STATE	REMOVAL BY SCHOOL PERSONNEL	REMOVAL BY HEARING OFFICIAL	SUSPENSION > 10 DAYS	SHORT TERM SUSPENSION	UNDUPLICATED COUNTS
ALABAMA	0.20	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.20
ALASKA	0.87	0.02	0.09	0.64	0.98
ARIZONA	1.65	0.13	0.79	1.48	3.95
ARKANSAS	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.92	1.92
CALIFORNIA	1.83	0.31	0.54	1.05	3.73
COLORADO	0.90	0.00	0.27	0.72	1.80
CONNECTICUT	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.36	0.36
DELAWARE	0.00	0.00	0.00	27.91	4.65
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	0.00	.	0.00	0.00	0.00
FLORIDA	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.09	0.09
GEORGIA	0.00	0.00	2.97	0.42	3.39
HAWAII	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
IDAHO	0.16	0.00	0.32	0.16	0.64
ILLINOIS	0.29	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.29
INDIANA	0.72	0.36	0.72	1.81	3.26
IOWA	0.22	0.22	0.22	1.53	2.18
KANSAS	0.56	0.00	0.00	0.28	0.70
KENTUCKY	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
LOUISIANA	0.00	0.00	0.16	0.00	0.16
MAINE	.	.	.	.	0.00
MARYLAND	0.25	0.00	0.99	0.49	1.73
MASSACHUSETTS	0.65	0.00	0.00	1.31	1.63
MICHIGAN	0.05	0.05	0.15	0.10	0.35
MINNESOTA	.	.	0.06	1.16	1.21
MISSISSIPPI	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.20	1.20
MISSOURI	0.31	0.00	1.84	2.15	4.29
MONTANA	1.69	0.03	5.48	0.58	6.43
NEBRASKA	0.21	0.00	0.32	0.97	1.29
NEVADA	1.41	0.00	0.30	0.40	2.01
NEW HAMPSHIRE	0.00	0.00	0.00	2.20	2.20
NEW JERSEY	0.00	0.00	0.30	0.30	0.60
NEW MEXICO	1.65	0.00	0.37	0.34	2.18
NEW YORK	0.26	0.31	0.18	1.14	1.49
NORTH CAROLINA	0.58	0.06	0.55	2.49	2.33
NORTH DAKOTA	0.22	0.00	0.07	0.15	0.45
OHIO	1.37	0.00	0.00	1.92	3.29
OKLAHOMA	0.27	0.00	0.42	0.49	1.05
OREGON	0.89	0.11	0.33	0.56	1.90
PENNSYLVANIA	0.22	0.22	0.22	0.89	0.22
PUERTO RICO	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
RHODE ISLAND	0.00	.	0.00	2.37	2.37
SOUTH CAROLINA	0.00	0.00	0.51	0.00	0.00
SOUTH DAKOTA	0.07	0.00	0.14	0.82	1.03
TENNESSEE	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
TEXAS	0.47	0.00	1.84	0.89	2.61
UTAH	0.94	0.22	0.43	2.02	3.32
VERMONT	0.00	0.00	8.00	8.00	0.00
VIRGINIA	0.00	0.00	0.52	0.52	1.04
WASHINGTON	1.18	0.04	0.58	1.12	2.15
WEST VIRGINIA	0.00	0.00	0.00	2.22	2.22
WISCONSIN	0.18	0.05	1.22	0.14	1.36
WYOMING	0.18	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.18
AMERICAN SAMOA	.	.	.	.	.
GUAM	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
NORTHERN MARIANAS	.	.	.	.	.
