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Table 4
Total number of students expelled for GFSA violations, by state, 1996-97 to 1997-98
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Year |
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|
State |
1996-97 |
1997-98 |
# Change |
% Change |
Data Caveats |
|
Alabama |
91 |
82 |
-9 |
-10% |
|
|
Alaska |
19 |
17 |
-2 |
-11% |
|
|
Arizona |
152 |
111 |
-41 |
-27% |
|
|
Arkansas |
62 |
57 |
-5 |
-8% |
|
|
California |
723 |
382 |
-341 |
-47% |
The figures reported for 1996-97 were not broken out by type of firearm. |
|
Colorado |
131 |
76 |
-55 |
-42% |
The figure shown for 1996-97 is primarily for firearms. This figure has been revised from the data originally submitted for 1996-97 which was for ALL weapons, not just firearms. |
|
Connecticut |
19 |
9 |
-10 |
-53% |
|
|
Delaware |
7 |
29 |
22 |
314% |
|
|
District of Columbia |
0 |
4 |
4 |
-- |
|
|
Florida |
202 |
153 |
-49 |
-24% |
|
|
Georgia |
244 |
203 |
-41 |
-17% |
|
|
Hawaii |
0 |
3 |
3 |
-- |
|
|
Idaho |
33 |
42 |
9 |
27% |
|
|
Illinois |
250 |
86 |
-164 |
-66% |
The large shift from 1996-97 was due primarily to better reporting. Prior to 1997-98, the expulsions reported under "other firearms" included expulsions for BB guns, sling shots, and other weapons. Expulsions for handguns/rifles/shotguns dropped 25% in 1998. |
|
Indiana |
109 |
62 |
-47 |
-43% |
|
|
Iowa |
40 |
30 |
-10 |
-25% |
|
|
Kansas |
43 |
33 |
-10 |
-23% |
|
|
Kentucky |
70 |
72 |
2 |
3% |
|
|
Louisiana |
88 |
27 |
-61 |
-69% |
|
|
Maine |
13 |
5 |
-8 |
-62% |
|
|
Maryland |
73 |
64 |
-9 |
-12% |
The figures reported for 1996-97 were for the number of incidents, rather than expulsions. |
|
Massachusetts |
54 |
46 |
-8 |
-15% |
For 1997-98, 11 districts were unable to provide information on the number of expulsions that were referred to an alternate placement. |
|
Michigan |
92 |
99 |
7 |
8% |
|
|
Minnesota |
18 |
45 |
27 |
150% |
The information shown for 1997-98 under handguns is actually handguns and rifles/shotguns combined. |
|
Mississippi |
11 |
47 |
36 |
327% |
The 1996-97 information was submitted for handguns only. |
|
Missouri |
318 |
179 |
-139 |
-44% |
For 1996-97, the reported figures may include other weapons such as knives, air guns, or brass knuckles. For 1997-98, this reporting problem was significantly reduced but not eliminated. |
|
Montana |
12 |
17 |
5 |
42% |
|
|
Nebraska |
20 |
11 |
-9 |
-45% |
The information for both 1996-97 and 1997-98 is for all firearms combined. It is not broken out by type of weapon. |
|
Nevada |
54 |
36 |
-18 |
-33% |
|
|
New Hampshire |
15 |
5 |
-10 |
-67% |
|
|
New Jersey |
57 |
40 |
-17 |
-30% |
|
|
New Mexico |
71 |
32 |
-39 |
-55% |
For 1996-97, 20 expulsions were reported separately for an unknown firearm. |
|
New York |
128 |
91 |
-37 |
-29% |
The data for 1997-98 represent 78 percent of all LEAs and 71 percent of LEAs in 1996-97. For both years, all 5 of the largest LEAs are included. |
|
North Carolina |
138 |
121 |
-17 |
-12% |
The figure shown for 1996-97 has been revised from the figure originally submitted for 1996-97. The data shown here are estimates. |
|
North Dakota |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0% |
|
|
Ohio |
937 |
119 |
-818 |
-87 |
The 1996-97 figures are for expulsions for use/possession of all weapons, rather than just firearms. These figures are not comparable to the figures submitted for 1997-98. |
|
Oklahoma |
0 |
17 |
17 |
-- |
|
|
Oregon |
85 |
135 |
50 |
59% |
|
|
Pennsylvania |
200 |
193 |
-7 |
-4% |
|
|
Rhode Island |
7 |
10 |
3 |
43% |
|
|
South Carolina |
94 |
85 |
-9 |
-10% |
|
|
South Dakota |
7 |
49 |
42 |
600% |
For 1997-98, 5 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. The large increase in expulsions from previous years is due to better data. In addition, for 1997-98, over 95% of the districts responded. This is a substantial increase from previous years. |
|
Tennessee |
98 |
192 |
94 |
96% |
|
|
Texas |
532 |
424 |
-108 |
-20% |
|
|
Utah |
80 |
9 |
-71 |
-89% |
For 1996-97, some of the reported expulsions may have been for other reasons than bringing a gun to school. |
|
Vermont |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0% |
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." |
|
Virginia |
92 |
99 |
7 |
8% |
Virginia does not differentiate between handguns and rifles. |
|
Washington |
146 |
190 |
44 |
30% |
|
|
West Virginia |
27 |
17 |
-10 |
-37% |
|
|
Wisconsin |
54 |
66 |
12 |
22% |
|
|
Wyoming |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-- |
|
|
Puerto Rico |
0 |
1 |
-- |
-- |
|
|
American Samoa |
-- |
0 |
-- |
-- |
|
|
Guam |
0 |
0 |
-- |
-- |
|
|
Northern Marianas |
1 |
0 |
-1 |
-- |
|
|
Virgin Islands |
1 |
2 |
1 |
100% |
|
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Total |
5,724 |
3,930 |
-1,794 |
-31 |
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Number of states with data for both years: 55 |
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