual Harassment 
Bullying 
Harassment 
Not Categorized
Fighting 
Disruption On Campus
Weapons Possession
SESIR Reporting
SESIR incidents are per incident. Report
only ONE incident even when there are
multiple students involved in the same
incident.
 Discipline actions are per student.

School Environmental Safety
Incident Report (SESIR)
Student Discipline/
Referral Action
NEW
Federal/State
Indicator Status
NEW
NEW
Reporting Periods
SESIR and Discipline data must be
reported in Surveys 2, 3 and 5.
 Survey 2: October, 2011
 Survey 3: February, 2012
 Survey 5: August, 2012
Changes & Updates for 2011-12
New Data Elements:
 School-Related Arrests
 Expulsion due to Zero Tolerance Policies
 Students Reported to have been Bullied/Harassed (Basis)
Updated Data Elements:
 Discipline/Resultant Action Code
 Drug Description
Updated Incident Definitions:
 Alcohol
 Arson
 Drug Use/Possession
New Data Element:
School-Related Arrests
A code indicating whether or not the student was arrested for an
activity conducted on school grounds, during off-campus school
activities (including while taking school transportation), or due to a
referral by any school official during this school year.
CODE
N
Y
#197230
DEFINITION
No, the student was not arrested.
Yes, the student was arrested.
New Data Element:
Expulsion due to Zero Tolerance Policies
A code indicating whether or not the student was removed from
the school setting for an extended length of time with or without
continuing education services due to state and local zero-tolerance
policies.
A zero-tolerance policy is a policy that results in mandatory
expulsion of any student who commits one or more specified
offenses (for example, offenses involving guns, or other weapons,
or violence, or similar factors, or combinations of these factors). A
policy is considered “zero tolerance” even if there are some
exceptions to the mandatory aspect of the expulsions, such as
allowing the chief administering officer of an LEA to modify the
expulsion on a case-by-case basis. (Y, N or Z)
#197231
New Data Elements:
Students Reported to have been Bullied/Harassed
US ED Office for Civil RightsStudents reported to have been
Bullied, Harassed on the basis of:
 Sex
 Race
 Disability
New Data Element:
Bullied or Harassed - Sex
An indicator of whether the student was reported to have been
bullied or harassed on the basis of sex during this school year.
Harassment or bullying on the basis of sex is unwelcome conduct of
a sexual nature, such as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for
sexual favors, and other verbal, nonverbal, or physical conduct of a
sexual nature. Harassment or bullying on the basis of sex also
includes gender-based, nonsexual harassing conduct, such as
harassment based on gender stereotyping. Both male and female
students can be victims of sexual harassment, and the harasser and
the victim can be of the same sex.
#197228
New Data Element:
Bullied or Harassed – Sex (continued)
This includes both substantiated and unsubstantiated bullying and
harassment.
Note: A Y or N code must be used for students who are the object
of bullying or harassment coded as SESIR incident types Bullying
(BUL), Unsubstantiated Bullying (UBL), or Unsubstantiated
Harassment (UHR), Threat/Intimidation (TRE) as defined in
Appendix P, or for incidents coded Y (yes) on Incident, BullyingRelated. (Y, N or Z)
New Data Element:
Bullied or Harassed - Race
An indicator of whether the student was
reported to have been bullied or harassed on the
basis of the student’s race, color or national
origin during this school year. This includes
both substantiated and unsubstantiated bullying
and harassment.
#197227
New Data Element:
Bullied or Harassed – Race (continued)
A Y or N code must be used for students who are the
object of bullying or harassment coded as SESIR
incident types Bullying (BUL), Harassment (HAR),
Unsubstantiated Bullying (UBL), Unsubstantiated
Harassment (UHR), Threat/Intimidation (TRE) or
Sexual Harassment (SXH) as defined in Appendix P, or
for incidents coded Y (yes) on Incident, BullyingRelated. (Y, N or Z)
New Data Element:
Bullied or Harassed - Disability
An indicator of whether the student was
reported to have been bullied or harassed on the
basis of the student’s disability during this school
year. This includes both substantiated and
unsubstantiated bullying and harassment.
