/studentDisciplineIncidentBehaviorAssociation

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/studentDisciplineIncidentBehaviorAssociation

Effective 2024-25 and later, the StudentDisciplineIncidentBehaviorAssociation endpoint establishes a connection between students and /disciplineIncident entities, specifying the behavior exhibited by students during that incident.

This endpoint is NOT expected from Choice schools.


Data Properties:

#

Property Name

Data Type

Public (Required/ Optional/ Conditional)

Choice (Required/ Optional/ Conditional)

Business Definition

Data Element Page

1.0

behaviorDescriptor

string

REQ’D

NOT REQ’D

Describes behavior by category.

Behavior Descriptor

2.0

incidentIdentifier*

string

REQ’D

NOT REQ’D

A locally assigned unique identifier (within the school or school district) to identify each specific Discipline Incident or occurrence. The same identifier should be used to document the entire DisciplineIncident even if it included multiple offenses and multiple offenders.

Discipline Incident Identifier

3.0

schoolId

big integer

REQ’D

NOT REQ’D

The identifier assigned to a school.

Format change from Integer to Big Integer (2025-26 SY and later)

Discipline School Reference

4.0

studentUniqueId

string

REQ’D

NOT REQ’D

A unique alphanumeric code assigned to a student.

Discipline Student Reference

5.0

behaviorDetailedDescription

string

REQ’D

NOT REQ’D

Specifies a more granular level of detail of a behavior involved in the incident.

Behavior Descriptor

6.0

disciplineIncidentParticipationCodeDescriptor

string

NOT REQ’D

NOT REQ’D

The role or type of participation of a student in a discipline incident. Valid values is: Perpetrator

Student Participation Code

7.0

seriousBodilyInjury

boolean

REQ’D

NOT REQ’D

Incident resulted in serious bodily injury. Serious Bodily Injury involves a substantial risk of death; extreme physical pain; protracted and obvious disfigurement; or protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ, or faculty (18 USC Section 1365 (3)(h)).

Serious Bodily Injury


Descriptors:

NameSpace

Code Value

Short Description

Long Description

NameSpace

Code Value

Short Description

Long Description

uri://dpi.wi.gov/BehaviorDescriptor

1

Handgun

Handgun means any weapon designed or redesigned, or made or remade, and intended to be fired while held in one hand and to use the energy of an explosive to expel a projectile through a smooth or rifled bore. s.175.35(1)(b), Wis Stats

2

Shotgun or Rifle

Shotgun means a weapon designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to be fired from the shoulder and designed or redesigned and made or remade to use the energy of the explosive in a fixed shotgun shell to fire through a smooth bore either a number of ball shot or a single projectile for each single pull of the trigger. "Rifle" means a weapon designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to be fired from the shoulder and designed or redesigned and made or remade to use the energy of the explosive in a fixed metallic cartridge to fire only a single projectile through a rifled bore for each single pull of the trigger. USC Title 18, Section 921(a)

3

Other Firearm

Other Firearm is a "Firearm" that's not a handgun, shotgun, or rifle. Firearm is any weapon which will, or is designed to, or may be converted to, expel a projectile by the action of an explosive; frame or receiver of such weapon; firearm muffler or silencer; or destructive device. Destructive device includes: explosive, incendiary, or poison gas, including bomb, grenade, rocket with propellant charge of more than four ounces, missile with explosive or incendiary charge of more than one-quarter ounce, mine, or similar device; any weapon that will, or that may be converted to, expel a projectile by the action of explosive or other propellant, and has any barrel with a bore of more than half inch in diameter; any combination or parts designed or intended for use in converting a device into a destructive device described in the two immediately preceding examples, and from which a destructive device may be readily assembled. Antique firearms and common fireworks aren’t included in the definition of firearm.

4

Dangerous Weapon - Not Firearm

Dangerous weapon - not firearm is any dangerous weapon that is not a firearm. This would include any weapon, device, instrument, or material, or substance, animate or inanimate, that is used for, or is readily capable of causing death or serious bodily injury, except that such a term does NOT include a pocket knife with a blade of less than 2 ½ inches in length (18 U.S.C. Section 930(g)(2)).

5

Assault

Assault means behavior that causes bodily harm to another person if that behavior was carried out with intent to cause harm, or without the consent of that individual. Assault includes but is not limited to sexual assault of another individual, without that individual's consent. To use this incident type as a reason for removal the behavior must occur while on school grounds or while under the supervision of school authorities.

6

Endangering Behavior

Endangering Behavior is behavior causing the threat of or potential for bodily harm to another person, due to circumstances which show utter disregard to the well being of such individuals. To use this incident type as a reason for removal the behavior must occur while on school grounds or while under the supervision of school authorities.

