Pubdate: Thu, 17 Nov 2005
Source: Gazette, The (Cedar Rapids, IA)
Copyright: 2005 Gazette Communications
Contact:  http://www.gazetteonline.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/887
Author: Rod Boshart
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?225 (Students - United States)

MORE STUDENTS BEING EXPELLED, SUSPENDED

DES MOINES, IA - A new state report released today indicates that
11,385 students were suspended or expelled last school year, a number
that was up nearly 28 percent from the previous year.

Roughly three out of every four disciplinary incidents involved
physical fighting, while the remaining suspensions and expulsions
involved illicit drugs, weapons possessions or were alcohol related.

The largest percentage increase in suspensions and expulsions between
the two school years compared in the 2005 Condition of Education
report occurred at the elementary school level with a jump of 35 percent.

The number of students suspended or expelled increased the most in
districts with 600-999 students and the largest districts with at
least 7,500 students -- with both categories having similar 32 percent
increases.

The raw numbers broke down to 11,275 suspensions and 110 expulsions
handed out during the 2004-05 school year. Half of the expelled
students were involved in drug-related incidents. 
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