Maryland State Department of Education Division of Curriculum, Research, Assessment, and Accountability 200 West Baltimore Street Baltimore, MD 21201-2595 (410) 767-0078
MSDE-DCRAA 10/2017
MARYLAND STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Karen B. Salmon, Ph.D. State Superintendent of Schools
Andrew R. Smarick President, Maryland State Board of Education
Larry Hogan Governor
Carol A. Williamson, Ed.D. Chief Academic Officer Teaching and Learning
Sylvia A. Lawson, Ph.D. Chief Performance Officer
School Effectiveness
Angela Holocker, Ed.D. Assistant State Superintendent
Division of Curriculum, Research, Assessment, and Accountability
Mary L. Gable Assistant State Superintendent
Division of Student, Family, and School Support
Chandra Haislet Director, Office of Accountability
Division of Curriculum, Research, Assessment, and Accountability
Walter J. Sallee Director, Student Services & Strategic Planning Division of Student, Family, and School Support
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Suspensions, Expulsions, and Health Related Exclusions
Maryland Public Schools
2016-2017
Table of Contents
Page Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... i Tables Students Suspended and/or Expelled 1 Percentage of Students Suspended or Expelled: 2002-03 through 2016-17 (Out-of-School) ................................................................. 1 2 Number and Percentage of Students Suspended or Expelled: 2015-16 and 2016-17 (Combined) ....................................................... 2 2a Number and Percentage of Students Suspended or Expelled: 2015-16 and 2016-17 (Out-of-School) .................................................. 3 2b Number and Percentage of Students Suspended: 2015-16 and 2016-17 (In-School) ........................................................................... 4 3 Unduplicated Count of the Number of Students Suspended or Expelled by Race/Ethnicity and Gender (Combined) .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 5 3a Unduplicated Count of the Number of Students Suspended or Expelled by Race/Ethnicity and Gender (Out-of-School) ....................... 6 3b Unduplicated Count of the Number of Students Suspended by Race/Ethnicity and Gender (In-School) ................................................. 7 4 Unduplicated Count of the Number of Students Suspended or Expelled by Grade (Combined) .............................................................. 8 4a Unduplicated Count of the Number of Students Suspended or Expelled by Grade (Out-of-School) ........................................................ 9 4b Unduplicated Count of the Number of Students Suspended by Grade (In-School) .................................................................................. 10 5 Number of Students Suspended or Expelled by Frequency of Suspensions (Combined) ........................................................................ 11 5a Number of Students Suspended or Expelled by Frequency of Suspensions (Out-of-School) .................................................................. 12 5b Number of Students Suspended by Frequency of Suspensions (In-School) ............................................................................................ 13 6 Number of Students Suspended or Expelled by School Level (Combined) .............................................................................................. 14 6a Number of Students Suspended or Expelled by School Level (Out-of-School) ........................................................................................ 15 6b Number of Students Suspended by School Level (In-School) .................................................................................................................. 16 7 Number of Students Suspended or Expelled by Last Offense and Grade Level (Combined) .................................................................. 17 7a Number of Students Suspended or Expelled by Last Offense and Grade Level (Out-of-School) ............................................................. 19 7b Number of Students Suspended by Last Offense and Grade Level (In-School) ...................................................................................... 21 Suspension and/or Expulsion Incidents 8 Number of Suspensions and Expulsions by Major Category (Combined) ................................................................................................ 23 8a Number of Suspensions and Expulsions by Major Category (Out-of-School) .......................................................................................... 24 8b Number of Suspensions by Major Offense Category (In-School) ............................................................................................................. 25 9 Suspensions and Expulsions by Type of Offense (Combined) ................................................................................................................. 26 9a Suspensions and Expulsions by Type of Offense (Out-of-School) ........................................................................................................... 30 9b Suspensions by Type of Offense (In-School) ........................................................................................................................................... 34 10 Number of Out-of-School Removals and Percent Change by Type of Offense: 2015-16 and 2016-17 (Out-of-School) ......................... 38
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Dispositions 11 Dispositions by Offense Code .................................................................................................................................................................. 40 Expulsions 12 Expulsions as a Percentage of Removals by Offense .............................................................................................................................. 42 13 Percent Change of Expulsions by Offense: 2015-16 and 2016-17 .......................................................................................................... 44 Students with Disabilities 14 Extended Removals: Number and Percentage of Students Suspended or Expelled (Out-of-School) ..................................................... 45 15 Number of Students with Disabilities Suspended or Expelled by Race/Ethnicity and Disability (Combined)............................................ 46 15a Number of Students with Disabilities Suspended or Expelled by Race/Ethnicity and Disability (Out-of-School) ...................................... 47 15b Number of Students with Disabilities Suspended by Race/Ethnicity and Disability (In-School) ................................................................ 48 Health Related Exclusions 16 Health Related Exclusions for Immunizations .......................................................................................................................................... 49 17 Health Related Exclusions for Personal Health ........................................................................................................................................ 50
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Introduction
This report contains data on the number of incidents in each local school system during the 2016-17 school year. Student incident data are disaggregated by Out-of-School Suspensions and Expulsions, In-School Suspensions, and Combined In-School and Out-of-School Suspensions and Expulsions.
Each offense has been categorized into eight major categories. The following list shows which offenses are included in each major category. Offense definitions are described in the Maryland Student Records System Manual, 2016.
Attendance^ Arson/Fire/Explosives 101 Class Cutting 501 Arson/Fire 102 Tardiness 502 False Alarm/Bomb Threat 103 Truancy 503 Explosives
Dangerous Substances Sex Offenses 201 Alcohol 601 Sexual Attack 202 Inhalants 602 Sexual Harassment 203 Drugs/Controlled Substances 603 Sexual Activity 204 Tobacco 891 Sells or Solicits Sale of Controlled Substance Disrespect/Disruption 892 Possesses or Uses Illegal Drugs 701 Disrespect
704 Disruption Weapons 706 Dress Code 301 Firearms 302 Other Guns Other 303 Other Weapons 801 Academic Dishonesty 893 Carries a Firearm to School or School Function 802 Inappropriate Use of Personal Electronics
803 Theft Attack/Threats/Fighting 804 Trespassing 401 Attack on Adult 806 Destruction of Property 402 Attack on Student 403 Threat to Adult 404 Threat to Student 405 Fighting 406 Extortion 407 Bullying/Harassment 408 Serious Bodily Injury
Please note that these are aggregate counts of the incidents reported and are in no way intended to meet any specific legislative requirements.
The sum of the subgroup data in this report may not equal all students suspended based on suppression of less than 10 students in membership within a subgroup.
^ Students may no longer be out-of-school suspended or expelled solely for attendance related offenses (Senate Bill 241, effective July 1, 2009).
Table 1 Percentage of Students Suspended or Expelled from Maryland Public Schools^
Out-of-School Suspensions and Expulsions School Year 2002-03 through 2016-17
^ Unduplicated count of students suspended/expelled divided by the September 30, 2016 enrollment. - Data not available. NOTE: Counts exclude prekindergarten students.
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Agency 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Total State 8.9 9.3 8.4 8.7 9.0 8.3 7.3 7.0 6.8 6.2 5.1 4.5 4.0 4.3 4.5
Allegany 6.1 6.7 6.3 6.4 8.3 6.9 6.7 6.9 6.4 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.4 5.2
Anne Arundel 10.0 10.3 10.0 9.9 9.8 9.3 9.1 8.8 8.2 6.7 5.4 5.1 3.8 4.5 5.1
Baltimore City 15.8 16.1 11.7 11.3 12.5 11.5 9.4 8.4 9.1 9.2 7.3 6.4 5.7 7.0 5.7
Edison Schools 9.7 5.5 8.1 15.9 21.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Baltimore 11.6 12.2 11.1 11.4 12.4 11.1 11.2 10.1 10.0 8.0 5.3 4.9 4.5 4.8 5.5
Calvert 6.8 6.7 6.8 7.0 9.1 6.9 7.2 7.2 6.4 6.3 5.2 3.8 2.7 3.0 3.1
Caroline 11.0 11.8 11.5 10.5 10.5 10.2 9.6 7.6 7.0 6.1 5.8 5.4 3.9 3.2 3.1
Carroll 4.5 5.1 4.2 5.0 4.9 4.6 4.4 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.0 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.5
Cecil 13.5 13.5 8.0 13.2 13.0 12.9 12.4 11.7 10.7 9.9 7.7 7.0 6.5 6.7 7.3
Charles 12.1 13.6 13.5 13.3 12.5 12.5 11.0 11.5 9.6 9.9 8.3 7.3 6.6 6.7 6.2
Dorchester 15.2 16.0 15.4 15.4 16.0 16.3 14.8 14.5 14.0 12.7 10.8 10.2 12.4 13.0 13.4
Frederick 6.4 6.3 6.4 7.1 6.9 6.2 6.1 5.8 5.8 5.3 4.0 3.8 2.9 3.0 2.9
Garrett 4.4 4.4 4.2 4.4 4.5 4.9 4.2 3.9 3.0 3.0 3.5 3.8 1.6 1.7 1.7
Harford 8.4 8.6 8.2 7.9 7.8 7.5 6.9 6.2 6.6 5.8 5.8 4.7 4.9 5.5 5.9
Howard 4.2 4.4 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.6 3.5 3.3 3.1 2.9 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.6
Kent 13.7 14.6 13.3 16.0 13.5 13.8 10.6 10.8 8.1 10.9 7.3 6.3 4.5 4.6 4.7
Montgomery 4.2 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.6 4.0 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.4 1.7 1.2 1.4 1.6
Prince George's 9.1 9.7 9.7 10.6 11.2 10.5 8.2 8.6 8.1 7.7 7.0 6.1 5.7 5.9 6.3
Queen Anne's 7.8 7.3 7.2 6.8 6.8 5.6 5.9 4.8 4.1 3.4 2.5 2.0 2.2 1.8 1.6
SEED School - - - - - - 30.0 24.4 34.6 13.0 10.6 12.0 16.3 27.7 28.9
St. Mary's 8.4 9.2 8.7 8.1 7.5 6.9 7.3 7.2 6.9 6.3 5.0 4.3 4.2 3.5 3.6
Somerset 16.5 12.7 16.7 18.7 17.2 15.0 14.0 13.6 11.6 10.6 11.9 11.4 14.2 14.1 13.7
Talbot 6.5 6.4 6.2 7.6 7.3 7.2 7.0 6.4 6.5 6.1 4.7 3.9 3.4 3.5 3.8
Washington 5.1 4.3 4.4 3.9 4.2 4.3 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.5 2.6 2.3 2.0 2.1 2.0
Wicomico 14.3 13.6 13.3 13.8 14.6 12.9 13.2 12.2 11.7 11.4 11.0 10.4 9.5 9.6 9.9
Worcester 7.3 7.5 7.2 5.4 6.5 6.2 5.8 4.9 4.7 4.7 3.7 3.8 3.1 3.1 3.6
Table 2 Number and Percentage of Students Suspended or Expelled from Maryland Public Schools in Kindergarten through Grade Twelve
In-School Suspensions, Out-of-School Suspensions, and Expulsions School Year 2015-16 and 2016-17
NOTE: Counts exclude prekindergarten students.
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Local Education
Agency
2015-16 2016-17
Public School
Enrollment
Total Suspension
Offenses
Number of Students
Suspended
Percent of Students
Suspended
Public School
Enrollment
Total Suspension
Offenses
Number of Students
Suspended
Percent of Students
Suspended
Total State 848,567 73,989 42,428 5.0 855,276 76,587 43,688 5.1
Allegany 8,317 755 505 6.1 8,212 801 462 5.6
Anne Arundel 78,217 7,214 3,935 5.0 79,108 7,869 4,315 5.5
Baltimore City 78,975 9,105 5,848 7.4 77,866 7,330 4,716 6.1
Baltimore 107,311 8,162 5,290 4.9 108,308 9,728 6,116 5.6
Calvert 15,607 1,721 891 5.7 15,552 1,619 884 5.7
Caroline 5,305 718 355 6.7 5,388 617 337 6.3
Carroll 25,178 1,114 647 2.6 24,866 1,242 674 2.7
Cecil 15,101 1,889 1,019 6.7 14,977 2,081 1,096 7.3
Charles 25,472 3,095 1,803 7.1 25,522 2,651 1,606 6.3
Dorchester 4,515 1,390 670 14.8 4,562 1,648 698 15.3
Frederick 39,470 2,522 1,359 3.4 40,111 2,575 1,391 3.5
Garrett 3,682 136 76 2.1 3,638 125 79 2.2
Harford 36,637 6,026 2,734 7.5 36,586 6,166 2,817 7.7
Howard 53,634 2,354 1,466 2.7 54,336 2,319 1,527 2.8
Kent 1,909 409 213 11.2 1,891 350 194 10.3
Montgomery 152,038 3,334 2,344 1.5 154,690 3,923 2,736 1.8
Prince George's 123,071 12,287 7,922 6.4 125,043 14,533 8,800 7.0
Queen Anne's 7,461 352 240 3.2 7,492 285 184 2.5
SEED School 405 185 122 30.1 401 182 131 32.7
St. Mary's 16,946 1,019 599 3.5 17,128 1,088 613 3.6
Somerset 2,716 1,431 521 19.2 2,773 1,404 502 18.1
Talbot 4,401 289 164 3.7 4,322 335 178 4.1
Washington 21,724 2,900 1,558 7.2 21,901 2,549 1,421 6.5
Wicomico 14,203 4,550 1,645 11.6 14,290 4,110 1,683 11.8
Worcester 6,272 1,032 502 8.0 6,313 1,057 528 8.4
Table 2a Number and Percentage of Students Suspended or Expelled from Maryland Public Schools in Kindergarten through Grade Twelve
Out-of-School Suspensions and Expulsions School Year 2015-16 and 2016-17
NOTE: Counts exclude prekindergarten students.