VIRGIN ISLANDS	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
BUR. OF INDIAN AFFAIRS	1.00	0.12	0.55	1.43	1.03
U.S. AND OUTLYING AREAS	0.85	0.07	0.62	0.91	1.94
50 STATES, D.C. & P.R.	0.83	0.07	0.63	0.85	2.03
----------------------- Given concerns about the validity of the data on the number of acts committed, these data are not reported here. Children are reported only once within each column.  However, children may be reported more than once across columns, if, based on two or more incidents, they were subject to unilateral removal for drug or weapon offenses, removed from the current educational placement based on a hearing officer determination regarding likely injury, or subject to long-term suspension/expulsion. Percentages are based on counts of children with disabilities who were reported in the discipline category and whose race/ethnicity were provided.  These percentages show the racial/ethnic composition of the discipline category (# in discipline category A and race/ethnicity category B ÷ total # in race/ethnicity category B). Data for the 2000-01 school year, updated as of August 30, 2002. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).

STATE	REMOVAL BY SCHOOL PERSONNEL	REMOVAL BY HEARING OFFICIAL	SUSPENSION > 10 DAYS	SHORT TERM SUSPENSION	UNDUPLICATED COUNTS
ALABAMA	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
ALASKA	0.36	0.00	0.00	0.90	1.08
ARIZONA	0.43	0.00	0.00	0.54	0.97
ARKANSAS	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.47	0.47
CALIFORNIA	0.52	0.12	0.32	0.25	1.22
COLORADO	0.35	0.00	0.35	0.43	1.04
CONNECTICUT	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.13	0.13
DELAWARE	0.91	0.00	0.00	4.55	0.91
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	0.00	.	0.00	0.00	0.00
FLORIDA	0.00	0.00	0.00	3.33	3.33
GEORGIA	0.14	0.00	0.21	0.62	0.96
HAWAII	0.39	0.00	0.22	0.00	0.61
IDAHO	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.58	0.58
ILLINOIS	0.41	0.06	0.03	0.12	0.58
INDIANA	0.40	0.00	0.81	0.61	1.01
IOWA	0.00	0.17	0.68	0.51	1.35
KANSAS	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
KENTUCKY	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
LOUISIANA	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
MAINE	0.68	0.00	0.00	0.68	1.35
MARYLAND	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.41	0.41
MASSACHUSETTS	0.43	0.13	0.47	0.99	1.85
MICHIGAN	.	.	.	.	0.00
MINNESOTA	.	.	0.03	0.28	0.31
MISSISSIPPI	1.34	0.00	0.67	0.00	2.01
MISSOURI	0.00	0.00	0.36	0.18	0.36
MONTANA	0.00	0.00	1.61	0.00	1.61
NEBRASKA	0.25	0.00	0.00	0.25	0.51
NEVADA	0.57	0.00	0.29	0.38	0.95
NEW HAMPSHIRE	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.78	0.78
NEW JERSEY	0.17	0.00	0.00	0.10	0.27
NEW MEXICO	0.74	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.74
NEW YORK	0.05	0.03	0.07	0.11	0.21
NORTH CAROLINA	0.09	0.00	0.09	1.02	1.12
NORTH DAKOTA	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
OHIO	0.65	0.00	0.00	0.37	1.02
OKLAHOMA	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
OREGON	0.00	0.00	0.32	0.08	0.40
PENNSYLVANIA	0.06	0.00	0.06	0.29	0.23
PUERTO RICO	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
RHODE ISLAND	0.00	.	0.00	1.82	1.82
SOUTH CAROLINA	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.27	0.00
SOUTH DAKOTA	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
TENNESSEE	0.57	0.00	0.19	0.76	1.15
TEXAS	0.11	0.00	0.70	0.40	1.10
UTAH	1.29	1.18	0.43	7.30	8.70
VERMONT	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
VIRGINIA	0.03	0.00	0.00	0.38	0.41
WASHINGTON	0.50	0.00	0.33	0.33	0.78
WEST VIRGINIA	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.27	1.27
WISCONSIN	0.04	0.00	0.17	0.04	0.22
WYOMING	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
AMERICAN SAMOA	0.00	0.00	0.14	0.00	0.14
GUAM	0.50	0.00	0.00	2.37	2.51
NORTHERN MARIANAS	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
VIRGIN ISLANDS	.	.	.	.	.
