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Table 5
Number and percent of expulsions for GFSA violations shortened on a case-by-case basis, 1997-98
|
State |
Total expulsions |
Total number shortened |
Overall percent shortened |
Data Caveats |
|
Alabama |
82 |
12 |
15% |
|
|
Alaska |
17 |
4 |
24% |
|
|
Arizona |
111 |
14 |
13% |
|
|
Arkansas |
57 |
16 |
28% |
|
|
California |
382 |
319 |
84% |
|
|
Delaware |
29 |
0 |
0% |
|
|
District of Columbia |
4 |
0 |
0% |
|
|
Florida |
153 |
25 |
16% |
|
|
Georgia |
203 |
31 |
15% |
|
|
Hawaii |
3 |
3 |
100% |
|
|
Idaho |
42 |
21 |
50% |
|
|
Illinois |
86 |
7 |
8% |
|
|
Indiana |
62 |
28 |
45% |
|
|
Iowa |
30 |
18 |
60% |
|
|
Kansas |
33 |
11 |
33% |
|
|
Kentucky |
72 |
23 |
32% |
|
|
Louisiana |
27 |
22 |
81% |
|
|
Maine |
5 |
5 |
100% |
|
|
Maryland |
64 |
37 |
58% |
|
|
Massachusetts |
46 |
26 |
57% |
For 1997-98, 11 districts were unable to provide information on the number of expulsions that were referred to an alternate placement. |
|
Minnesota |
45 |
29 |
64% |
The information shown for 1997-98 under handguns is actually handguns and rifles/shotguns combined. |
|
Missouri |
179 |
19 |
11% |
For 1997-98, the reported figures may include other weapons such as knives, air guns, or brass knuckles. |
|
Montana |
17 |
9 |
53% |
|
|
Nebraska |
11 |
6 |
55% |
|
|
Nevada |
36 |
0 |
0% |
|
|
New Hampshire |
5 |
2 |
40% |
|
|
New Jersey |
40 |
15 |
38% |
|
|
New Mexico |
32 |
4 |
13% |
|
|
New York |
91 |
32 |
35% |
The data reported for 1997-98 represent 78 percent of all LEAs. All 5 of the largest LEAs are included. |
|
North Carolina |
121 |
43 |
36% |
The data shown here are estimates. |
|
North Dakota |
1 |
0 |
0% |
|
|
Ohio |
119 |
61 |
51% |
|
|
Oklahoma |
17 |
6 |
35% |
|
|
Oregon |
135 |
66 |
49% |
|
|
Pennsylvania |
193 |
148 |
77% |
|
|
Rhode Island |
10 |
10 |
100% |
|
|
South Carolina |
85 |
19 |
22% |
|
|
South Dakota |
49 |
43 |
88% |
Five unidentified firearms violations were not available by grade. They are included in the total by type of firearm under "other" and in the overall total but are not included in the totals by grade. |
|
Texas |
424 |
176 |
42% |
|
|
Vermont |
5 |
1 |
20% |
Included in the 5 reported 1997-98 incidents is a case where one student brought 2 guns (a handgun and a hunting rifle). This was counted as one incident under "handgun." |
|
Washington |
190 |
163 |
86% |
|
|
West Virginia |
17 |
0 |
0% |
|
|
Wisconsin |
66 |
10 |
15% |
|
|
Wyoming |
0 |
0 |
-- |
|
|
Puerto Rico |
1 |
1 |
100% |
|
|
American Samoa |
0 |
0 |
-- |
|
|
Guam |
0 |
0 |
-- |
|
|
Northern Marianas |
0 |
0 |
-- |
|
|
Virgin Islands |
2 |
0 |
0% |
|
|
Total |
3,399 |
1,485 |
44% |
|
|
Number of states reporting: 49 |
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Data notes:
The GFSA includes provisions that authorize the LEA chief administering officer to modify any GFSA expulsion on a case-by-case basis (for example by shortening the expulsion to less than one year)
Seven states - Colorado, Connecticut, Michigan, Mississippi, Tennessee, Utah, and Virginia - were unable to provide information on the number of GFSA violations shortened on a case-by-case basis.