7

Drug-Related

Drug-Related means related to use, possession, sale, or solicitation of drugs identified in 21 USC Section 812(c). These offenses do NOT include use, possession, sale, or solicitation of alcohol or tobacco.

8

Alcohol-Related

Alcohol-Related means related to alcohol.

9

Other Violation of School Rules

Other Violation of School Rules means a violation of any other school rules not covered above. This code includes, but is not limited to, tobacco use or possession on school property.

uri://dpi.wi.gov/StudentParticipationCodeDescriptor

NOT REQUIRED FOR THE 2023-24 SY AND AFTER

01

Perpetrator

Perpetrator


Use Cases:

These are the same use cases for /disciplineIncident and /disciplineAction.

#

Use Case Title

Use Case Description

What to Submit/retrieve

#

Use Case Title

Use Case Description

What to Submit/retrieve

1.0

Deprecating the /studentDisciplineIncidentAssociation (For 2023-24 and later)

The /studentDisciplineIncidentAssociation endpoint should not be used for 2023-24 and later. This endpoint has been replaced by /studentDisciplineIncidentBehaviorAssociation.

Vendor should update their code and integration to NOT use the /studentDisciplineIncidentAssociation endpoint on the 23/24 SY and after.

For 2022-23 and prior, vendors are expected to use the /studentDisciplineIncidentAssociation endpoint.

2.0

Sending discipline incident data on /studentDisciplineIncidentBehaviorAssociation (For 2023-24 and later)

Vendor should update their code and integration to use the /studentDisciplineIncidentBehaviorAssociation endpoint starting on 23/24 SY.

For 2023-24 and after, vendors are expected to use the /StudentDisciplineIncidentBehaviorAssociation endpoint

POST on /studentDisciplineIncidentBehaviorAssociation:
disciplineIncidentReference:
incidentIdentifier: INCid-QA-002
schoolId: 711
studentReference:
studentUniqueId: 1001360428
behaviorDescriptor: uri://dpi.wi.gov/BehaviorDescriptor#06
behaviorDetailedDescription:
disciplineIncidentParticipationCodes:
disciplineIncidentParticipationCodeDescriptor: uri://ed-fi.org/DisciplineIncidentParticipationCodeDescriptor#Perpetrator
_EXT:
WI:
seriousBodilyInjury: false

3.0

Sending behavior

In v6, only one behaviorDescriptor can be submitted under the /studentDisciplineIncidentBehaviorAssociation endpoint.

  • Two /studentDisciplineIncidentBehaviorAssociation records may be associated to one /disciplineIncident record.

  • One behavior (studentDisciplineIncidentBehaviorAssociation) may be associated to one or more action (disciplineActions)

POST on /disciplineIncident
schoolReference:
schoolId: 17448
incidentIdentifier: 6.2.di
bincidentDate: 2023-09-15

POST on /studentDisciplineIncidentBehaviorAssociation - Record 1:
disciplineIncidentReference:
incidentIdentifier: 6.2.di
schoolId: 17448
studentReference:
studentUniqueId: 3287340828
behaviorDescriptor: uri://dpi.wi.gov/BehaviorDescriptor#07 --> (Drug-Related)
_ext: wi:
disciplineIncidentParticipationCodes:
disciplineIncidentParticipationCodeDescriptor: uri://ed-fi.org/DisciplineIncidentParticipationCodeDescriptor#Perpetrator
seriousBodilyInjury: false

POST on /studentDisciplineIncidentBehaviorAssociation - Record 2:
disciplineIncidentReference:
incidentIdentifier: 6.2.di
schoolId: 17448
studentReference:
studentUniqueId: 3287340828
behaviorDescriptor: uri://dpi.wi.gov/BehaviorDescriptor#09 --> (Other Violation of School Rules)
_ext: wi:
disciplineIncidentParticipationCodes:
disciplineIncidentParticipationCodeDescriptor: uri://ed-fi.org/DisciplineIncidentParticipationCodeDescriptor#Perpetrator
seriousBodilyInjury: false

POST on /disciplineActions - Record 1:
responsibilitySchoolReference:
schoolId: 17448
studentReference:
studentUniqueId: 3287340828
disciplineActionIdentifier: 6.2.di.da
disciplineDate: 2023-09-20
actualDisciplineActionLength: 0
disciplineActionLength: 0
disciplines:
disciplineDescriptor: uri://dpi.wi.gov/DisciplineDescriptor#01 --> (In School Suspension)
studentDisciplineIncidentBehaviorAssociations:
studentDisciplineIncidentBehaviorAssociationReference:
studentUniqueId: 3287340828
behaviorDescriptor: uri://dpi.wi.gov/BehaviorDescriptor#07
incidentIdentifier: 6.2.di
schoolId: 17448
_ext: wi:
modifiedTermDescriptor:
earlyReinstatementCondition: true