BUR. OF INDIAN AFFAIRS	.	.	.	.	.
U.S. AND OUTLYING AREAS	0.33	0.05	0.22	0.41	0.90
50 STATES, D.C. & P.R.	0.33	0.06	0.22	0.38	0.88
----------------------- Given concerns about the validity of the data on the number of acts committed, these data are not reported here. Children are reported only once within each column.  However, children may be reported more than once across columns, if, based on two or more incidents, they were subject to unilateral removal for drug or weapon offenses, removed from the current educational placement based on a hearing officer determination regarding likely injury, or subject to long-term suspension/expulsion. Percentages are based on counts of children with disabilities who were reported in the discipline category and whose race/ethnicity were provided.  These percentages show the racial/ethnic composition of the discipline category (# in discipline category A and race/ethnicity category B ÷ total # in race/ethnicity category B). Data for the 2000-01 school year, updated as of August 30, 2002. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).

STATE	REMOVAL BY SCHOOL PERSONNEL	REMOVAL BY HEARING OFFICIAL	SUSPENSION > 10 DAYS	SHORT TERM SUSPENSION	UNDUPLICATED COUNTS
ALABAMA	0.54	0.00	0.18	0.92	1.53
ALASKA	1.34	0.00	0.29	2.01	2.30
ARIZONA	0.49	0.09	0.34	0.94	1.85
ARKANSAS	0.05	0.00	0.12	3.02	3.20
CALIFORNIA	1.14	0.41	0.89	1.27	3.70
COLORADO	0.56	0.00	0.58	1.66	2.67
CONNECTICUT	0.01	0.02	0.55	2.33	2.80
DELAWARE	0.98	0.00	0.23	42.35	4.93
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	1.27	.	0.21	0.18	1.33
FLORIDA	0.00	0.00	0.03	3.65	3.68
GEORGIA	0.08	0.03	0.40	1.16	1.54
HAWAII	0.65	0.00	0.16	0.00	0.82
IDAHO	0.00	0.00	0.47	0.00	0.47
ILLINOIS	0.15	0.05	0.12	0.96	1.19
INDIANA	0.33	0.01	0.48	1.19	1.78
IOWA	0.14	0.00	0.66	2.93	3.63
KANSAS	0.27	0.08	0.20	2.69	2.91
KENTUCKY	0.07	0.00	0.04	1.10	1.21
LOUISIANA	0.26	0.01	0.40	1.56	2.17
MAINE	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
MARYLAND	0.03	0.02	1.20	2.10	3.10
MASSACHUSETTS	0.70	0.18	0.44	1.03	2.15
MICHIGAN	0.06	0.02	0.11	0.03	0.22
MINNESOTA	.	.	0.11	3.55	3.66
MISSISSIPPI	0.29	0.00	0.24	0.94	1.28
MISSOURI	0.15	0.00	0.84	0.85	1.38
MONTANA	1.15	0.00	4.02	0.00	5.17
NEBRASKA	0.03	0.00	0.37	1.57	1.88
NEVADA	0.81	0.00	1.88	3.14	3.86
NEW HAMPSHIRE	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.79	1.79
NEW JERSEY	0.70	0.10	0.06	0.75	1.56
NEW MEXICO	1.68	0.00	0.06	0.54	2.28
NEW YORK	0.22	0.14	0.44	0.87	1.44
NORTH CAROLINA	0.39	0.09	0.59	3.84	4.55
NORTH DAKOTA	1.22	0.00	0.00	0.61	1.22
OHIO	0.81	0.01	0.19	1.87	2.87
OKLAHOMA	0.20	0.00	0.76	1.96	2.33
OREGON	0.58	0.00	0.21	0.83	1.61
PENNSYLVANIA	0.16	0.08	0.20	3.49	3.76
PUERTO RICO	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
RHODE ISLAND	0.00	.	0.00	1.35	1.35
SOUTH CAROLINA	0.06	0.02	1.32	1.60	0.50
SOUTH DAKOTA	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
TENNESSEE	0.13	0.02	0.94	1.11	2.16
TEXAS	0.29	0.01	3.44	2.14	5.12
UTAH	1.27	2.04	1.91	21.37	25.06
VERMONT	0.00	0.00	0.00	2.14	0.00
VIRGINIA	0.01	0.00	0.45	2.09	2.55
WASHINGTON	0.86	0.00	0.77	1.00	1.98
WEST VIRGINIA	0.00	0.00	0.13	3.15	3.28
WISCONSIN	0.01	0.02	0.80	0.09	0.82
WYOMING	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
AMERICAN SAMOA	.	.	.	.	.