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Local Education
Agency
2015-16 2016-17
Public School
Enrollment
Total Suspension
Offenses
Number of Students
Suspended
Percent of Students
Suspended
Public School
Enrollment
Total Suspension
Offenses
Number of Students
Suspended
Percent of Students
Suspended
Total State 848,567 59,971 36,702 4.3 855,276 63,641 38,254 4.5
Allegany 8,317 648 448 5.4 8,212 738 431 5.2
Anne Arundel 78,217 6,177 3,515 4.5 79,108 7,241 4,043 5.1
Baltimore City 78,975 8,427 5,533 7.0 77,866 6,764 4,449 5.7
Baltimore 107,311 7,934 5,170 4.8 108,308 9,502 6,011 5.5
Calvert 15,607 722 473 3.0 15,552 670 479 3.1
Caroline 5,305 249 172 3.2 5,388 246 168 3.1
Carroll 25,178 952 569 2.3 24,866 1,112 622 2.5
Cecil 15,101 1,889 1,019 6.7 14,977 2,081 1,096 7.3
Charles 25,472 2,902 1,716 6.7 25,522 2,597 1,575 6.2
Dorchester 4,515 1,178 586 13.0 4,562 1,344 613 13.4
Frederick 39,470 2,103 1,180 3.0 40,111 2,065 1,173 2.9
Garrett 3,682 101 61 1.7 3,638 99 61 1.7
Harford 36,637 3,633 2,026 5.5 36,586 3,949 2,142 5.9
Howard 53,634 2,070 1,342 2.5 54,336 2,135 1,430 2.6
Kent 1,909 129 88 4.6 1,891 125 88 4.7
Montgomery 152,038 2,993 2,142 1.4 154,690 3,516 2,515 1.6
Prince George's 123,071 11,038 7,257 5.9 125,043 12,704 7,871 6.3
Queen Anne's 7,461 203 135 1.8 7,492 177 121 1.6
SEED School 405 167 112 27.7 401 150 116 28.9
St. Mary's 16,946 1,019 599 3.5 17,128 1,088 613 3.6
Somerset 2,716 820 384 14.1 2,773 977 381 13.7
Talbot 4,401 278 156 3.5 4,322 315 164 3.8
Washington 21,724 611 463 2.1 21,901 513 447 2.0
Wicomico 14,203 3,419 1,362 9.6 14,290 3,207 1,418 9.9
Worcester 6,272 309 194 3.1 6,313 326 227 3.6
Table 2b Number and Percentage of Students Suspended from Maryland Public Schools in Kindergarten through Grade Twelve
In-School Suspensions School Year 2015-16 and 2016-17
- Local Education Agency implemented in-school intervention/modified instruction programs. NOTE: Counts exclude prekindergarten students.
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Local Education
Agency
2015-16 2016-17
Public School
Enrollment
Total Suspension
Offenses
Number of Students
Suspended
Percent of Students
Suspended
Public School
Enrollment
Total Suspension
Offenses
Number of Students
Suspended
Percent of Students
Suspended
Total State 848,567 14,181 9,152 1.1 855,276 13,032 8,720 1.0
Allegany 8,317 107 79 0.9 8,212 63 56 0.7
Anne Arundel 78,217 1,168 859 1.1 79,108 666 529 0.7
Baltimore City 78,975 678 561 0.7 77,866 566 424 0.5
Baltimore 107,311 228 218 0.2 108,308 226 203 0.2
Calvert 15,607 999 556 3.6 15,552 949 509 3.3
Caroline 5,305 469 254 4.8 5,388 371 240 4.5
Carroll 25,178 162 141 0.6 24,866 130 103 0.4
Cecil 15,101 - - - 14,977 - - -
Charles 25,472 193 136 0.5 25,522 54 46 0.2
Dorchester 4,515 212 155 3.4 4,562 305 176 3.9
Frederick 39,470 419 320 0.8 40,111 510 387 1.0
Garrett 3,682 36 30 0.8 3,638 26 23 0.6
Harford 36,637 2,393 1,362 3.7 36,586 2,217 1,300 3.6
Howard 53,634 284 224 0.4 54,336 184 161 0.3
Kent 1,909 280 175 9.2 1,891 225 140 7.4
Montgomery 152,038 360 315 0.2 154,690 431 385 0.2
Prince George's 123,071 1,249 1,052 0.9 125,043 1,829 1,537 1.2
Queen Anne's 7,461 150 121 1.6 7,492 108 87 1.2
SEED School 405 18 18 4.4 401 32 30 7.5
St. Mary's 16,946 - - - 17,128 - - -
Somerset 2,716 611 283 10.4 2,773 427 249 9.0
Talbot 4,401 11 11 0.2 4,322 20 20 0.5
Washington 21,724 2,290 1,280 5.9 21,901 2,039 1,155 5.3
Wicomico 14,203 1,141 590 4.2 14,290 923 549 3.8
Worcester 6,272 723 412 6.6 6,313 731 411 6.5
Table 3 Unduplicated Count of the Number of Students Suspended or Expelled from Maryland Public Schools
by Race/Ethnicity and Gender In-School Suspensions, Out-of-School Suspensions, and Expulsions
School Year 2016-17
* September 30, 2016 enrollment less than ten for subgroup. Data suppressed.
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Local Education
Agency Total
Students
Race/Ethnicity Gender
American Indian or
Alaska Native Asian
Black or African
American White Hispanic
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
Islander Two or
More Races Male Female
Total State 43,759 117 435 26,123 10,244 4,714 38 2,088 30,122 13,637
Allegany 462 1 1 44 363 10 * 43 320 142
Anne Arundel 4,321 14 40 2,017 1,477 472 5 296 2,992 1,329
Baltimore City 4,724 13 4 4,354 156 180 3 14 2,991 1,733
Baltimore 6,117 23 71 4,038 1,302 399 5 279 4,057 2,060
Calvert 887 3 5 245 511 44 0 79 642 245
Caroline 337 2 1 81 184 26 * 43 264 73
Carroll 677 0 6 67 535 45 1 23 545 132
Cecil 1,096 3 4 232 692 78 2 85 788 308
Charles 1,608 9 7 1,206 213 92 0 81 1,136 472
Dorchester 706 * 2 482 149 30 * 42 483 223
Frederick 1,392 8 19 416 630 225 4 90 1,038 354
Garrett 82 * 1 2 75 0 * 4 67 15
Harford 2,820 6 26 1,211 1,117 208 4 248 1,967 853
Howard 1,529 5 63 922 275 163 2 99 1,129 400
Kent 195 * 0 80 82 10 * 23 132 63
Montgomery 2,736 3 109 1,212 350 941 0 121 1,988 748
Prince George's 8,825 17 59 6,930 189 1,495 10 125 5,969 2,856
Queen Anne's 185 0 0 36 123 11 * 15 147 38
SEED School 131 * * 125 * 4 * * 68 63
St. Mary's 614 3 2 344 194 22 1 48 424 190
Somerset 502 0 0 335 115 21 * 31 330 172
Talbot 178 * 1 82 75 11 * 9 133 45
Washington 1,422 2 5 346 825 114 1 129 1,029 393
Wicomico 1,685 3 7 1,065 403 90 * 117 1,120 565
Worcester 528 1 2 251 207 23 * 44 363 165
Table 3a Unduplicated Count of the Number of Students Suspended or Expelled from Maryland Public Schools
by Race/Ethnicity and Gender Out-of-School Suspensions and Expulsions
School Year 2016-17
* September 30, 2016 enrollment less than ten for subgroup. Data suppressed.
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Local Education
Agency Total
Students
Race/Ethnicity Gender
American Indian or
Alaska Native Asian
Black or African
American White Hispanic
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
Islander Two or
More Races Male Female
Total State 38,324 105 367 23,738 8,188 4,136 36 1,754 26,179 12,145
Allegany 431 1 1 42 337 10 * 40 296 135
Anne Arundel 4,049 14 38 1,906 1,362 446 5 278 2,786 1,263
Baltimore City 4,457 13 3 4,122 142 161 3 13 2,812 1,645
Baltimore 6,012 23 66 3,982 1,265 395 5 276 3,991 2,021
Calvert 482 1 2 137 271 25 0 46 344 138
Caroline 168 1 1 50 90 9 * 17 134 34
Carroll 625 0 5 65 491 40 1 23 504 121
Cecil 1,096 3 4 232 692 78 2 85 788 308
Charles 1,577 9 7 1,189 203 89 0 80 1,107 470
Dorchester 621 * 2 422 132 25 * 39 430 191
Frederick 1,174 7 12 357 530 188 4 76 867 307
Garrett 64 * 1 2 57 0 * 4 54 10
Harford 2,145 4 12 988 784 160 4 193 1,505 640
Howard 1,432 5 58 869 254 154 1 91 1,061 371
Kent 89 * 0 41 31 5 * 12 63 26
Montgomery 2,515 3 98 1,120 314 867 0 113 1,811 704
Prince George's 7,896 14 48 6,231 171 1,315 10 107 5,320 2,576
Queen Anne's 122 0 0 24 80 6 * 12 102 20
SEED School 116 * * 110 * 4 * * 61 55
St. Mary's 614 3 2 344 194 22 1 48 424 190
Somerset 381 0 0 259 83 13 * 26 254 127
Talbot 164 * 1 74 71 10 * 8 121 43
Washington 447 1 1 126 239 31 0 49 278 169
Wicomico 1,420 1 5 921 315 75 * 103 916 504
Worcester 227 1 0 125 78 8 * 15 150 77
Table 3b Unduplicated Count of the Number of Students Suspended from Maryland Public Schools
by Race/Ethnicity and Gender In-School Suspensions
School Year 2016-17
- Local Education Agency implemented in-school intervention/modified instruction programs. * September 30, 2016 enrollment less than ten for subgroup. Data suppressed.