POST on /disciplineActions - Record 2:
responsibilitySchoolReference:
schoolId: 17448
studentReference:
studentUniqueId: 3287340828
disciplineActionIdentifier: 6.2.di.da-2
disciplineDate: 2023-09-20
actualDisciplineActionLength: 0
disciplineActionLength: 0
disciplines:
disciplineDescriptor: uri://dpi.wi.gov/DisciplineDescriptor#02 --> (Out of School Suspension)
studentDisciplineIncidentBehaviorAssociations:
studentDisciplineIncidentBehaviorAssociationReference:
studentUniqueId: 3287340828
behaviorDescriptor: uri://dpi.wi.gov/BehaviorDescriptor#07
incidentIdentifier: 6.2.di
schoolId: 17448
studentDisciplineIncidentBehaviorAssociationReference:
studentUniqueId: 3287340828
behaviorDescriptor: uri://dpi.wi.gov/BehaviorDescriptor#09
incidentIdentifier: 6.2.di
schoolId: 17448
_ext: wi:
modifiedTermDescriptor:
earlyReinstatementCondition: true

4.0

Sending one student with one discipline action

This is the most common scenario for discipline. One student is the perpetrator in an incident. For this student only one discipline action occurs which must be submitted to WISEdata. Recall that only a subset of discipline incident, discipline type, and behavior information should be submitted to DPI:

  1. All expulsions regardless of duration should be submitted.

  2. In-school suspensions and interim alternative setting placements (IAES setting disciplines should be submitted only for IDEA eligible students. These students must have an active student special education program association (sSEPA) which includes the discipline date.

  3. Suspensions (in and out of school) and IAES removals should be submitted only when the student is removed for at least ½ of the regular school day.

POST on /studentDisciplineIncidentBehaviorAssociation

disciplineIncidentReference:
incidentIdentifier: INCid-QA-002
schoolId: 711
studentReference:
studentUniqueId: 1001360428
behaviorDescriptor: uri://dpi.wi.gov/BehaviorDescriptor#06
behaviorDetailedDescription:
disciplineIncidentParticipationCodes: disciplineIncidentParticipationCodeDescriptor: uri://ed-fi.org/DisciplineIncidentParticipationCodeDescriptor#Perpetrator
_EXT:
WI: seriousBodilyInjury: false

4.0

Sending behavior

Only one behaviorDescriptor can be submitted under the /studentDisciplineIncidentBehaviorAssociation endpoint. One behavior (studentDisciplineIncidentBehaviorAssociation) may be associated to one or more action (disciplineActions).

POST on /disciplineIncident
schoolReference:
schoolId: 17448
incidentIdentifier: 6.2.di
bincidentDate: 2023-09-15

POST on /studentDisciplineIncidentBehaviorAssociation - Record 1
disciplineIncidentReference:
incidentIdentifier: 6.2.di
schoolId: 17448
studentReference:
studentUniqueId: 3287340828
behaviorDescriptor: uri://dpi.wi.gov/BehaviorDescriptor#07 --> (Drug-Related)
_ext: wi:
disciplineIncidentParticipationCodes:
disciplineIncidentParticipationCodeDescriptor: uri://ed-fi.org/DisciplineIncidentParticipationCodeDescriptor#Perpetrator
seriousBodilyInjury: false

POST on /studentDisciplineIncidentBehaviorAssociation - Record 2
disciplineIncidentReference:
incidentIdentifier: 6.2.di
schoolId: 17448
studentReference:
studentUniqueId: 3287340828
behaviorDescriptor: uri://dpi.wi.gov/BehaviorDescriptor#09 --> (Other Violation of School Rules)
_ext: wi:
disciplineIncidentParticipationCodes: disciplineIncidentParticipationCodeDescriptor: uri://ed-fi.org/DisciplineIncidentParticipationCodeDescriptor#Perpetrator
seriousBodilyInjury: false

POST on /disciplineActions - Record 1
assignmentSchoolReference:
schoolId: 17448
responsibilitySchoolReference: schoolId: 17448
studentReference:
studentUniqueId: 3287340828
disciplineActionIdentifier: 6.2.di.da
disciplineDate: 2023-09-20
actualDisciplineActionLength: 0
disciplineActionLength: 0
disciplines:
disciplineDescriptor: uri://dpi.wi.gov/DisciplineDescriptor#01 --> (In School Suspension)
studentDisciplineIncidentBehaviorAssociations:
studentDisciplineIncidentBehaviorAssociationReference:
studentUniqueId: 3287340828
behaviorDescriptor: uri://dpi.wi.gov/BehaviorDescriptor#07 incidentIdentifier: 6.2.di
schoolId: 17448
_ext: wi:
modifiedTermDescriptor:
earlyReinstatementCondition: true

