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Persistently Dangerous Schools

What is Persistently Dangerous?

Alaska maintains a free, secure website where districts report all infractions that lead to suspensions and expulsions from school. This site is in place to meet the past federal requirement of Gun Free Schools, as well as State Law 14.33.120, which requires reports of all disciplinary and safety programs including all incidents of disruptive or violent behavior. The information from this source is used to determine schools that are designated as persistently dangerous by the State of Alaska.

THE ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION & EARLY DEVELOPMENT IS PLEASED TO REPORT THAT NO ALASKAN SCHOOLS MEET THE CASE DEFINITION OF PERSISTENTLY DANGEROUS FOR THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR

 

The case definition:

(b) In determining the safety status of the schools in the state, the department shall apply the following formula:

(c) The school size factor to be used in the formula in (b) is as follows:

School Size Factor
10 - 100 students 0.7
101 - 425 students 0.8
426 - 1000 students 0.9
1001 and up 1

(d) The department shall determine the safety status of a school that has never met the criteria for being designated a persistently dangerous school under (e) of this section, or has been designated a safe school for five consecutive years, as follows:

If During Past Two Years School has Experienced School Status
Two years with a safety status of less than three percent Safe School
One year with a safety status of three percent or greater At-risk School

(e) The department shall determine the safety status of a school whose safety status is not determined under

(d) of this section as follows:

If During Past Three Years School has Experienced School Status
Three consecutive years with a safety status of less than three percent Safe School
No more than one year with a safety status of three percent or greater At-risk School
Two or more years with a safety status of three percent or greater Persistently
Dangerous School