Youngstown superintendent aims to reduce suspensions, increase grads

YOUNGSTOWN

The city schools’ interim superintendent is researching ways to address high student suspensions.

“I’m working on a bunch of different options ...,” Stephen Stohla said. “I’m trying to find a course of action to put in alternatives to allow kids to graduate.”

On the most recent school report cards released by the Ohio Department of Education, Youngstown schools earned F’s for both the four- and-five-year graduation rates of 65.4 percent and 77 percent, respectively.

High suspensions of students has also plagued the district in recent years and was a source of concern for former academic distress commission members as well as some members of the school board.

Read more about the plan in Wednesday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.