POST on /disciplineActions - Record 2:
assignmentSchoolReference:
schoolId: 17448
responsibilitySchoolReference:
schoolId: 17448
studentReference:
studentUniqueId: 3287340828
disciplineActionIdentifier: 6.2.di.da-2
disciplineDate: 2023-09-20
actualDisciplineActionLength: 0
disciplineActionLength: 0
disciplines: disciplineDescriptor: uri://dpi.wi.gov/DisciplineDescriptor#02 --> (Out of School Suspension)
studentDisciplineIncidentBehaviorAssociations:
studentDisciplineIncidentBehaviorAssociationReference:
studentUniqueId: 3287340828
behaviorDescriptor: uri://dpi.wi.gov/BehaviorDescriptor#07
incidentIdentifier: 6.2.di
schoolId: 17448
studentDisciplineIncidentBehaviorAssociationReference:
studentUniqueId: 3287340828
behaviorDescriptor: uri://dpi.wi.gov/BehaviorDescriptor#09
incidentIdentifier: 6.2.di
schoolId: 17448
_ext: wi:
modifiedTermDescriptor:
earlyReinstatementCondition: true

5.0

Sending behavior and behavior detailed description

Behavior Description is always required. Behavior detailed descriptor has to be submitted only for incidents where:

  1. at least one behavior is one of the firearms types; and

  2. at least one action is associated to the student-incident pair, but no action for that student-incident pair is an expulsion type.

For firearm-related incidents meeting the above criteria, this description must provide the reason why the student did not receive the mandatory expulsion.

POST on /studentDisciplineIncidentBehaviorAssociation:
behaviorDescriptor: uri://dpi.wi.gov/BehaviorDescriptor#02
behaviorDetailedDescription: e.g. Ian had an incident where he brought a hunting rifle to school

6.0

Sending a discipline incident at the end of school year with expulsion in the next school year

The API is school year based. Submit the incident, association, and action resources in the same school year as the incident.

NOTE: Even though the expulsion begins in the next school year, no resources for the incident, association, or action are submitted in next school year. Expulsions are the only discipline actions which may occur in a school year later than the incident. For an incident near the end of the school year that school board may not meet until after the end of the school year or the student may be suspended for the remaining days of the year. In these cases the expulsion discipline date is in the next school year. As there are no days removed for the expulsion in the year of the incident, discipline length is zero. Actual discipline action length should be greater than zero, identifying the total number of school days for this student from the expulsion start date to end date.

POST one records on /disciplineIncident, disciplineActions, and /studentDisciplineIncidentAssociation

One student and multiple discipline incidents

7.0

Sending one student with one discipline incidents on a single day (for suspensions or IAES removals)

As a suspension or IAES removal must be at least ½ of the student’s day and an expulsion requires a school board hearing, meeting the requirements for two incidents to be reported on the same is very unlikely. In most cases only one incident is submitted.

For example, incident A occurs for an IDEA-eligible student who is removed from the classroom for more than ½ their regular day by in-school suspension. For the same student a second Incident (B) occurs later in the day for which the student receives an out of school suspension for the remainder of that day and the next school day. 

Incident A
POST on /disciplineIncident,
POST on /disciplineActions:
Disciplines: (In-school suspension)
Discipline Action Length: (1 Day)
POST on /studentDisciplineIncidentAssociation

Incident B
POST on /disciplineIncident,
POST on /disciplineActions:
Disciplines: (Out-of-school suspension)
Discipline Action Length: (1.5 Day)
POST on /studentDisciplineIncidentAssociation

8.0

Sending one student with one discipline incidents on a single day, but only one discipline incident counts

Consider the example where incident A occurs for an IDEA-eligible student who is removed from the classroom for 1 period in the morning. This is an in-school suspension with less than ½ day discipline length. For the same student a second Incident (B) occurs later in the morning. The student receives an out of school suspension for the rest of the day. 

Incident A
No information should be sent about incident A or the 'In-school suspension'.

Incident B

POST on /disciplineIncident,
POST on /disciplineActions:
Disciplines: (Out-of-school suspension)
Discipline Action Length: (0.5 Day)
POST on /studentDisciplineIncidentAssociation

One student multiple discipline actions

9.0

Sending one student with multiple discipline actions (out-of-school suspension and expulsion)

Often, an expulsion is preceded by an out-of-school suspension for the days the student is removed while awaiting the expulsion hearing.

  • Both discipline actions must be associated with a single discipline incident. Consecutive removals (discipline actions) must not be combined.

POST on /disciplineIncident
POST on /disciplineActions:
Disciplines: (Out-of-school suspension)
POST on /disciplineActions:
Disciplines: (Expulsion)
POST on /studentDisciplineIncidentAssociation

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction