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Table 4
Total number of students expelled for GFSA violations, by state, 1997-98 to 1998-99
| Year | |||||
| State | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | # Change | % Change | Data Caveats |
|
Alabama |
82 | 174 | 92 | 112% |
Due to a new electronic reporting system, careful definitions, and state-wide in-service training, the information reported for 1998-99 is more accurate than that reported in past years. |
|
Alaska |
18 | 24 | 6 | 33% |
Data for 1997-98 were revised as a result of the 1998-99 verification process. |
|
Arizona |
111 | 101 | -10 | -9% | |
|
Arkansas |
57 | 66 | 9 | 16% | |
|
California |
384 | 290 | -94 | -24% |
Data for 1997-98 were revised as a result of the 1998-99 verification process. |
|
Colorado |
30 | 94 | 64 | 213% |
The figures reported for 1997-98 and 1998-99 include expulsions for ALL weapons, not just firearms. Not all districts reported data for the 1997-98 school year. Data for 1997-98 were revised as a result of the 1998-99 verification process. |
|
Connecticut |
9 | 11 | 2 | 22% | |
|
Delaware |
7 | 9 | 2 | 29% |
Data for 1997-98 were revised as a result of the 1998-99 verification process. |
|
District of Columbia |
4 | 13 | 9 | 225% | |
|
Florida |
149 | 94 | -55 | -37% |
Data for 1997-98 were revised as a result of the 1998-99 verification process. |
|
Georgia |
203 | 208 | 5 | 2% | |
|
Hawaii |
3 | 5 | 2 | 67% | |
|
Idaho |
42 | 31 | -11 | -26% | |
|
Illinois |
86 | 77 | -9 | -10% | |
|
Indiana |
62 | 103 | 41 | 66% | |
|
Iowa |
30 | 17 | -13 | -43% | |
|
Kansas |
33 | 52 | 19 | 58% | |
|
Kentucky |
72 | 37 | -35 | -49% | |
|
Louisiana |
25 | 21 | -4 | -16% |
Data for 1997-98 were revised as a result of the 1998-99 verification process. |
|
Maine |
5 | 6 | 1 | 20% | |
|
Maryland |
32 | 31 | -1 | -3% |
Data for 1997-98 were revised as a result of the 1998-99 verification process. |
|
Massachusetts |
46 | 43 | -3 | -7% | |
|
Michigan |
99 | 106 | 7 | 7% | |
|
Minnesota |
45 | 24 | -21 | -47% | |
|
Mississippi |
47 | 24 | -23 | -49% | |
|
Missouri |
179 | 171 | -8 | -4% | |
|
Montana |
17 | 15 | -2 | -12% | |
|
Nebraska |
11 | 15 | 4 | 36% | |
|
Nevada |
36 | 52 | 16 | 44% | |
|
New Hampshire |
5 | 11 | 6 | 120% | |
|
New Jersey |
40 | 51 | 11 | 28% | |
|
New Mexico |
32 | 47 | 15 | 47% | |
|
New York |
91 | 206 | 115 | 126% |
1998-99 data represents all school districts in New York state. For 1997-98, the data included information submitted by 78% of the school districts (which included all five of the largest school districts). |
|
North Carolina |
121 | 141 | 20 | 17% | |
|
North Dakota |
1 | 3 | 2 | 200% | |
|
Ohio |
119 | 77 | -42 | -35% | |
|
Oklahoma |
17 | 16 | -1 | -6% | |
|
Oregon |
135 | 48 | -87 | -64% | |
|
Pennsylvania |
121 | 145 | 24 | 20% |
Data for 1997-98 were revised as a result of the 1998-99 verification process. |
|
Rhode Island |
10 | 4 | -6 | -60% | |
|
South Carolina |
85 | 52 | -33 | -39% | |
|
South Dakota |
26 | 9 | -17 | -65% |
Data for 1997-98 were revised as a result of the 1998-99 verification process. |
|
Tennessee |
192 | 152 | -40 | -21% | |
|
Texas |
424 | 294 | -130 | -31% | |
|
Utah |
9 | 13 | 4 | 44% | |
|
Vermont |
5 | 3 | -2 | -40% | |
|
Virginia |
99 | 115 | 16 | 16% | |
|
Washington |
118 | 115 | -3 | -3% |
Data for 1997-98 were revised as a result of the 1998-99 verification process. |
|
West Virginia |
17 | 20 | 3 | 18% | |
|
Wisconsin |
66 | 71 | 5 | 8% | |
|
Wyoming |
0 | 11 | 11 | -- | |
|
Puerto Rico |
1 | -- | -- | -- | |
|
American Samoa |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
|
Guam |
0 | 5 | 5 | -- | |
|
Northern Marianas |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
|
Virgin Islands |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Data for 1997-98 were revised as a result of the 1998-99 verification process. |
|
Total |
3,658 | 3,523 | -135 | -4% | |
|
Number of states reporting: |
55 | ||||
Data Notes:
Puerto Rico did not submit 1998-99 GFSA data.