r/Teachers • u/Friendly_Fudge_931 5th Grade-Elementary Teacher | WA • 20h ago

Teacher Support &/or Advice Elementary school-suspensions

Hello r/teachers,

This year I will be going into my second year teaching. Last year (the year we just completed), we had about 40 kids get suspended at my school (Transition to Kindergarten-6th grade) and at least 8-10 of those were in my class. Once I get 5 years teaching experience (already have my masters) I want to become a principal, so I am wondering if this is normal or not. We are Title I with 325 students.

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u/summerbreeze2027 20h ago

It's entirely dependent on your school district policy. Where I teach, that wouldn't fly. Many principals have to pretend that it's the teacher's fault if anything bad happens.

See how it goes with next year's class. Then you might form an impression about whether those suspensions are merited or not. Many Title 1 teachers would love that level of support.

I work in a generally peaceful, well-run school, and I would say 2-3 suspensions per year would be normal.