Finding F3
Findings and Recommendations
The Grand Jury has found, though interviews and data, that African American/Black students tend to receive more severe punishments by suspensions at some Natomas schools. This is problematic as it indicates African American/Black students are missing school at a higher rate than their peers.
Jury report: The Natomas Unified School District Special Education Program Struggles to Meet Student Needs · PDF page 12
Permanent linkOfficial response
Natomas Unified School District Board of Education
The district acknowledges higher suspension rates but disputes harsher punishment for the same violations.
Read official response · PDF page 4The response identifies the distinction and describes a discipline matrix and training. It supplies no matched-offense data to establish the comparative claim.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.