GUAM	0.00	0.00	0.00	7.14	7.14
NORTHERN MARIANAS	.	.	.	.	.
VIRGIN ISLANDS	0.42	0.00	0.08	0.00	0.51
BUR. OF INDIAN AFFAIRS	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
U.S. AND OUTLYING AREAS	0.31	0.06	0.66	1.96	2.51
50 STATES, D.C. & P.R.	0.31	0.06	0.66	1.96	2.51
----------------------- Given concerns about the validity of the data on the number of acts committed, these data are not reported here. Children are reported only once within each column.  However, children may be reported more than once across columns, if, based on two or more incidents, they were subject to unilateral removal for drug or weapon offenses, removed from the current educational placement based on a hearing officer determination regarding likely injury, or subject to long-term suspension/expulsion. Percentages are based on counts of children with disabilities who were reported in the discipline category and whose race/ethnicity were provided.  These percentages show the racial/ethnic composition of the discipline category (# in discipline category A and race/ethnicity category B ÷ total # in race/ethnicity category B). Data for the 2000-01 school year, updated as of August 30, 2002. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).

STATE	REMOVAL BY SCHOOL PERSONNEL	REMOVAL BY HEARING OFFICIAL	SUSPENSION > 10 DAYS	SHORT TERM SUSPENSION	UNDUPLICATED COUNTS
ALABAMA	0.14	0.00	0.14	0.00	0.29
ALASKA	1.71	0.00	0.00	2.39	2.56
ARIZONA	0.55	0.08	0.39	0.55	1.54
ARKANSAS	0.07	0.00	0.07	0.58	0.73
CALIFORNIA	0.98	0.11	0.35	0.47	1.90
COLORADO	0.40	0.06	0.33	0.88	1.54
CONNECTICUT	0.00	0.01	0.17	1.61	1.74
DELAWARE	0.75	0.00	0.11	34.86	4.37
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	0.56	.	0.00	0.00	0.56
FLORIDA	0.00	0.00	0.01	1.02	1.03
GEORGIA	0.06	0.02	0.44	0.50	1.01
HAWAII	0.26	0.00	0.26	0.00	0.52
IDAHO	0.18	0.00	0.15	0.12	0.44
ILLINOIS	0.13	0.10	0.05	0.25	0.49
INDIANA	0.39	0.00	0.30	0.36	0.87
IOWA	0.13	0.00	0.36	1.08	1.48
KANSAS	0.09	0.05	0.14	0.57	0.73
KENTUCKY	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
LOUISIANA	0.22	0.00	0.00	0.22	0.44
MAINE	1.09	0.00	1.09	0.00	2.19
MARYLAND	0.04	0.00	0.48	0.83	1.22
MASSACHUSETTS	0.85	0.91	0.33	1.53	3.22
MICHIGAN	0.02	0.03	0.03	0.02	0.10
MINNESOTA	.	.	0.00	0.25	0.25
MISSISSIPPI	0.40	0.00	0.40	0.00	0.81
MISSOURI	0.20	0.00	0.13	0.59	0.86
MONTANA	1.75	0.00	4.39	0.29	5.56
