Act 12 Criminal Charges and Violations Reporting Requirement
2023 Wis. Act 12 requires public high schools, including independent charter schools (ICS), and private high schools that participate in a choice program, to collect and maintain statistics regarding specific types of incidents that occur on school grounds and/or school transportation, during normal school hours or during school-sponsored events that occur before or after normal school hours. The requirement applies to incidents reported to law enforcement and results in filing a charge or citation.
Specified incidents include:
- Homicide.
- Sexual assault.
- Burglary, robbery, or theft.
- Certain types of battery, substantial battery, or aggravated battery.
- Arson.
- Use or possession of alcohol, a controlled substance, or a controlled substance analog.
- Possession of a firearm in violation of the gun-free school zones law.
- Disorderly conduct in violation of a municipal ordinance.
Requirements
Under Act 12, each high school within a school district is required to report the statistics to the district’s school board.
School boards and the governing bodies of ICS and private choice schools operating a high school must report those statistics annually to DPI by July 31 for the preceding school year.
To assist with this data collection, DPI will send District Administrators and ICS/Private Choice School Administrators a link to a form prior to the end of each school year. DPI will review the data and add the information to each school's and/or district's report card.
If you have questions regarding the requirements of this legislation or the guidance document, please contact Ben Jones at benjamin.jones@dpi.wi.gov. If you have any questions regarding the reporting form, please contact Casie Sulzle at casie.sulzle@dpi.wi.gov .