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Local Education
Agency Total
Students
Race/Ethnicity Gender
American Indian or
Alaska Native Asian
Black or African
American White Hispanic
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
Islander Two or
More Races Male Female
Total State 8,724 20 86 4,199 2,970 893 6 550 6,401 2,323
Allegany 56 0 0 3 42 2 * 9 40 16
Anne Arundel 529 0 4 220 224 40 1 40 422 107
Baltimore City 424 1 1 373 22 25 0 2 292 132
Baltimore 203 0 7 105 72 13 0 6 141 62
Calvert 509 3 3 144 295 22 0 42 380 129
Caroline 240 2 0 51 136 20 * 31 194 46
Carroll 104 0 2 8 83 7 0 4 82 22
Cecil - - - - - - - - - -
Charles 46 1 0 27 12 5 0 1 43 3
Dorchester 176 * 0 128 30 9 * 9 113 63
Frederick 387 1 8 106 182 62 0 28 316 71
Garrett 23 * 0 0 23 0 * 0 16 7
Harford 1,300 4 15 536 552 82 3 108 925 375
Howard 162 0 8 93 32 15 1 13 118 44
Kent 140 * 0 54 60 9 * 17 95 45
Montgomery 385 0 15 178 54 115 0 23 297 88
Prince George's 1,538 4 13 1,168 27 299 0 27 1,089 449
Queen Anne's 87 0 0 16 59 6 * 6 65 22
SEED School 30 * * 30 * 0 * * 18 12
St. Mary's - - - - - - - - - -
Somerset 249 0 0 161 63 13 * 12 164 85
Talbot 20 * 0 13 5 1 * 1 16 4
Washington 1,156 1 5 274 680 98 1 97 882 274
Wicomico 549 3 3 319 155 32 * 37 405 144
Worcester 411 0 2 192 162 18 * 37 288 123
Table 4 Unduplicated Count of the Number of Students Suspended or Expelled from Maryland Public Schools
by Grade In-School Suspensions, Out-of-School Suspensions, and Expulsions
School Year 2016-17
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Local Education
Agency Total
Students PreK Kgn 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Total State 43,759 71 601 1,029 1,220 1,560 1,963 2,144 4,727 5,815 5,701 7,105 5,183 3,616 3,024
Allegany 462 0 6 8 5 7 13 29 47 55 75 86 48 54 29
Anne Arundel 4,321 6 77 102 136 155 212 221 510 665 583 624 484 327 219
Baltimore City 4,724 8 58 196 226 305 369 333 554 552 552 595 446 325 205
Baltimore 6,117 1 43 98 115 149 196 246 769 873 805 992 804 543 483
Calvert 887 3 12 12 18 24 28 31 113 97 140 144 101 78 86
Caroline 337 0 2 11 7 24 16 18 29 30 35 67 36 26 36
Carroll 677 3 25 22 24 22 34 32 37 81 76 102 75 82 62
Cecil 1,096 0 13 13 27 30 29 43 117 126 164 157 145 115 117
Charles 1,608 2 28 36 25 54 59 69 176 167 178 289 229 139 157
Dorchester 706 8 17 29 36 56 48 41 79 77 49 145 43 56 22
Frederick 1,392 1 28 48 38 43 61 72 113 231 186 198 139 118 116
Garrett 82 3 0 9 2 4 4 8 5 13 12 5 9 4 4
Harford 2,820 3 35 41 60 110 126 114 328 335 421 490 284 253 220
Howard 1,529 2 19 29 40 43 59 75 158 189 192 252 211 129 131
Kent 195 1 2 9 3 7 6 5 23 28 15 24 25 24 23
Montgomery 2,736 0 23 29 30 44 51 69 282 424 437 538 387 222 200
Prince George's 8,825 25 144 230 273 330 444 474 770 1,167 1,057 1,616 1,125 660 510
Queen Anne's 185 1 4 3 2 8 3 5 12 15 18 30 40 23 21
SEED School 131 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 26 19 19 10 7 16
St. Mary's 614 1 5 12 11 23 33 22 71 77 63 116 68 62 50
Somerset 502 0 6 11 23 22 20 63 36 39 57 83 53 50 39
Talbot 178 0 9 6 10 12 10 5 8 24 14 24 19 22 15
Washington 1,422 1 7 12 23 27 34 43 185 245 229 188 182 132 114
Wicomico 1,685 2 36 61 80 58 76 93 231 214 241 253 148 102 90
Worcester 528 0 2 2 6 3 32 33 40 65 83 68 72 63 59
Table 4a Unduplicated Count of the Number of Students Suspended or Expelled from Maryland Public Schools
by Grade Out-of-School Suspensions and Expulsions
School Year 2016-17
MSDE-DCRAA 10/2017 Suspensions, Expulsions, and Health Related Exclusions
9
Local Education
Agency Total
Students PreK Kgn 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Total State 38,324 70 554 929 1,032 1,320 1,633 1,802 4,038 5,020 4,923 6,440 4,724 3,225 2,614
Allegany 431 0 6 8 5 6 9 22 45 49 70 85 47 52 27
Anne Arundel 4,049 6 75 93 105 124 177 182 480 622 549 619 476 324 217
Baltimore City 4,457 8 57 184 213 287 329 318 534 529 521 568 419 302 188
Baltimore 6,012 1 43 97 111 145 187 239 750 852 786 983 797 539 482
Calvert 482 3 8 6 8 13 13 20 31 31 57 114 82 49 47
Caroline 168 0 2 4 4 7 13 4 9 12 21 33 27 14 18
Carroll 625 3 22 20 21 18 31 30 37 77 71 96 70 80 49
Cecil 1,096 0 13 13 27 30 29 43 117 126 164 157 145 115 117
Charles 1,577 2 28 35 21 50 49 57 176 167 178 289 229 139 157
Dorchester 621 8 16 28 33 49 47 37 78 77 47 116 30 40 15
Frederick 1,174 1 25 37 26 28 35 36 92 186 153 192 136 114 113
Garrett 64 3 0 7 1 4 4 6 4 6 7 5 9 4 4
Harford 2,145 3 30 37 56 87 98 90 231 233 292 411 242 190 145
Howard 1,432 2 18 28 35 38 47 61 151 182 173 245 200 124 128
Kent 89 1 1 8 1 6 2 2 7 14 7 7 8 9 16
Montgomery 2,515 0 21 25 28 29 33 55 265 403 416 506 341 215 178
Prince George's 7,896 25 139 222 234 297 404 440 627 1,030 949 1,426 1,031 601 471
Queen Anne's 122 1 3 2 1 6 2 4 7 12 10 16 31 16 11
SEED School 116 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 24 15 17 10 5 14
St. Mary's 614 1 5 12 11 23 33 22 71 77 63 116 68 62 50
Somerset 381 0 4 8 20 15 15 38 36 39 37 59 42 38 30
Talbot 164 0 6 5 7 10 8 5 8 24 14 24 19 19 15
Washington 447 0 4 5 6 13 13 16 28 42 69 82 87 57 25
Wicomico 1,420 2 27 44 53 32 49 61 203 183 222 242 144 89 69
Worcester 227 0 1 1 5 3 6 14 20 23 32 32 34 28 28
Table 4b Unduplicated Count of the Number of Students Suspended from Maryland Public Schools
by Grade In-School Suspensions
School Year 2016-17
- Local Education Agency implemented in-school intervention/modified instruction programs.
MSDE-DCRAA 10/2017 Suspensions, Expulsions, and Health Related Exclusions
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Local Education
Agency Total
Students PreK Kgn 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Total State 8,724 4 113 195 313 371 516 525 1,118 1,234 1,273 1,162 775 587 538
Allegany 56 0 0 1 0 2 5 9 7 11 12 3 1 2 3
Anne Arundel 529 0 20 28 52 46 61 65 58 83 83 10 12 7 4
Baltimore City 424 0 4 21 28 37 59 24 33 44 48 38 38 29 21
Baltimore 203 0 1 1 7 9 18 16 37 37 33 18 15 8 3
Calvert 509 0 5 7 12 15 22 19 96 80 96 42 32 40 43
Caroline 240 0 1 10 4 19 10 16 28 20 23 52 19 17 21
Carroll 104 1 10 4 7 8 6 6 2 9 8 12 9 6 16
Cecil - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Charles 46 0 0 3 5 9 12 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dorchester 176 0 3 3 4 8 2 10 1 0 4 83 18 32 8
Frederick 387 0 11 23 20 24 38 43 45 87 63 16 5 6 6
Garrett 23 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 1 10 6 0 0 0 0
Harford 1,300 0 10 11 14 37 57 39 216 183 268 160 88 100 117
Howard 162 1 2 2 9 10 17 19 12 17 27 13 22 7 4
Kent 140 0 1 1 2 1 4 4 20 24 11 20 21 19 12
Montgomery 385 0 5 8 4 20 19 17 39 35 40 74 79 20 25
Prince George's 1,538 1 9 21 64 49 72 61 207 223 182 336 169 88 56
Queen Anne's 87 0 1 1 2 4 2 1 7 5 9 19 14 11 11
SEED School 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 3 5 4 3 2 2
St. Mary's - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Somerset 249 0 2 5 5 12 7 43 0 1 42 57 33 25 17
Talbot 20 0 4 1 3 4 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0
Washington 1,156 1 4 10 20 16 25 30 173 223 195 135 130 94 100
Wicomico 549 0 18 30 49 41 47 58 96 85 49 21 9 21 25
Worcester 411 0 2 1 1 0 30 26 29 54 68 48 58 50 44
Table 5 Number of Students Suspended or Expelled from Maryland Public Schools
by Frequency of Suspensions In-School Suspensions, Out-of-School Suspensions, and Expulsions
School Year 2016-17
MSDE-DCRAA 10/2017 Suspensions, Expulsions, and Health Related Exclusions
11
Local Education
Agency Total
Students
Number of Times Suspended
1 2 3 4 5 More than
5
Total State 43,759 28,287 7,879 3,399 1,836 971 1,387
Allegany 462 285 87 43 31 10 6
Anne Arundel 4,321 2,711 780 344 196 121 169
Baltimore City 4,724 3,313 810 315 142 67 77
Baltimore 6,117 4,095 1,150 444 259 89 80
Calvert 887 556 166 73 33 26 33
Caroline 337 220 55 25 11 8 18
Carroll 677 427 112 62 30 21 25
Cecil 1,096 626 227 124 61 19 39
Charles 1,608 1,057 293 132 64 31 31
Dorchester 706 341 154 68 51 33 59
Frederick 1,392 872 253 113 56 34 64
Garrett 82 59 7 9 4 3 0
Harford 2,820 1,524 544 291 165 95 201
Howard 1,529 1,074 259 111 47 22 16
Kent 195 119 40 19 4 7 6
Montgomery 2,736 2,053 406 151 68 29 29
Prince George's 8,825 5,919 1,558 642 341 173 192
Queen Anne's 185 139 24 9 5 3 5
SEED School 131 96 23 9 2 1 0
St. Mary's 614 373 131 52 25 17 16
Somerset 502 233 93 45 37 26 68
Talbot 178 107 40 9 7 8 7
Washington 1,422 900 264 116 57 37 48
Wicomico 1,685 900 291 137 110 71 176
Worcester 528 288 112 56 30 20 22
Table 5a Number of Students Suspended or Expelled from Maryland Public Schools
by Frequency of Suspensions Out-of-School Suspensions and Expulsions
School Year 2016-17
MSDE-DCRAA 10/2017 Suspensions, Expulsions, and Health Related Exclusions
12
Local Education
Agency Total
Students
Number of Times Suspended
1 2 3 4 5 More than
5
Total State 38,324 25,611 6,753 2,818 1,504 740 898
Allegany 431 264 87 41 26 8 5
Anne Arundel 4,049 2,583 708 329 191 105 133
Baltimore City 4,457 3,166 753 286 133 64 55
Baltimore 6,012 4,044 1,125 432 252 86 73
Calvert 482 357 82 27 11 3 2
Caroline 168 122 28 10 4 3 1
Carroll 625 402 104 55 23 21 20
Cecil 1,096 626 227 124 61 19 39
Charles 1,577 1,042 281 130 62 31 31
Dorchester 621 316 134 61 50 21 39
Frederick 1,174 765 198 94 50 23 44
Garrett 64 43 6 11 3 1 0
Harford 2,145 1,294 417 198 104 54 78
Howard 1,432 1,021 242 93 41 22 13
Kent 89 69 14 2 1 2 1
Montgomery 2,515 1,935 356 123 56 23 22
Prince George's 7,896 5,369 1,394 547 291 145 150
Queen Anne's 122 93 17 4 4 3 1
SEED School 116 94 12 8 2 0 0
St. Mary's 614 373 131 52 25 17 16
Somerset 381 184 78 36 19 23 41
Talbot 164 96 37 10 8 6 7
Washington 447 396 39 9 3 0 0
Wicomico 1,420 798 234 123 82 58 125
Worcester 227 159 49 13 2 2 2
Table 5b Number of Students Suspended from Maryland Public Schools
by Frequency of Suspensions In-School Suspensions
School Year 2016-17
- Local Education Agency implemented in-school intervention/modified instruction programs.
MSDE-DCRAA 10/2017 Suspensions, Expulsions, and Health Related Exclusions
13
Local Education
Agency Total
Students
Number of Times Suspended
1 2 3 4 5 More than
5
Total State 8,724 6,411 1,331 512 211 126 133
Allegany 56 49 7 0 0 0 0
Anne Arundel 529 442 56 20 6 3 2
Baltimore City 424 342 45 22 12 0 3
Baltimore 203 185 14 3 1 0 0
Calvert 509 313 93 47 19 19 18
Caroline 240 176 35 14 5 4 6
Carroll 104 82 17 5 0 0 0
Cecil - - - - - - -
Charles 46 40 4 2 0 0 0
Dorchester 176 113 34 10 9 5 5
Frederick 387 311 48 19 3 4 2
Garrett 23 20 3 0 0 0 0
Harford 1,300 828 254 104 53 30 31
Howard 162 145 11 6 0 0 0
Kent 140 90 33 7 5 3 2
Montgomery 385 346 33 5 1 0 0
Prince George's 1,538 1,313 177 33 11 4 0
Queen Anne's 87 72 10 4 1 0 0
SEED School 30 28 2 0 0 0 0
St. Mary's - - - - - - -
Somerset 249 162 40 22 14 8 3
Talbot 20 20 0 0 0 0 0
Washington 1,156 732 222 101 35 28 38
Wicomico 549 357 113 37 16 11 15
Worcester 411 245 80 51 20 7 8
Table 6 Number of Students Suspended or Expelled from Maryland Public Schools
by School Level In-School Suspensions, Out-of-School Suspensions, and Expulsions
School Year 2016-17
MSDE-DCRAA 10/2017 Suspensions, Expulsions, and Health Related Exclusions
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Local Education
Agency Total Students Elementary
Schools Middle
Schools High
Schools Combined Schools
Other Schools
Total State 43,759 7,495 13,531 17,409 5,256 68
Allegany 462 68 177 217 0 0
Anne Arundel 4,321 868 1,736 1,544 172 1
Baltimore City 4,724 599 192 1,133 2,800 0
Baltimore 6,117 843 2,331 2,769 163 11
Calvert 887 126 348 404 9 0
Caroline 337 78 94 165 0 0
Carroll 677 162 194 309 0 12
Cecil 1,096 155 407 534 0 0
Charles 1,608 273 511 777 47 0
Dorchester 706 235 205 266 0 0
Frederick 1,392 265 512 538 35 42
Garrett 82 30 30 22 0 0
Harford 2,820 489 1,075 1,190 66 0
Howard 1,529 267 522 666 74 0
Kent 195 33 66 96 0 0
Montgomery 2,736 243 1,119 1,294 80 0
Prince George's 8,825 1,832 2,334 3,806 853 0
Queen Anne's 185 26 34 114 11 0
SEED School 131 0 0 0 131 0
St. Mary's 614 107 209 296 2 0
Somerset 502 145 75 0 282 0
Talbot 178 52 31 64 31 0
Washington 1,422 147 637 595 43 0
Wicomico 1,685 401 613 350 321 0
Worcester 528 51 79 260 136 2
Table 6a Number of Students Suspended or Expelled from Maryland Public Schools
by School Level Out-of-School Suspensions and Expulsions
School Year 2016-17
MSDE-DCRAA 10/2017 Suspensions, Expulsions, and Health Related Exclusions
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Local Education
Agency Total Students Elementary
Schools Middle
Schools High
Schools Combined Schools
Other Schools
Total State 38,324 6,367 11,599 15,669 4,620 69
Allegany 431 56 164 211 0 0
Anne Arundel 4,049 724 1,633 1,526 165 1
Baltimore City 4,457 589 190 1,095 2,583 0
Baltimore 6,012 818 2,272 2,748 163 11
Calvert 482 69 117 287 9 0
Caroline 168 34 42 92 0 0
Carroll 625 145 185 283 0 12
Cecil 1,096 155 407 534 0 0
Charles 1,577 242 511 777 47 0
Dorchester 621 218 202 201 0 0
Frederick 1,174 173 418 522 19 42
Garrett 64 25 17 22 0 0
Harford 2,145 401 747 933 64 0
Howard 1,432 229 490 640 73 0
Kent 89 21 28 40 0 0
Montgomery 2,515 188 1,060 1,187 80 0
Prince George's 7,896 1,666 2,057 3,442 731 0
Queen Anne's 122 19 18 74 11 0
SEED School 116 0 0 0 116 0
St. Mary's 614 107 209 296 2 0
Somerset 381 100 75 0 206 0
Talbot 164 41 31 62 30 0
Washington 447 57 139 247 4 0
Wicomico 1,420 265 567 331 257 0
Worcester 227 25 20 119 60 3
Table 6b Number of Students Suspended from Maryland Public Schools
by School Level In-School Suspensions
School Year 2016-17
- Local Education Agency implemented in-school intervention/modified instruction programs.
MSDE-DCRAA 10/2017 Suspensions, Expulsions, and Health Related Exclusions
16
Local Education
Agency Total Students Elementary
Schools Middle
Schools High
Schools Combined Schools
Other Schools
Total State 8,724 1,834 3,113 2,752 1,024 1
Allegany 56 17 30 9 0 0
Anne Arundel 529 264 220 32 13 0
Baltimore City 424 27 3 54 340 0
Baltimore 203 52 106 42 3 0
Calvert 509 80 272 157 0 0
Caroline 240 60 71 109 0 0
Carroll 104 42 19 43 0 0
Cecil - - - - - -
Charles 46 46 0 0 0 0
Dorchester 176 30 5 141 0 0
Frederick 387 146 190 33 18 0
Garrett 23 6 17 0 0 0
Harford 1,300 168 667 461 4 0
Howard 162 60 55 46 1 0
Kent 140 13 55 72 0 0
Montgomery 385 73 112 198 2 0
Prince George's 1,538 271 455 628 184 0
Queen Anne's 87 11 21 55 0 0
SEED School 30 0 0 0 30 0
St. Mary's - - - - - -
Somerset 249 74 1 0 174 0
Talbot 20 15 0 2 3 0
Washington 1,156 106 569 439 42 0
Wicomico 549 239 175 32 103 0
Worcester 411 34 70 199 107 1
Table 7 Number of Students Suspended or Expelled from Maryland Public Schools
by Last Offense and Grade Level In-School Suspensions, Out-of-School Suspensions, and Expulsions
School Year 2016-17
MSDE-DCRAA 10/2017 Suspensions, Expulsions, and Health Related Exclusions
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Offense Total PreK Kgn 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Total 43,759 71 601 1,029 1,220 1,560 1,963 2,144 4,727 5,815 5,701 7,105 5,183 3,616 3,024
Class Cutting 467 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 19 19 43 97 81 82 121
Tardiness 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 11 9 21
Truancy 80 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 5 6 25 18 20
Alcohol 415 0 0 0 1 1 1 7 11 54 47 67 70 61 95
Inhalants 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 8 1 1
Drugs/Controlled Substances 1,772 0 0 1 1 6 12 19 24 103 174 404 403 313 312
Tobacco 206 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 24 20 37 48 32 33
Firearms 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 5 2
Other Guns 102 0 0 3 6 4 5 13 4 21 10 17 5 7 7
Other Weapons 1,230 0 2 28 34 60 73 89 87 180 135 221 140 83 98
Attack on Adult 1,641 20 143 164 146 124 123 108 143 147 136 141 105 68 73
Attack on Student 5,321 19 195 267 323 400 419 425 619 684 616 516 392 291 155
Threat to Adult 968 3 16 38 40 43 51 49 88 105 112 157 117 78 71
Threat to Student 937 2 10 28 40 58 66 51 101 117 125 132 87 66 54
Fighting 10,074 4 32 102 152 320 485 531 1,690 1,579 1,294 1,636 1,099 706 444
Extortion 81 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 9 11 25 13 7 10
Bullying/Harassment 1,193 0 6 5 29 39 65 79 126 224 207 148 114 79 72
Serious Bodily Injury 24 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 6 4 2 1 3
Arson/Fire 169 0 0 1 3 7 10 8 32 29 42 16 13 7 1
False Alarm/Bomb Threat 160 0 2 7 2 9 13 4 8 18 20 39 23 11 4
Explosives 53 0 0 0 2 5 2 3 11 7 6 6 7 3 1
Sexual Attack 100 0 5 10 3 2 1 4 9 17 21 12 6 5 5
Sexual Harassment 529 2 6 19 20 24 26 37 70 101 111 46 28 22 17
Sexual Activity 460 1 7 6 3 10 7 9 26 45 80 93 70 51 52
Disrespect 5,239 3 30 68 82 99 133 147 440 567 671 1,111 737 617 534
Disruption 10,268 16 137 250 284 281 355 405 985 1,476 1,479 1,809 1,318 830 643
Dress Code 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 12 18 16 8 13
Academic Dishonesty 46 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 8 10 6 7 9
Inappropriate Use of Personal Electronics 341 0 0 1 2 2 16 28 42 27 70 61 41 34 17
Table 7 Number of Students Suspended or Expelled from Maryland Public Schools
by Last Offense and Grade Level In-School Suspensions, Out-of-School Suspensions, and Expulsions
School Year 2016-17
MSDE-DCRAA 10/2017 Suspensions, Expulsions, and Health Related Exclusions
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Offense Total PreK Kgn 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Theft 821 0 0 12 20 43 47 63 82 106 121 131 98 50 48
Trespassing 145 0 0 1 1 1 3 6 9 25 11 34 24 14 16
Destruction of Property 630 1 10 17 26 20 38 43 70 90 88 67 61 39 60
Special Education - Sells or Solicits Sale of Controlled Substance 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 0 2 1
Special Education - Possesses or Uses Illegal Drugs 49 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 5 17 8 4 6
Special Education - Carries a Firearm to School or School Function 67 0 0 0 0 1 3 10 8 14 8 9 4 5 5
Table 7a Number of Students Suspended or Expelled from Maryland Public Schools
by Last Offense and Grade Level Out-of-School Suspensions and Expulsions
School Year 2016-17
MSDE-DCRAA 10/2017 Suspensions, Expulsions, and Health Related Exclusions
19
Offense Total PreK Kgn 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Total 38,324 70 554 929 1,032 1,320 1,633 1,802 4,038 5,020 4,923 6,440 4,724 3,225 2,614
Alcohol 410 0 0 0 1 1 1 7 11 53 47 67 70 59 93
Inhalants 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 1 0
Drugs/Controlled Substances 1,765 0 0 0 1 7 12 18 27 102 174 410 400 310 304
Tobacco 159 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 14 13 34 34 26 29
Firearms 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 5 2
Other Guns 100 0 0 3 5 3 5 13 4 20 10 18 5 7 7
Other Weapons 1,172 0 2 27 30 53 64 80 81 168 132 220 137 79 99
Attack on Adult 1,599 19 136 157 135 118 116 104 142 148 136 142 106 68 72
Attack on Student 4,860 19 178 243 280 355 343 330 561 622 588 508 386 293 154
Threat to Adult 932 4 16 36 38 40 47 50 86 97 109 153 113 74 69
Threat to Student 801 2 9 25 28 40 56 44 81 91 113 120 80 62 50
Fighting 9,340 4 30 97 118 257 389 462 1,475 1,427 1,215 1,613 1,104 711 438
Extortion 80 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 9 9 25 13 7 10
Bullying/Harassment 995 0 4 4 16 25 44 67 99 186 170 134 105 73 68
Serious Bodily Injury 24 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 6 4 2 0 3
Arson/Fire 170 0 0 1 2 7 10 8 33 30 43 15 13 7 1
False Alarm/Bomb Threat 154 0 3 7 2 6 11 3 8 18 18 39 23 11 5
Explosives 51 0 0 0 1 4 2 2 11 7 6 6 8 3 1
Sexual Attack 99 0 3 10 3 3 1 4 9 17 21 12 6 5 5
Sexual Harassment 463 2 4 15 18 18 21 32 62 84 98 44 26 22 17
Sexual Activity 444 1 5 4 1 11 7 9 20 42 80 94 70 48 52
Disrespect 4,113 4 25 51 59 73 103 107 332 435 465 915 612 497 435
Disruption 8,806 14 130 225 257 249 308 342 809 1,215 1,215 1,566 1,189 725 562
Dress Code 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
Academic Dishonesty 31 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 4 7 5 2 9
Inappropriate Use of Personal Electronics 229 0 0 0 1 1 14 16 35 20 46 39 29 20 8
Theft 685 0 0 6 13 27 32 49 58 87 104 124 91 49 45
Trespassing 131 0 0 1 1 1 3 6 9 23 8 30 23 14 12
Destruction of Property 557 1 9 16 22 19 38 34 63 76 76 64 51 36 52
Table 7a Number of Students Suspended or Expelled from Maryland Public Schools
by Last Offense and Grade Level Out-of-School Suspensions and Expulsions
School Year 2016-17