NEBRASKA	0.34	0.00	0.49	0.42	1.10
NEVADA	0.49	0.00	0.66	0.92	1.83
NEW HAMPSHIRE	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.66	0.66
NEW JERSEY	0.69	0.03	0.04	0.55	1.25
NEW MEXICO	1.73	0.00	0.12	0.49	2.19
NEW YORK	0.08	0.04	0.13	0.32	0.47
NORTH CAROLINA	0.24	0.05	0.30	1.35	1.67
NORTH DAKOTA	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.23	1.23
OHIO	0.62	0.00	0.15	0.97	1.75
OKLAHOMA	0.37	0.00	0.74	1.73	2.55
OREGON	0.34	0.06	0.26	0.21	0.87
PENNSYLVANIA	0.11	0.01	0.06	0.90	0.60
PUERTO RICO	0.00	0.01	0.00	0.00	0.01
RHODE ISLAND	0.00	.	0.00	1.28	1.28
SOUTH CAROLINA	0.10	0.00	0.76	0.86	0.29
SOUTH DAKOTA	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
TENNESSEE	0.09	0.00	0.52	0.35	0.96
TEXAS	0.51	0.01	2.30	1.18	3.50
UTAH	1.28	0.56	0.92	7.18	8.79
VERMONT	0.00	1.89	0.00	0.00	0.00
VIRGINIA	0.00	0.00	0.16	0.70	0.86
WASHINGTON	0.68	0.02	1.10	0.96	1.63
WEST VIRGINIA	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.74	0.74
WISCONSIN	0.04	0.00	0.70	0.14	0.81
WYOMING	0.00	0.10	0.10	0.41	0.61
AMERICAN SAMOA	.	.	.	.	.
GUAM	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
NORTHERN MARIANAS	.	.	.	.	.
VIRGIN ISLANDS	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
BUR. OF INDIAN AFFAIRS	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
U.S. AND OUTLYING AREAS	0.54	0.07	0.64	0.72	1.77
50 STATES, D.C. & P.R.	0.54	0.07	0.64	0.72	1.77
----------------------- Given concerns about the validity of the data on the number of acts committed, these data are not reported here. Children are reported only once within each column.  However, children may be reported more than once across columns, if, based on two or more incidents, they were subject to unilateral removal for drug or weapon offenses, removed from the current educational placement based on a hearing officer determination regarding likely injury, or subject to long-term suspension/expulsion. Percentages are based on counts of children with disabilities who were reported in the discipline category and whose race/ethnicity were provided.  These percentages show the racial/ethnic composition of the discipline category (# in discipline category A and race/ethnicity category B ÷ total # in race/ethnicity category B). Data for the 2000-01 school year, updated as of August 30, 2002. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).

