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Student Expulsion and Suspension Data, School Year 2009-10

An °ÄÃÅÅܹ·ÂÛ̳ analysis of data compiled by the U.S. Department of Education found that some schools suspended or expelled all or nearly all students without disabilities at least once during the 2009-10 school year, while others rarely used these forms of discipline.

Student Expulsion and Suspension Data, School Year 2009-10

An °ÄÃÅÅܹ·ÂÛ̳ analysis of data compiled by the U.S. Department of Education found that some schools suspended or expelled all or nearly all students without disabilities at least once during the 2009-10 school year, while others rarely used these forms of discipline. Read related story, "Suspension, Expulsion Data Cast Harsh Light on Some Schools".

Note: Data on suspensions and expulsions include only students without disabilities. Schools with obvious data-entry errors—specifically, those with results that showed they suspended or expelled more students than they enrolled—were excluded.

SOURCE: °ÄÃÅÅܹ·ÂÛ̳ analysis of data from the U.S. Department of Education office for civil rights

Reporting & Data Analysis: Nirvi Shah, Michele McNeil | Editor: Mark Bomster | Design and Programming: Chienyi Cheri Hung

Coverage of school climate and student behavior and engagement is supported in part by grants from the Atlantic Philanthropies, the NoVo Foundation, the Raikes Foundation, and the California Endowment.

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