#197226
New Data Element:
Bullied or Harassed – Disability (cont’d.)
A Y or N code must be used for students who are the
object of bullying or harassment coded as SESIR
incident types Bullying (BUL), Harassment (HAR),
Unsubstantiated Bullying (UBL), Unsubstantiated
Harassment (UHR), Threat/Intimidation (TRE) or
Sexual Harassment (SXH) as defined in Appendix P, or
for incidents coded Y (yes) on Incident, BullyingRelated. (Y, N or Z)
Updated Data Element:
Discipline/Resultant Action Code
Name-change from “Discipline/Referral
Action Code”
• Inclusion of restraint and seclusion as a
“disciplinary action” in 2010-11
• Confusion when restraint or seclusion is used
to prevent self-injury (not as discipline)
•
Updated Data Element:
Drug Description
The type of drug involved in a school environmental safety
incident.
CODE DEFINITION
M
Marijuana/Hashish/Other Cannabinoids
O
Other
N
Not a controlled substance, but used as a drug.
Z
Not applicable. No drugs were involved in this incident.
Also use this code for all incidents of types Unsubstantiated Bullying (UBL) and Unsubstantiated Harassment (UHR).Not Applicable.
#115802
Updated Incident Definition:
Alcohol
(Possession, use or sale)
Possession, sale, purchase, or use of alcoholic
beverages. Use should be reported only if
means the person is caught in the act of
using, admits to use or is discovered to have
used in the course of an investigation.
Updated Incident Definition:
Arson
(Intentionally setting a fire on/with school property)
To damage or cause to be damaged, by fire or explosion, any
dwelling, structure, or conveyance, whether occupied or not, or
its contents.
Examples: Student or other deliberately burning school
textbooks property (building, fixtures, etc.).
Non-Examples: Student or other unintentionally starting a fire.
Note: Report only intentionally-set fires to SESIR.
Updated Incident Definition:
Drug Use/Possession
(Illegal drug possession or use)
The use or possession of any drug, narcotic,
or controlled substance or any substance
when used for hallucinogenic purposes. Use
means the person is caught in the act of
using, admits to use or is discovered to have
used in the course of an investigation.
Changes
 Appendix P, Definitions for Incident
Reporting
 SESIR Poster/Definitions and Guidelines
 Discipline and Federal/State Reporting
Formats
Reports for Request
F62865 - School Environmental Safety Incident Report
F70553 - SESIR Incident by Disciplinary Action
F71070 - SESIR Weapon Description By School
Validation/Exception Reports:
F61419 - Discipline
F62954 - School Safety (62953)
F70623 - School Safety Aggregate
Validation Report
Web Links
 Office of Safe Schools
http://www.fldoe.org/safeschools/sesir
 Education Information & Accountability Services
http://www.fldoe.org/eias/eiaspubs/default.asp
What Does Accurate SESIR and Discipline
Data Depend On?
 Knowledge of SESIR Definitions
 Software System design to optimize accuracy
 Schools Data Review/Correction
 Process to Update OSS to AP or Expulsion
 Process for Entering Incidents
& Disciplinary Action
 Student Referral Form Design
Common Problems with 2009-10 Data
 Not all level I incidents were reported to Law
Enforcement
 Many districts reported no Injury-Related incidents
 Some districts reported no Bullying-Related
incidents
 Incidents involving staff, teachers, and
administrators were not reported in SESIR
 Some districts had a low percentage of schools
reporting incidents (less than 50%)
Online Training
 Greatest barrier to accurate data was
identified as lack of knowledge of
SESIR definitions and reporting process
by school administrators.
 Online SESIR Training Information is
available at:
www.SESIR.org
Interactive SESIR Poster
http://www.fldoe.org/safeschools/sesir
Got Questions?
Contact us:
SESIR Program Contact:
[email protected]
850.245.0676
SESIR MIS Contact:
[email protected]
850.245.9054