MSDE-DCRAA 10/2017 Suspensions, Expulsions, and Health Related Exclusions
20
Offense Total PreK Kgn 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Special Education - Sells or Solicits Sale of Controlled Substance 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 0 2 1
Special Education - Possesses or Uses Illegal Drugs 49 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 5 17 8 4 6
Special Education - Carries a Firearm to School or School Function 64 0 0 0 0 1 3 9 7 14 8 8 4 5 5
Table 7b Number of Students Suspended from Maryland Public Schools
by Last Offense and Grade Level In-School Suspensions
School Year 2016-17
MSDE-DCRAA 10/2017 Suspensions, Expulsions, and Health Related Exclusions
21
Offense Total PreK Kgn 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Total 8,724 4 113 195 313 371 516 525 1,118 1,234 1,273 1,162 775 587 538
Class Cutting 599 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 25 27 59 130 116 98 136
Tardiness 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 8 13 10 22
Truancy 104 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 7 12 32 23 23
Alcohol 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 3
Inhalants 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1
Drugs/Controlled Substances 55 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 6 8 10 9 11
Tobacco 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 11 13 16 10 6
Other Guns 7 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
Other Weapons 84 0 0 1 5 9 13 11 9 16 7 4 4 4 1
Attack on Adult 120 1 20 22 22 14 11 7 4 6 7 0 1 2 3
Attack on Student 823 0 44 48 75 77 121 139 107 100 61 23 15 10 3
Threat to Adult 84 0 3 5 5 6 5 5 8 11 12 7 8 5 4
Threat to Student 226 0 3 4 15 23 20 12 29 37 26 25 15 10 7
Fighting 1,202 0 3 18 49 87 133 101 301 223 139 81 37 15 15
Extortion 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Bullying/Harassment 286 0 3 2 13 17 24 14 41 64 55 21 16 8 8
Serious Bodily Injury 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
Arson/Fire 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
False Alarm/Bomb Threat 13 0 1 0 0 5 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0
Explosives 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Sexual Attack 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sexual Harassment 103 0 2 5 5 8 7 10 17 24 19 4 2 0 0
Sexual Activity 32 0 2 2 3 0 1 1 6 5 4 3 2 3 0
Disrespect 1,795 0 11 27 38 45 53 65 165 210 339 325 196 170 151
Disruption 2,450 3 16 48 65 55 90 113 340 409 410 416 227 157 101
Dress Code 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 14 24 22 9 14
Academic Dishonesty 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 3 1 5 1
Inappropriate Use of Personal Electronics 139 0 0 1 1 1 2 13 8 9 32 29 13 20 10
Theft 187 0 0 7 9 19 21 17 32 27 22 10 11 8 4
Table 7b Number of Students Suspended from Maryland Public Schools
by Last Offense and Grade Level In-School Suspensions
School Year 2016-17
MSDE-DCRAA 10/2017 Suspensions, Expulsions, and Health Related Exclusions
22
Offense Total PreK Kgn 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Trespassing 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 5 1 0 5
Destruction of Property 115 0 2 4 4 2 5 10 11 20 22 6 14 6 9
Special Education - Possesses or Uses Illegal Drugs 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Special Education - Carries a Firearm to School or School Function 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Table 8 Suspensions and Expulsions from Maryland Public Schools
by Major Offense Category In-School Suspensions, Out-of-School Suspensions, and Expulsions
School Year 2016-17
MSDE-DCRAA 10/2017 Suspensions, Expulsions, and Health Related Exclusions
23
Local Education
Agency Total
Offenses Attendance Dangerous Substances Weapons
Attacks/ Threats/ Fighting
Arson/Fire/ Explosives
Sex Offenses
Disrespect/ Disruption Other
Total State 76,719 1,302 3,403 1,852 32,783 512 1,632 31,975 3,260
Allegany 801 10 35 18 363 2 18 337 18
Anne Arundel 7,878 27 340 153 3,819 29 174 3,044 292
Baltimore City 7,344 22 137 254 4,469 128 119 1,819 396
Baltimore 9,729 23 436 323 3,632 44 167 4,616 488
Calvert 1,623 178 76 23 516 6 45 699 80
Caroline 617 15 12 20 237 0 11 294 28
Carroll 1,254 27 83 21 550 5 36 483 49
Cecil 2,081 0 106 27 772 14 31 1,045 86
Charles 2,654 0 90 58 1,207 17 86 1,101 95
Dorchester 1,660 48 14 18 663 3 19 810 85
Frederick 2,576 11 120 45 1,313 12 61 918 96
Garrett 131 0 3 2 54 2 9 55 6
Harford 6,169 372 175 81 1,924 8 114 3,337 158
Howard 2,326 20 171 63 1,307 15 71 566 113
Kent 351 41 20 5 114 0 4 155 12
Montgomery 3,923 51 421 179 2,261 64 143 624 180
Prince George's 14,586 0 736 413 5,291 118 354 7,027 647
Queen Anne's 286 27 39 6 107 1 3 93 10
SEED School 182 5 10 3 78 0 0 74 12
St. Mary's 1,089 0 53 9 561 9 32 405 20
Somerset 1,404 56 31 13 482 4 12 750 56
Talbot 335 2 18 9 147 0 8 140 11
Washington 2,550 225 144 42 1,074 11 36 865 153
Wicomico 4,113 21 98 57 1,562 19 71 2,164 121
Worcester 1,057 121 35 10 280 1 8 554 48
Table 8a Suspensions and Expulsions from Maryland Public Schools
by Major Offense Category Out-of-School Suspensions and Expulsions
School Year 2016-17
^Students may no longer be out-of-school suspended or expelled solely for attendance related offenses (Senate Bill 241, effective July 1, 2009).
MSDE-DCRAA 10/2017 Suspensions, Expulsions, and Health Related Exclusions
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Local Education
Agency Total
Offenses Attendance^ Dangerous Substances Weapons
Attacks/ Threats/ Fighting
Arson/Fire/ Explosives
Sex Offenses
Disrespect/ Disruption Other
Total State 63,769 0 3,231 1,745 29,153 489 1,454 25,090 2,607
Allegany 738 0 34 14 339 2 15 318 16
Anne Arundel 7,250 0 336 146 3,556 29 163 2,754 266
Baltimore City 6,778 0 136 249 4,225 125 111 1,555 377
Baltimore 9,503 0 434 321 3,563 44 161 4,512 468
Calvert 674 0 71 18 334 6 23 198 24
Caroline 246 0 11 9 137 0 9 68 12
Carroll 1,123 0 83 18 508 5 34 432 43
Cecil 2,081 0 106 27 772 14 31 1,045 86
Charles 2,600 0 90 57 1,177 12 84 1,091 89
Dorchester 1,356 0 14 18 638 3 18 624 41
Frederick 2,066 0 117 40 1,057 11 56 719 66
Garrett 105 0 3 1 44 2 7 44 4
Harford 3,952 0 171 76 1,615 8 90 1,884 108
Howard 2,141 0 169 59 1,226 13 66 507 101
Kent 126 0 16 5 61 0 3 39 2
Montgomery 3,516 0 393 164 2,068 63 127 551 150
Prince George's 12,756 0 725 406 4,778 113 331 5,838 565
Queen Anne's 178 0 31 4 86 1 2 50 4
SEED School 150 0 10 3 76 0 0 49 12
St. Mary's 1,089 0 53 9 561 9 32 405 20
Somerset 977 0 26 13 409 3 10 479 37
Talbot 315 0 18 9 141 0 8 130 9
Washington 513 0 68 22 312 9 10 82 10
Wicomico 3,210 0 97 48 1,309 17 59 1,597 83
Worcester 326 0 19 9 161 0 4 119 14
Table 8b Suspensions from Maryland Public Schools
by Major Offense Category In-School Suspensions
School Year 2016-17
- Local Education Agency implemented in-school intervention/modified instruction programs.
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Local Education
Agency Total
Offenses Attendance Dangerous Substances Weapons
Attacks/ Threats/ Fighting
Arson/Fire/ Explosives
Sex Offenses
Disrespect/ Disruption Other
Total State 13,036 1,302 174 109 3,681 24 181 6,907 658
Allegany 63 10 1 4 24 0 3 19 2
Anne Arundel 666 27 4 8 287 0 13 299 28
Baltimore City 566 22 1 5 244 3 8 264 19
Baltimore 226 23 2 2 69 0 6 104 20
Calvert 949 178 5 5 182 0 22 501 56
Caroline 371 15 1 11 100 0 2 226 16
Carroll 131 27 0 3 42 0 2 51 6
Cecil - - - - - - - - -
Charles 54 0 0 1 30 5 2 10 6
Dorchester 305 48 0 0 25 0 1 187 44
Frederick 510 11 3 5 256 1 5 199 30
Garrett 26 0 0 1 10 0 2 11 2
Harford 2,217 372 4 5 309 0 24 1,453 50
Howard 185 20 2 4 81 2 5 59 12
Kent 225 41 4 0 53 0 1 116 10
Montgomery 431 51 30 16 210 1 17 76 30
Prince George's 1,830 0 11 7 513 5 23 1,189 82
Queen Anne's 108 27 8 2 21 0 1 43 6
SEED School 32 5 0 0 2 0 0 25 0
St. Mary's - - - - - - - - -
Somerset 427 56 5 0 73 1 2 271 19
Talbot 20 2 0 0 6 0 0 10 2
Washington 2,040 225 76 20 764 2 26 784 143
Wicomico 923 21 1 9 261 3 12 575 41
Worcester 731 121 16 1 119 1 4 435 34
Table 9 Suspensions and Expulsions from Maryland Public Schools
by Type of Offense In-School Suspensions, Out-of-School Suspensions, and Expulsions
School Year 2016-17
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Local Education
Agency
Attendance Dangerous Substances
Class Cutting Tardiness Truancy Total Alcohol Inhalants
Drugs/ Controlled
Substances Tobacco
Sells or Solicits Sale of
Controlled Substance
Possesses or Uses Illegal Drugs Total
Total State 1,008 115 179 1,302 507 21 2,441 349 13 72 3,403
Allegany 5 0 5 10 3 0 27 2 2 1 35
Anne Arundel 24 3 0 27 80 11 197 52 0 0 340
Baltimore City 22 0 0 22 5 2 95 2 4 29 137
Baltimore 19 0 4 23 43 0 372 21 0 0 436
Calvert 174 2 2 178 20 0 52 4 0 0 76
Caroline 14 1 0 15 2 0 9 1 0 0 12
Carroll 27 0 0 27 29 0 52 2 0 0 83
Cecil 0 0 0 0 8 0 45 50 1 2 106
Charles 0 0 0 0 6 0 79 5 0 0 90
Dorchester 47 1 0 48 1 0 12 0 0 1 14
Frederick 11 0 0 11 34 3 66 14 2 1 120
Garrett 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3
Harford 277 46 49 372 34 0 77 54 1 9 175
Howard 17 3 0 20 20 0 148 3 0 0 171
Kent 36 5 0 41 1 0 15 4 0 0 20
Montgomery 28 1 22 51 100 0 294 7 2 18 421
Prince George's 0 0 0 0 62 0 652 15 1 6 736
Queen Anne's 15 0 12 27 4 0 21 14 0 0 39
SEED School 5 0 0 5 0 0 9 1 0 0 10
St. Mary's 0 0 0 0 8 0 45 0 0 0 53
Somerset 55 0 1 56 4 0 16 10 0 1 31
Talbot 2 0 0 2 7 0 9 1 0 1 18
Washington 114 29 82 225 11 4 70 57 0 2 144
Wicomico 11 10 0 21 18 0 66 14 0 0 98
Worcester 105 14 2 121 7 1 11 16 0 0 35
Table 9 (Continued) Suspensions and Expulsions from Maryland Public Schools
by Type of Offense In-School Suspensions, Out-of-School Suspensions, and Expulsions
School Year 2016-17
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Agency
Weapons Attacks/Threats/Fighting
Firearms Other Guns
Other Weapons
Carries a Firearm to School or
School Function Total
Attack on
Adult
Attack on
Student
Threat to
Adult
Threat to
Student Fighting Extortion Bullying/
Harassment
Serious Bodily Injury Total
Total State 13 130 1,622 87 1,852 3,120 8,803 1,915 1,739 15,016 139 2,015 36 32,783
Allegany 1 2 15 0 18 18 143 19 39 117 0 26 1 363
Anne Arundel 0 19 134 0 153 224 701 120 166 2,324 3 281 0 3,819
Baltimore City 3 17 164 70 254 614 1,361 297 110 1,913 35 134 5 4,469
Baltimore 4 17 302 0 323 364 1,115 187 0 1,450 8 508 0 3,632
Calvert 0 1 22 0 23 45 136 33 48 237 0 17 0 516
Caroline 0 1 17 2 20 14 68 12 35 95 0 13 0 237
Carroll 0 2 19 0 21 108 160 26 66 147 0 43 0 550
Cecil 0 0 27 0 27 69 218 41 73 316 0 55 0 772
Charles 0 4 54 0 58 144 295 71 40 617 0 37 3 1,207
Dorchester 0 4 13 1 18 85 153 85 94 239 0 7 0 663
Frederick 1 0 43 1 45 171 411 67 82 460 0 120 2 1,313
Garrett 0 1 1 0 2 7 22 5 8 9 0 3 0 54
Harford 0 2 78 1 81 157 603 104 237 687 1 133 2 1,924
Howard 0 2 61 0 63 145 292 83 97 586 2 100 2 1,307
Kent 1 1 3 0 5 7 20 7 3 70 0 6 1 114
Montgomery 1 24 145 9 179 250 622 132 101 1,028 9 106 13 2,261
Prince George's 1 13 396 3 413 315 1,388 253 165 2,918 79 173 0 5,291
Queen Anne's 0 0 6 0 6 9 27 4 12 46 0 9 0 107
SEED School 0 2 1 0 3 2 16 9 2 49 0 0 0 78
St. Mary's 0 4 5 0 9 51 118 49 38 290 0 15 0 561
Somerset 0 0 13 0 13 58 139 48 46 178 0 11 2 482
Talbot 1 0 8 0 9 37 48 8 11 38 0 3 2 147
Washington 0 1 41 0 42 40 235 54 97 549 0 97 2 1,074
Wicomico 0 13 44 0 57 174 438 187 134 529 2 97 1 1,562
Worcester 0 0 10 0 10 12 74 14 35 124 0 21 0 280
Table 9 (Continued) Suspensions and Expulsions from Maryland Public Schools
by Type of Offense In-School Suspensions, Out-of-School Suspensions, and Expulsions
School Year 2016-17
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Local Education
Agency
Arson/Fire/Explosives Sex Offenses Disrespect/Disruption
Arson/Fire
False Alarm/ Bomb Threat Explosives Total
Sexual Attack
Sexual Harassment
Sexual Activity Total Disrespect Disruption
Dress Code Total
Total State 217 226 69 512 123 880 629 1,632 11,311 20,520 144 31,975
Allegany 1 1 0 2 0 14 4 18 57 278 2 337
Anne Arundel 13 13 3 29 39 67 68 174 1,897 1,145 2 3,044
Baltimore City 77 43 8 128 11 61 47 119 112 1,579 128 1,819
Baltimore 5 25 14 44 7 0 160 167 1,630 2,986 0 4,616
Calvert 0 5 1 6 0 32 13 45 381 315 3 699
Caroline 0 0 0 0 1 4 6 11 73 221 0 294
Carroll 2 1 2 5 1 29 6 36 272 211 0 483
Cecil 7 6 1 14 0 26 5 31 580 465 0 1,045
Charles 4 10 3 17 11 44 31 86 194 907 0 1,101
Dorchester 0 2 1 3 1 11 7 19 341 469 0 810
Frederick 2 8 2 12 1 45 15 61 503 414 1 918
Garrett 0 2 0 2 1 4 4 9 16 39 0 55
Harford 2 6 0 8 3 87 24 114 1,779 1,555 3 3,337
Howard 8 3 4 15 2 56 13 71 141 425 0 566
Kent 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 48 107 0 155
Montgomery 36 20 8 64 13 117 13 143 121 502 1 624
Prince George's 47 56 15 118 24 169 161 354 1,269 5,758 0 7,027
Queen Anne's 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 3 51 42 0 93
SEED School 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 56 2 74
St. Mary's 2 7 0 9 2 17 13 32 124 281 0 405
Somerset 0 3 1 4 0 9 3 12 182 566 2 750
Talbot 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 8 62 78 0 140
Washington 4 5 2 11 1 23 12 36 523 342 0 865
Wicomico 6 9 4 19 3 48 20 71 621 1,543 0 2,164
Worcester 1 0 0 1 0 7 1 8 318 236 0 554
Table 9 (Continued) Suspensions and Expulsions from Maryland Public Schools
by Type of Offense In-School Suspensions, Out-of-School Suspensions, and Expulsions
School Year 2016-17
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Local Education
Agency
Other
Total Offenses
Academic Dishonesty
Inappropriate Use of
Personal Electronics Theft Trespassing
Destruction of Property Total
Total State 59 526 1,337 226 1,112 3,260 76,719
Allegany 1 5 8 0 4 18 801
Anne Arundel 6 52 140 9 85 292 7,878
Baltimore City 1 11 94 82 208 396 7,344
Baltimore 5 69 201 51 162 488 9,729
Calvert 3 21 38 5 13 80 1,623
Caroline 0 8 8 0 12 28 617
Carroll 2 6 16 0 25 49 1,254
Cecil 5 10 38 0 33 86 2,081
Charles 2 10 50 6 27 95 2,654
Dorchester 2 55 14 0 14 85 1,660
Frederick 3 33 29 1 30 96 2,576
Garrett 0 2 2 0 2 6 131
Harford 8 34 71 2 43 158 6,169
Howard 2 17 52 3 39 113 2,326
Kent 0 5 4 0 3 12 351
Montgomery 4 13 107 6 50 180 3,923
Prince George's 5 85 284 47 226 647 14,586
Queen Anne's 0 3 2 0 5 10 286
SEED School 0 5 5 1 1 12 182
St. Mary's 0 0 8 2 10 20 1,089
Somerset 2 14 17 3 20 56 1,404
Talbot 0 0 4 0 7 11 335
Washington 3 40 60 3 47 153 2,550
Wicomico 2 8 73 4 34 121 4,113
Worcester 3 20 12 1 12 48 1,057
Table 9a Suspensions and Expulsions from Maryland Public Schools
by Type of Offense Out-of-School Suspensions and Expulsions
School Year 2016-17
^Students may no longer be out-of-school suspended or expelled solely for attendance related offenses (Senate Bill 241, effective July 1, 2009).
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Agency
Attendance^ Dangerous Substances
Class Cutting Tardiness Truancy Total Alcohol Inhalants
Drugs/ Controlled
Substances Tobacco
Sells or Solicits Sale
of Controlled Substance
Possesses or Uses Illegal Drugs Total
Total State 0 0 0 0 496 17 2,382 253 13 70 3,231
Allegany 0 0 0 0 3 0 26 2 2 1 34
Anne Arundel 0 0 0 0 80 11 197 48 0 0 336
Baltimore City 0 0 0 0 5 2 94 2 4 29 136
Baltimore 0 0 0 0 43 0 370 21 0 0 434
Calvert 0 0 0 0 20 0 49 2 0 0 71
Caroline 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 0 0 0 11
Carroll 0 0 0 0 29 0 52 2 0 0 83
Cecil 0 0 0 0 8 0 45 50 1 2 106
Charles 0 0 0 0 6 0 79 5 0 0 90
Dorchester 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 0 0 1 14
Frederick 0 0 0 0 34 3 66 11 2 1 117
Garrett 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3
Harford 0 0 0 0 34 0 76 51 1 9 171
Howard 0 0 0 0 20 0 147 2 0 0 169
Kent 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 0 0 0 16
Montgomery 0 0 0 0 93 0 275 5 2 18 393
Prince George's 0 0 0 0 62 0 641 15 1 6 725
Queen Anne's 0 0 0 0 4 0 16 11 0 0 31
SEED School 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 10
St. Mary's 0 0 0 0 8 0 45 0 0 0 53
Somerset 0 0 0 0 4 0 16 6 0 0 26
Talbot 0 0 0 0 7 0 9 1 0 1 18
Washington 0 0 0 0 8 0 57 2 0 1 68
Wicomico 0 0 0 0 18 0 65 14 0 0 97
Worcester 0 0 0 0 6 1 10 2 0 0 19
Table 9a (Continued) Suspensions and Expulsions from Maryland Public Schools
by Type of Offense Out-of-School Suspensions and Expulsions
School Year 2016-17
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Local Education
Agency
Weapons Attacks/Threats/Fighting
Firearms Other Guns
Other Weapons
Carries a Firearm to School or
School Function Total
Attack on
Adult
Attack on
Student
Threat to
Adult
Threat to
Student Fighting Extortion Bullying/
Harassment
Serious Bodily Injury Total
Total State 13 123 1,525 84 1,745 2,960 7,704 1,798 1,399 13,507 136 1,616 33 29,153
Allegany 1 2 11 0 14 17 137 18 36 111 0 19 1 339
Anne Arundel 0 18 128 0 146 206 629 116 154 2,204 3 244 0 3,556
Baltimore City 3 16 161 69 249 592 1,286 282 96 1,802 35 127 5 4,225
Baltimore 4 17 300 0 321 364 1,100 184 0 1,414 6 495 0 3,563
Calvert 0 1 17 0 18 38 77 28 25 161 0 5 0 334
Caroline 0 1 7 1 9 12 37 10 13 59 0 6 0 137
Carroll 0 1 17 0 18 100 149 25 58 141 0 35 0 508
Cecil 0 0 27 0 27 69 218 41 73 316 0 55 0 772
Charles 0 4 53 0 57 143 278 71 36 609 0 37 3 1,177
Dorchester 0 4 13 1 18 83 148 85 91 226 0 5 0 638
Frederick 1 0 38 1 40 138 316 61 66 393 0 83 0 1,057
Garrett 0 1 0 0 1 7 19 4 5 8 0 1 0 44
Harford 0 2 73 1 76 149 483 96 207 588 0 90 2 1,615
Howard 0 2 57 0 59 139 267 78 88 563 2 87 2 1,226
Kent 1 1 3 0 5 7 12 6 2 31 0 2 1 61
Montgomery 1 23 132 8 164 240 566 122 86 943 9 90 12 2,068
Prince George's 1 13 389 3 406 310 1,252 247 134 2,616 79 140 0 4,778
Queen Anne's 0 0 4 0 4 8 20 4 9 39 0 6 0 86
SEED School 0 2 1 0 3 2 16 9 2 47 0 0 0 76
St. Mary's 0 4 5 0 9 51 118 49 38 290 0 15 0 561
Somerset 0 0 13 0 13 54 99 48 36 166 0 4 2 409
Talbot 1 0 8 0 9 37 43 8 11 38 0 2 2 141
Washington 0 1 21 0 22 28 63 21 14 178 0 6 2 312
Wicomico 0 10 38 0 48 157 336 175 105 474 2 59 1 1,309
Worcester 0 0 9 0 9 9 35 10 14 90 0 3 0 161
Table 9a (Continued) Suspensions and Expulsions from Maryland Public Schools
by Type of Offense Out-of-School Suspensions and Expulsions
School Year 2016-17
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Local Education
Agency
Arson/Fire/Explosives Sex Offenses Disrespect/Disruption
Arson/Fire
False Alarm/ Bomb Threat Explosives Total
Sexual Attack
Sexual Harassment
Sexual Activity Total Disrespect Disruption
Dress Code Total
Total State 213 213 63 489 119 739 596 1,454 8,321 16,763 6 25,090
Allegany 1 1 0 2 0 11 4 15 48 269 1 318
Anne Arundel 13 13 3 29 39 59 65 163 1,689 1,063 2 2,754
Baltimore City 76 42 7 125 11 55 45 111 90 1,465 0 1,555
Baltimore 5 25 14 44 7 0 154 161 1,566 2,946 0 4,512
Calvert 0 5 1 6 0 11 12 23 113 85 0 198
Caroline 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 9 16 52 0 68
Carroll 2 1 2 5 1 27 6 34 248 184 0 432
Cecil 7 6 1 14 0 26 5 31 580 465 0 1,045
Charles 4 6 2 12 11 42 31 84 190 901 0 1,091
Dorchester 0 2 1 3 1 10 7 18 271 353 0 624
Frederick 1 8 2 11 1 41 14 56 389 329 1 719
Garrett 0 2 0 2 1 4 2 7 12 32 0 44
Harford 2 6 0 8 3 63 24 90 1,038 846 0 1,884
Howard 8 2 3 13 2 52 12 66 119 388 0 507
Kent 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 5 34 0 39
Montgomery 36 19 8 63 12 102 13 127 106 444 1 551
Prince George's 47 51 15 113 24 152 155 331 990 4,848 0 5,838
Queen Anne's 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 36 14 0 50
SEED School 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 39 0 49
St. Mary's 2 7 0 9 2 17 13 32 124 281 0 405
Somerset 0 3 0 3 0 7 3 10 73 405 1 479
Talbot 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 8 58 72 0 130
Washington 3 5 1 9 1 5 4 10 41 41 0 82
Wicomico 6 8 3 17 0 41 18 59 436 1,161 0 1,597
Worcester 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 73 46 0 119
Table 9a (Continued) Suspensions and Expulsions from Maryland Public Schools
by Type of Offense Out-of-School Suspensions and Expulsions
School Year 2016-17
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Local Education
Agency
Other
Total Offenses
Academic Dishonesty
Inappropriate Use of
Personal Electronics Theft Trespassing
Destruction of Property Total
Total State 36 323 1,095 204 949 2,607 63,769
Allegany 0 5 7 0 4 16 738
Anne Arundel 6 47 129 7 77 266 7,250
Baltimore City 1 11 85 82 198 377 6,778
Baltimore 4 67 192 46 159 468 9,503
Calvert 2 0 17 1 4 24 674
Caroline 0 1 1 0 10 12 246
Carroll 2 4 16 0 21 43 1,123
Cecil 5 10 38 0 33 86 2,081
Charles 2 9 47 6 25 89 2,600
Dorchester 1 15 13 0 12 41 1,356
Frederick 1 20 25 1 19 66 2,066
Garrett 0 1 1 0 2 4 105
Harford 2 17 55 1 33 108 3,952
Howard 0 13 49 3 36 101 2,141
Kent 0 0 1 0 1 2 126
Montgomery 4 12 85 4 45 150 3,516
Prince George's 1 65 250 46 203 565 12,756
Queen Anne's 0 1 1 0 2 4 178
SEED School 0 5 5 1 1 12 150
St. Mary's 0 0 8 2 10 20 1,089
Somerset 2 7 14 0 14 37 977
Talbot 0 0 2 0 7 9 315
Washington 0 1 4 0 5 10 513
Wicomico 2 7 46 4 24 83 3,210
Worcester 1 5 4 0 4 14 326
Table 9b Suspensions from Maryland Public Schools
by Type of Offense In-School Suspensions
School Year 2016-17
- Local Education Agency implemented in-school intervention/modified instruction programs.
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Local Education
Agency
Attendance Dangerous Substances
Class Cutting Tardiness Truancy Total Alcohol Inhalants
Drugs/ Controlled
Substances Tobacco
Sells or Solicits Sale of Controlled
Substance
Possesses or Uses Illegal Drugs Total
Total State 1,008 115 179 1,302 11 4 61 96 0 2 174
Allegany 5 0 5 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Anne Arundel 24 3 0 27 0 0 0 4 0 0 4
Baltimore City 22 0 0 22 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Baltimore 19 0 4 23 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
Calvert 174 2 2 178 0 0 3 2 0 0 5
Caroline 14 1 0 15 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Carroll 27 0 0 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cecil - - - - - - - - - - -
Charles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dorchester 47 1 0 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Frederick 11 0 0 11 0 0 0 3 0 0 3
Garrett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harford 277 46 49 372 0 0 1 3 0 0 4
Howard 17 3 0 20 0 0 1 1 0 0 2
Kent 36 5 0 41 0 0 0 4 0 0 4
Montgomery 28 1 22 51 7 0 21 2 0 0 30
Prince George's 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 11
Queen Anne's 15 0 12 27 0 0 5 3 0 0 8
SEED School 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
St. Mary's - - - - - - - - - - -
Somerset 55 0 1 56 0 0 0 4 0 1 5
Talbot 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Washington 114 29 82 225 3 4 13 55 0 1 76
Wicomico 11 10 0 21 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Worcester 105 14 2 121 1 0 1 14 0 0 16
Table 9b (Continued) Suspensions from Maryland Public Schools
by Type of Offense In-School Suspensions
School Year 2016-17
- Local Education Agency implemented in-school intervention/modified instruction programs.
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Local Education
Agency
Weapons Attacks/Threats/Fighting
Firearms Other Guns
Other Weapons
Carries a Firearm to School or
School Function Total
Attack on
Adult
Attack on
Student
Threat to
Adult
Threat to
Student Fighting Extortion Bullying/
Harassment
Serious Bodily Injury Total
Total State 0 8 98 3 109 163 1,115 117 344 1,533 3 402 4 3,681
Allegany 0 0 4 0 4 1 6 1 3 6 0 7 0 24
Anne Arundel 0 2 6 0 8 19 80 4 16 130 0 38 0 287
Baltimore City 0 1 3 1 5 22 75 15 14 111 0 7 0 244
Baltimore 0 0 2 0 2 0 15 3 0 36 2 13 0 69
Calvert 0 0 5 0 5 7 59 5 23 76 0 12 0 182
Caroline 0 0 10 1 11 2 31 2 22 36 0 7 0 100
Carroll 0 1 2 0 3 8 11 1 8 6 0 8 0 42
Cecil - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Charles 0 0 1 0 1 1 17 0 4 8 0 0 0 30
Dorchester 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 3 13 0 2 0 25
Frederick 0 0 5 0 5 33 95 6 16 67 0 37 2 256
Garrett 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 3 1 0 2 0 10
Harford 0 0 5 0 5 8 120 8 30 99 1 43 0 309
Howard 0 0 4 0 4 6 25 5 9 23 0 13 0 81
Kent 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 1 39 0 4 0 53
Montgomery 0 1 14 1 16 12 59 10 15 95 0 18 1 210
Prince George's 0 0 7 0 7 5 136 6 31 302 0 33 0 513
Queen Anne's 0 0 2 0 2 1 7 0 3 7 0 3 0 21
SEED School 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
St. Mary's - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Somerset 0 0 0 0 0 4 40 0 10 12 0 7 0 73
Talbot 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 6
Washington 0 0 20 0 20 12 172 33 83 373 0 91 0 764
Wicomico 0 3 6 0 9 17 107 12 29 57 0 38 1 261
Worcester 0 0 1 0 1 3 39 4 21 34 0 18 0 119
Table 9b (Continued) Suspensions from Maryland Public Schools
by Type of Offense In-School Suspensions
School Year 2016-17
- Local Education Agency implemented in-school intervention/modified instruction programs.
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Local Education
Agency
Arson/Fire/Explosives Sex Offenses Disrespect/Disruption
Arson/Fire
False Alarm/ Bomb Threat Explosives Total
Sexual Attack
Sexual Harassment
Sexual Activity Total Disrespect Disruption
Dress Code Total
Total State 4 13 7 24 5 142 34 181 3,000 3,769 138 6,907
Allegany 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 9 9 1 19
Anne Arundel 0 0 0 0 1 8 4 13 215 84 0 299
Baltimore City 1 1 1 3 0 6 2 8 22 114 128 264
Baltimore 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 64 40 0 104
Calvert 0 0 0 0 0 21 1 22 268 230 3 501
Caroline 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 57 169 0 226
Carroll 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 24 27 0 51
Cecil - - - - - - - - - - - -
Charles 0 4 1 5 0 2 0 2 4 6 0 10
Dorchester 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 70 117 0 187
Frederick 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 5 114 85 0 199
Garrett 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 7 0 11
Harford 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 24 741 709 3 1,453
Howard 0 1 1 2 0 4 1 5 22 37 0 59
Kent 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 43 73 0 116
Montgomery 0 1 0 1 1 16 0 17 15 61 0 76
Prince George's 0 5 0 5 0 17 6 23 279 910 0 1,189
Queen Anne's 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 15 28 0 43
SEED School 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 17 2 25
St. Mary's - - - - - - - - - - - -
Somerset 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 109 161 1 271
Talbot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 0 10
Washington 1 0 1 2 0 18 8 26 482 302 0 784
Wicomico 0 1 2 3 3 7 2 12 188 387 0 575
Worcester 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 4 245 190 0 435
Table 9b (Continued) Suspensions from Maryland Public Schools
by Type of Offense In-School Suspensions
School Year 2016-17
- Local Education Agency implemented in-school intervention/modified instruction programs.
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Agency
Other
Total Offenses
Academic Dishonesty
Inappropriate Use of
Personal Electronics Theft Trespassing
Destruction of Property Total
Total State 23 204 245 22 164 658 13,036
Allegany 1 0 1 0 0 2 63
Anne Arundel 0 6 11 2 9 28 666
Baltimore City 0 0 9 0 10 19 566
Baltimore 1 2 9 5 3 20 226
Calvert 1 21 21 4 9 56 949
Caroline 0 7 7 0 2 16 371
Carroll 0 2 0 0 4 6 131
Cecil - - - - - - -
Charles 0 1 3 0 2 6 54
Dorchester 1 40 1 0 2 44 305
Frederick 2 13 4 0 11 30 510
Garrett 0 1 1 0 0 2 26
Harford 6 17 16 1 10 50 2,217
Howard 2 4 3 0 3 12 185
Kent 0 5 3 0 2 10 225
Montgomery 0 1 22 2 5 30 431
Prince George's 4 20 34 1 23 82 1,830
Queen Anne's 0 2 1 0 3 6 108
SEED School 0 0 0 0 0 0 32
St. Mary's - - - - - - -
Somerset 0 7 3 3 6 19 427
Talbot 0 0 2 0 0 2 20
Washington 3 39 56 3 42 143 2,040
Wicomico 0 1 30 0 10 41 923
Worcester 2 15 8 1 8 34 731
Table 10 Number of Suspensions and Expulsions from Maryland Public Schools and Percent Change by Type of Offense
Out-of-School Suspensions and Expulsions School Year 2015-16 and 2016-17
NOTE: Drugs includes offense codes 203-Drugs/Controlled Substances, 891-Sells or Solicits Sale of Controlled Substance, and 892-Possesses or Uses Illegal Drugs. Other Weapons includes offense codes 303-Other Weapons and 893-Bringing or Possessing a Firearm onto School Property or to a School Sponsored Activity.
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Offense
Number of Out-of-School Suspensions and
Expulsions Percent Change
One-Year 2015-16 2016-17
Total 60,104 63,769 6.1
Firearms 7 13 85.7
Sexual Activity 460 596 29.6
Sexual Attack 93 119 28.0
Extortion 110 136 23.6
Arson/Fire 178 213 19.7
Disrespect 7,099 8,321 17.2
False Alarm/Bomb Threat 189 213 12.7
Inappropriate Use of Personal Electronics 294 323 9.9
Attack on Adult 2,713 2,960 9.1
Disruption 15,413 16,763 8.8
Destruction of Property 873 949 8.7
Bullying/Harassment 1,521 1,616 6.2
Other Weapons 1,518 1,609 6.0
Sexual Harassment 705 739 4.8
Drugs/Controlled Substances 2,355 2,465 4.7
Alcohol 476 496 4.2
Attack on Student 7,406 7,704 4.0
Threat to Student 1,354 1,399 3.3
Theft 1,060 1,095 3.3
Fighting 13,337 13,507 1.3
Tobacco 262 253 -3.4
Other Guns 138 123 -10.9
Threat to Adult 2,069 1,798 -13.1
Explosives 74 63 -14.9
Trespassing 265 204 -23.0
Table 10 Number of Suspensions and Expulsions from Maryland Public Schools and Percent Change by Type of Offense
Out-of-School Suspensions and Expulsions School Year 2015-16 and 2016-17
NOTE: Drugs includes offense codes 203-Drugs/Controlled Substances, 891-Sells or Solicits Sale of Controlled Substance, and 892-Possesses or Uses Illegal Drugs. Other Weapons includes offense codes 303-Other Weapons and 893-Bringing or Possessing a Firearm onto School Property or to a School Sponsored Activity.
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Offense
Number of Out-of-School Suspensions and
Expulsions Percent Change
One-Year 2015-16 2016-17
Academic Dishonesty 47 36 -23.4
Dress Code 8 6 -25.0
Inhalants 27 17 -37.0
Serious Bodily Injury 53 33 -37.7
Table 11 Dispositions by Offense Code
In-School Suspensions, Out-of-School Suspensions, and Expulsions School Year 2016-17
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Offense
Out-of-School Suspensions
45-Day Unilateral Removal
Hearing Officer
Removal
Expulsions
In-School Suspensions
Educational Services Provided
Manifestation of Disability
Educational Services Rejected
Educational Services Provided
Educational Services Rejected
Total 62,975 312 99 22 0 351 10 13,036
Class Cutting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,008
Tardiness 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 115
Truancy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 179
Alcohol 487 0 5 1 0 3 0 11
Inhalants 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Drugs/Controlled Substances 2,312 3 5 0 0 60 2 61
Tobacco 250 0 2 0 0 1 0 96
Firearms 7 0 0 0 0 5 1 0
Other Guns 118 0 2 3 0 0 0 8
Other Weapons 1,433 11 0 7 0 73 1 98
Attack on Adult 2,874 56 10 0 0 18 2 163
Attack on Student 7,588 41 25 1 0 49 0 1,115
Threat to Adult 1,760 7 4 2 0 24 1 117
Threat to Student 1,370 13 2 0 0 14 0 344
Fighting 13,408 50 14 0 0 34 1 1,533
Extortion 125 0 0 0 0 11 0 3
Bullying/Harassment 1,599 10 3 0 0 4 0 402
Serious Bodily Injury 32 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
Arson/Fire 207 0 0 1 0 5 0 4
False Alarm/Bomb Threat 209 1 0 0 0 1 2 13
Explosives 62 1 0 0 0 0 0 7
Sexual Attack 116 1 0 0 0 2 0 5
Sexual Harassment 735 2 1 0 0 1 0 142
Sexual Activity 593 1 1 0 0 1 0 34
Disrespect 8,276 22 5 0 0 18 0 3,000
Disruption 16,657 73 10 2 0 21 0 3,769
Dress Code 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 138
Academic Dishonesty 34 0 2 0 0 0 0 23
Table 11 Dispositions by Offense Code
In-School Suspensions, Out-of-School Suspensions, and Expulsions School Year 2016-17
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Offense
Out-of-School Suspensions
45-Day Unilateral Removal
Hearing Officer
Removal
Expulsions
In-School Suspensions
Educational Services Provided
Manifestation of Disability
Educational Services Rejected
Educational Services Provided
Educational Services Rejected
Inappropriate Use of Personal Electronics 322 0 1 0 0 0 0 204
Theft 1,087 4 0 0 0 4 0 245
Trespassing 202 1 1 0 0 0 0 22
Destruction of Property 931 12 4 0 0 2 0 164
Special Education - Sells or Solicits Sale of Controlled Substance 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Special Education - Possesses or Uses Illegal Drugs 68 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
Special Education - Carries a Firearm to School or School Function 78 3 0 3 0 0 0 3
Table 12 Expulsions as a Percentage of Total Out-of-School Removals by Offense
Out-of-School Suspensions and Expulsions School Year 2016-17
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Offense
Total Out-of-School
Removals Total
Expulsions Percent Expelled
Total 63,769 361 0.6
Alcohol 496 3 0.6
Inhalants 17 0 0.0
Drugs/Controlled Substances 2,382 62 2.6
Tobacco 253 1 0.4
Firearms 13 6 46.2
Other Guns 123 0 0.0
Other Weapons 1,525 74 4.9
Attack on Adult 2,960 20 0.7
Attack on Student 7,704 49 0.6
Threat to Adult 1,798 25 1.4
Threat to Student 1,399 14 1.0
Fighting 13,507 35 0.3
Extortion 136 11 8.1
Bullying/Harassment 1,616 4 0.2
Serious Bodily Injury 33 0 0.0
Arson/Fire 213 5 2.3
False Alarm/Bomb Threat 213 3 1.4
Explosives 63 0 0.0
Sexual Attack 119 2 1.7
Sexual Harassment 739 1 0.1
Sexual Activity 596 1 0.2
Disrespect 8,321 18 0.2
Disruption 16,763 21 0.1
Dress Code 6 0 0.0
Academic Dishonesty 36 0 0.0
Inappropriate Use of Personal Electronics 323 0 0.0
Theft 1,095 4 0.4
Trespassing 204 0 0.0
Destruction of Property 949 2 0.2
Table 12 Expulsions as a Percentage of Total Out-of-School Removals by Offense
Out-of-School Suspensions and Expulsions School Year 2016-17
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Offense
Total Out-of-School
Removals Total
Expulsions Percent Expelled
Special Education - Sells or Solicits Sale of Controlled Substance 13 0 0.0
Special Education - Possesses or Uses Illegal Drugs 70 0 0.0
Special Education - Carries a Firearm to School or School Function 84 0 0.0
Table 13 Percent Change of Expulsions by Offense
Expulsions School Years 2015-16 and 2016-17
NOTE: Drugs includes offense codes 203-Drugs/Controlled Substances, 891-Sells or Solicits Sale of Controlled Substance, and 892-Possesses or Uses Illegal Drugs. Other Weapons includes offense codes 303-Other Weapons and 893-Bringing or Possessing a Firearm onto School Property or to a School Sponsored Activity.
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Reason for Initial Suspension
Total Expulsions
2015-16
Total Expulsions
2016-17 Percent Change
Total 372 361 -3.0
Disrespect 2 18 800.0
Bullying/Harassment 1 4 300.0
Firearms 2 6 200.0
Threat to Student 5 14 180.0
Disruption 12 21 75.0
Theft 3 4 33.3
Attack on Student 44 49 11.4
Alcohol 3 3 0.0
Tobacco 0 1 0.0
Sexual Harassment 0 1 0.0
Other Weapons 75 74 -1.3
Threat to Adult 26 25 -3.8
Fighting 40 35 -12.5
Drugs/Controlled Substances 74 62 -16.2
Arson/Fire 6 5 -16.7
False Alarm/Bomb Threat 4 3 -25.0
Extortion 15 11 -26.7
Destruction of Property 3 2 -33.3
Sexual Attack 4 2 -50.0
Sexual Activity 2 1 -50.0
Attack on Adult 41 20 -51.2
Other Guns 4 0 -100.0
Serious Bodily Injury 2 0 -100.0
Trespassing 4 0 -100.0
Table 14 Extended Removals: Number and Percentage of Students Suspended or Expelled
Out-of-School Suspensions and Expulsions School Year 2016-17
+Source: Maryland Special Education/Early Intervention Services Census Data & Related Tables, October 1, 2016
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Local Education
Agency
+Students with Disabilities as a Percent of the 10/1/16 Enrollment
Number and Percentage of All Students Suspended Number and Percentage of Students with Disabilities
Suspended Number and Percentage of Non-Disabled Students
Suspended
Total Students Out-of-School
Suspended/Expelled
Out-of-School Suspended/Expelled More Than 10 Days Percent
Total Students Out-of-School
Suspended/Expelled
Out-of-School Suspended/Expelled More Than 10 Days Percent
Total Students Out-of-School
Suspended/Expelled
Out-of-School Suspended/Expelled More Than 10 Days Percent
Total State 12.0 38,324 1,386 3.6 9,631 289 3.0 28,693 1,097 3.8
Allegany 15.9 431 0 0.0 120 0 0.0 311 0 0.0
Anne Arundel 10.3 4,049 163 4.0 832 22 2.6 3,217 141 4.4
Baltimore City 15.9 4,457 194 4.4 1,214 58 4.8 3,243 136 4.2
Baltimore 12.9 6,012 69 1.1 1,503 11 0.7 4,509 58 1.3
Calvert 9.7 482 0 0.0 107 0 0.0 375 0 0.0
Caroline 10.2 168 0 0.0 32 0 0.0 136 0 0.0
Carroll 11.7 625 3 0.5 183 1 0.5 442 2 0.5
Cecil 15.1 1,096 23 2.1 342 4 1.2 754 19 2.5
Charles 11.8 1,577 7 0.4 388 0 0.0 1,189 7 0.6
Dorchester 9.7 621 17 2.7 77 7 9.1 544 10 1.8
Frederick 10.9 1,174 31 2.6 375 2 0.5 799 29 3.6
Garrett 10.4 64 0 0.0 19 0 0.0 45 0 0.0
Harford 13.4 2,145 192 9.0 713 35 4.9 1,432 157 11.0
Howard 9.6 1,432 4 0.3 375 0 0.0 1,057 4 0.4
Kent 12.6 89 0 0.0 19 0 0.0 70 0 0.0
Montgomery 11.8 2,515 130 5.2 672 26 3.9 1,843 104 5.6
Prince George's 11.4 7,896 522 6.6 1,918 121 6.3 5,978 401 6.7
Queen Anne's 11.4 122 0 0.0 37 0 0.0 85 0 0.0
SEED School 11.7 116 13 11.2 21 2 9.5 95 11 11.6
St. Mary's 10.3 614 0 0.0 142 0 0.0 472 0 0.0
Somerset 14.1 381 3 0.8 91 0 0.0 290 3 1.0
Talbot 9.8 164 1 0.6 37 0 0.0 127 1 0.8
Washington 10.1 447 0 0.0 82 0 0.0 365 0 0.0
Wicomico 12.0 1,420 14 1.0 288 0 0.0 1,132 14 1.2
Worcester 12.6 227 0 0.0 44 0 0.0 183 0 0.0
Table 15 Number of Students with Disabilities Suspended or Expelled
by Race/Ethnicity and Disability In-School Suspensions, Out-of-School Suspensions, and Expulsions
Maryland Public Schools School Year 2016-17
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Disability Total
Students
American Indian or
Alaska Native Asian
Black or African
American White Hispanic
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
Islander Two or
More Races
Total 10,593 26 56 6,466 2,699 845 4 497
Intellectual Disability 466 0 2 343 76 33 0 12
Hard of Hearing 11 0 0 6 0 4 0 1
Deaf 4 0 0 3 1 0 0 0
Speech/Language Impairments 410 0 1 255 100 37 0 17
Visual Impairments 11 1 0 6 3 1 0 0
Emotional Disability 2,120 6 5 1,287 591 118 1 112
Other Health Impairments 3,178 7 11 2,051 776 186 1 146
Specific Learning Disabilities 3,198 9 15 2,023 652 377 2 120
Multiple Disabilities 556 0 2 195 273 33 0 53
Deaf-Blind 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Traumatic Brain Injury 17 0 1 9 5 0 0 2
Autism 467 2 18 192 188 38 0 29
Developmental Delay 154 1 1 96 33 18 0 5
Table 15a Number of Students with Disabilities Suspended or Expelled
by Race/Ethnicity and Disability Out-of-School Suspensions and Expulsions
Maryland Public Schools School Year 2016-17
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Disability Total
Students
American Indian or
Alaska Native Asian
Black or African
American White Hispanic
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
Islander
Two or More Races
Total 9,631 24 51 6,040 2,301 770 4 441
Intellectual Disability 444 0 2 333 67 31 0 11
Hard of Hearing 10 0 0 6 0 3 0 1
Deaf 4 0 0 3 1 0 0 0
Speech/Language Impairments 340 0 1 218 75 31 0 15
Visual Impairments 8 1 0 3 3 1 0 0
Emotional Disability 2,029 5 5 1,251 549 113 1 105
Other Health Impairments 2,853 7 8 1,923 624 165 1 125
Specific Learning Disabilities 2,838 8 14 1,844 525 344 2 101
Multiple Disabilities 515 0 2 183 252 29 0 49
Deaf-Blind 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Traumatic Brain Injury 16 0 1 9 5 0 0 1
Autism 430 2 17 178 168 36 0 29
Developmental Delay 143 1 1 89 31 17 0 4
Table 15b Number of Students with Disabilities Suspended
by Race/Ethnicity and Disability In-School Suspensions
Maryland Public Schools School Year 2016-17
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Disability Total
Students
American Indian or
Alaska Native Asian
Black or African
American White Hispanic
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
Islander Two or
More Races
Total 1,853 5 9 888 693 144 0 114
Intellectual Disability 46 0 0 27 13 5 0 1
Hard of Hearing 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Speech/Language Impairments 113 0 0 60 35 12 0 6
Visual Impairments 6 1 0 5 0 0 0 0
Emotional Disability 281 1 0 122 123 15 0 20
Other Health Impairments 612 2 3 290 235 42 0 40
Specific Learning Disabilities 585 1 3 318 176 59 0 28
Multiple Disabilities 122 0 0 32 69 6 0 15
Traumatic Brain Injury 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Autism 67 0 3 23 37 2 0 2
Developmental Delay 19 0 0 11 5 2 0 1
Table 16 Health Related Exclusions for Immunizations
Maryland Public Schools School Year 2016-17
* September 30, 2016 enrollment less than ten for subgroup. Data suppressed.
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Local Education
Agency Total
Race Gender
American Indian or
Alaska Native Asian
Black or African
American White Hispanic
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
Islander Two or
More Races Male Female
Total State 958 6 31 511 219 146 3 42 517 441
Allegany 7 0 0 2 5 0 * 0 2 5
Anne Arundel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Baltimore City 237 1 3 185 20 26 2 0 141 96
Baltimore 417 2 23 179 111 75 0 27 224 193
Calvert 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Caroline 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 0
Carroll 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cecil 35 0 0 13 13 9 0 0 16 19
Charles 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 1
Dorchester 0 * 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 0
Frederick 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Garrett 16 * 0 1 9 5 * 1 6 10
Harford 174 3 2 85 51 20 1 12 91 83
Howard 10 0 3 2 1 4 0 0 8 2
Kent 0 * 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 0
Montgomery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Prince George's 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0
Queen Anne's 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 0
SEED School 0 * * 0 * 0 * * 0 0
St. Mary's 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somerset 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 0
Talbot 0 * 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 0
Washington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wicomico 56 0 0 41 9 5 * 1 25 31
Worcester 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 0
Table 17 Health Related Exclusions for Personal Health
Maryland Public Schools School Year 2016-17
* September 30, 2016 enrollment less than ten for subgroup. Data suppressed.
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Local Education
Agency Total
Race Gender
American Indian or
Alaska Native Asian
Black or African
American White Hispanic
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
Islander Two or
More Races Male Female
Total State 469 2 12 14 350 64 1 26 88 381
Allegany 3 0 0 2 1 0 * 0 3 0
Anne Arundel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Baltimore City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Baltimore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Calvert 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Caroline 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 0
Carroll 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cecil 115 2 0 2 85 20 1 5 19 96
Charles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dorchester 0 * 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 0
Frederick 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Garrett 71 * 0 0 66 4 * 1 9 62
Harford 139 0 3 2 119 6 0 9 20 119
Howard 21 0 8 4 3 5 0 1 15 6
Kent 0 * 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 0
Montgomery 18 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 18
Prince George's 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Queen Anne's 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 0
SEED School 0 * * 0 * 0 * * 0 0
St. Mary's 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somerset 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 0
Talbot 0 * 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 0
Washington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wicomico 102 0 1 4 76 11 * 10 22 80
Worcester 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 0