STATE	REMOVAL BY SCHOOL PERSONNEL	REMOVAL BY HEARING OFFICIAL	SUSPENSION > 10 DAYS	SHORT TERM SUSPENSION	UNDUPLICATED COUNTS
ALABAMA	0.42	0.00	0.11	0.25	0.72
ALASKA	1.08	0.01	0.06	0.88	1.18
ARIZONA	0.25	0.04	0.27	0.43	0.97
ARKANSAS	0.05	0.00	0.08	0.76	0.89
CALIFORNIA	0.94	0.13	0.15	0.43	1.65
COLORADO	0.19	0.02	0.20	0.46	0.81
CONNECTICUT	0.01	0.00	0.09	0.66	0.75
DELAWARE	0.83	0.00	0.13	8.85	1.52
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	0.27	.	0.00	0.27	0.27
FLORIDA	0.01	0.00	0.02	2.47	2.49
GEORGIA	0.07	0.01	0.21	0.33	0.60
HAWAII	0.26	0.00	0.09	0.00	0.35
IDAHO	0.10	0.00	0.10	0.09	0.29
ILLINOIS	0.11	0.01	0.04	0.24	0.36
INDIANA	0.25	0.03	0.37	0.42	0.88
IOWA	0.11	0.02	0.19	0.76	1.05
KANSAS	0.14	0.06	0.06	0.33	0.46
KENTUCKY	0.17	0.00	0.10	0.23	0.49
LOUISIANA	0.16	0.01	0.21	0.40	0.75
MAINE	0.25	0.05	0.12	0.17	0.58
MARYLAND	0.02	0.01	0.56	0.85	1.31
MASSACHUSETTS	0.27	0.15	0.14	0.66	1.08
MICHIGAN	0.01	0.02	0.04	0.05	0.12
MINNESOTA	.	.	0.02	0.20	0.22
MISSISSIPPI	0.22	0.00	0.19	0.21	0.51
MISSOURI	0.15	0.00	0.16	0.54	0.68
MONTANA	0.99	0.03	1.86	0.18	2.75
NEBRASKA	0.16	0.00	0.24	0.26	0.57
NEVADA	0.62	0.00	0.50	0.87	1.74
NEW HAMPSHIRE	0.01	0.00	0.04	0.32	0.36
NEW JERSEY	0.48	0.03	0.02	0.37	0.88
NEW MEXICO	1.36	0.00	0.10	0.39	1.77
NEW YORK	0.16	0.04	0.12	0.36	0.55
NORTH CAROLINA	0.25	0.06	0.21	1.06	1.47
NORTH DAKOTA	0.08	0.01	0.04	0.03	0.14
OHIO	0.68	0.01	0.08	0.73	1.50
OKLAHOMA	0.25	0.01	0.31	0.61	1.08
OREGON	0.24	0.09	0.20	0.27	0.80
PENNSYLVANIA	0.14	0.01	0.05	0.39	0.48
PUERTO RICO	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
RHODE ISLAND	0.04	.	0.02	1.39	1.45
SOUTH CAROLINA	0.08	0.00	0.43	0.67	0.19
SOUTH DAKOTA	0.02	0.00	0.04	0.10	0.16
TENNESSEE	0.09	0.01	0.16	0.31	0.55
TEXAS	0.32	0.02	1.64	0.75	2.49
UTAH	0.44	0.06	0.33	1.03	1.51
VERMONT	0.22	0.04	0.17	0.25	0.13
VIRGINIA	0.02	0.00	0.23	0.75	0.99
WASHINGTON	0.68	0.01	0.56	0.54	1.26
WEST VIRGINIA	0.00	0.00	0.08	1.29	1.36
WISCONSIN	0.09	0.03	0.51	0.15	0.55
WYOMING	0.09	0.02	0.00	0.11	0.22
AMERICAN SAMOA	.	.	.	.	.
GUAM	5.41	0.00	0.00	2.70	8.11
NORTHERN MARIANAS	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
VIRGIN ISLANDS	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
BUR. OF INDIAN AFFAIRS	0.00	0.00	0.00	3.13	0.00
U.S. AND OUTLYING AREAS	0.27	0.03	0.25	0.60	1.02
50 STATES, D.C. & P.R.	0.27	0.03	0.25	0.60	1.02
----------------------- Given concerns about the validity of the data on the number of acts committed, these data are not reported here. Children are reported only once within each column.  However, children may be reported more than once across columns, if, based on two or more incidents, they were subject to unilateral removal for drug or weapon offenses, removed from the current educational placement based on a hearing officer determination regarding likely injury, or subject to long-term suspension/expulsion. Percentages are based on counts of children with disabilities who were reported in the discipline category and whose race/ethnicity were provided.  These percentages show the racial/ethnic composition of the discipline category (# in discipline category A and race/ethnicity category B ÷ total # in race/ethnicity category B). Data for the 2000-01 school year, updated as of August 30, 2002. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS).