Table 5-1. Children and youth with disabilities served under IDEA, Part B, unilaterally removed or suspended/expelled
more than 10 days, by type of removal and state: 2003-04
  -Removed to an IAES- -Suspended/expelled-
State By school
personnel for
drugs/weapons		 By
hearing
officer for
likely injury
> 10 days in
school year
Multiples
sum to
> 10 days
Alabama 37 23 1,010 991
Alaska 17 x 305 259
Arizona 503 x 662 458
Arkansas 22 x 472 367
California 322 x 322 84
Colorado 49 9 1,296 899
Connecticut 11 x 707 579
Delaware 7 x 419 408
District of Columbia - - - -
Florida 35 x 8,983 8,951
Georgia 149 x 1,428 1,362
Hawaii x x 136 22
Idaho 20 x 53 27
Illinois 358 127 1,764 1,457
Indiana 510 x 1,558 1,145
Iowa 13 x 511 501
Kansas 102 28 543 455
Kentucky x x 404 351
Louisiana 281 x 1,174 1,071
Maine 103 13 116 53
Maryland 68 7 2,648 1,525
Massachusetts 20 6 1,734 1,416
Michigan 322 88 2,516 1,899
Minnesota x x 53 25
Mississippi 28 x 1,809 889
Missouri 249 x 1,415 1,292
Montana 50 x 73 44
Nebraska 51 x 665 512
Nevada 492 x 1,016 831
New Hampshire x x 215 201
New Jersey 48 5 1,321 1,275
New Mexico 1,011 x 724 682
New York 422 197 4,082 3,408
North Carolina 831 126 5,646 4,702
North Dakota 6 x x x
Ohio 1,908 128 2,396 2,247
Oklahoma 327 x 1,522 868
Oregon 147 20 429 200
Pennsylvania 1,406 9 2,890 2,737
Rhode Island 7 x 420 410
South Carolina 338 24 2,077 1,305
South Dakota 6 x 51 41
Tennessee 124 43 540 334
Texas 3,291 189 5,341 4,629
Utah 416 59 1,038 716
Vermont x x 49 41
Virginia 74 x 4,742 3,875
Washington 814 x 1,817 1,166
West Virginia 13 x 952 931
Wisconsin 196 x 1,809 1,554
Wyoming x x 27 x
BIA schools 41 x 69 48
50 states and D.C. (including BIA schools) 15,252 1,118 71,955 59,264
American Samoa x x x x
Guam x x 96 96
Northern Marianas x x x x
Puerto Rico x x 9 6
Virgin Islands x x 12 8
U.S. and outlying areas 15,275 1,118 72,074 59,375
--------------------
Source:  U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS),
"Report of children with disabilities unilaterally removed or suspended/expelled for more than 10 days," 2003-04.
Data updated as of July 30, 2005.
 
Notes:  See Part B discipline data notes for an explanation of individual state differences.
 
IAES is an interim alternative educational setting.

Children are reported only once within each column.  However, the same child may be reported in more than one column
if he/she was involved in two or more incidents.  In addition, the children reported in the final column
(Multiples sum to > 10 days) are a subset of the children reported in the third column (>10 days in school year).

- = Data not available.

x = Data Suppressed.


 

Table 5-1a. Children and youth with specific learning disabilities served under IDEA, Part B,
unilaterally removed or suspended/expelled more than 10 days, by type of removal and state: 2003-04
  -Removed to an IAES- -Suspended/expelled-
State By school
personnel for
drugs/weapons		 By
hearing
officer for
likely injury
> 10 days in
school year
Multiples
sum to
> 10 days
Alabama 23 14 608 592
Alaska 10 x 187 159
Arizona 356 x 501 350
Arkansas 12 x 227 171
California 258 x 258 68
Colorado 29 5 638 427
Connecticut x x 275 217
Delaware 5 x 244 238
District of Columbia - - - -
Florida 20 x 4,331 4,311
Georgia 63 x 449 427
Hawaii x x 73 11
Idaho 13 x 39 18
Illinois 182 52 854 658
Indiana 246 x 608 414
Iowa 6 x 75 74
Kansas 58 18 258 211
Kentucky x x 85 70
Louisiana 129 x 576 542
Maine 44 5 49 23
Maryland 18 x 1,198 683
Massachusetts 10 x 981 805
Michigan 188 50 1,337 1,000
Minnesota x x 13 x
Mississippi 21 x 1,236 619
Missouri 162 x 743 658
Montana 37 x 45 25
Nebraska 30 x 282 188
Nevada 367 x 731 620
New Hampshire x x 80 77
New Jersey 28 x 748 717
New Mexico 707 x 474 447
New York 199 131 1,888 1,559
North Carolina 376 38 2,003 1,599
North Dakota x x x x
Ohio 915 36 944 879
Oklahoma 214 x 810 473
Oregon 95 12 244 111
Pennsylvania 916 x 1,872 1,766
Rhode Island 6 x 215 209
South Carolina 204 13 1,148 661
South Dakota x x 32 26
Tennessee 69 24 297 164
Texas 2,307 124 3,118 2,653
Utah 294 31 607 366
Vermont x x 15 9
Virginia 35 x 1,909 1,441
Washington 447 x 951 594
West Virginia 7 x 430 418
Wisconsin 62 x 632 525
Wyoming x x 11 7
BIA schools 13 x 31 27
50 states and D.C. (including BIA schools) 9,196 571 35,365 28,308
American Samoa x x x x
Guam x x 88 88
Northern Marianas x x x x
Puerto Rico x x 8 x
Virgin Islands x x x x
U.S. and outlying areas 9,218 571 35,464 28,405
--------------------
Source:  U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS),
"Report of children with disabilities unilaterally removed or suspended/expelled for more than 10 days," 2003-04.
Data updated as of July 30, 2005.
 
Notes:  See Part B discipline data notes for an explanation of individual state differences.
 
IAES is an interim alternative educational setting.

Children are reported only once within each column.  However, the same child may be reported in more than one column
if he/she was involved in two or more incidents.  In addition, the children reported in the final column
(Multiples sum to > 10 days) are a subset of the children reported in the third column (>10 days in school year).

- = Data not available.

x = Data Suppressed.


 

Table 5-1b. Children and youth with speech or language impairments served under IDEA, Part B,
unilaterally removed or suspended/expelled more than 10 days, by type of removal and state: 2003-04
  -Removed to an IAES- -Suspended/expelled-
State By school
personnel for
drugs/weapons		 By
hearing
officer for
likely injury
> 10 days in
school year
Multiples
sum to
> 10 days
Alabama x x 55 55
Alaska x x 39 36
Arizona 5 x 11 6
Arkansas x x 14 11
California 18 x 18 x
Colorado x x 71 43
Connecticut x x 47 40
Delaware x x x x
District of Columbia - - - -
Florida x x 373 373
Georgia x x 55 53
Hawaii x x x x
Idaho x x x x
Illinois x x 60 57
Indiana 9 x 23 18
Iowa x x x x
Kansas x x 5 x
Kentucky x x 11 10
Louisiana 12 x 20 16
Maine x x x x
Maryland 5 x 143 76
Massachusetts x x 36 28
Michigan x x 49 36
Minnesota x x x x
Mississippi x x 138 51
Missouri 15 x 72 56
Montana x x x x
Nebraska x x 26 17
Nevada 12 x 18 10
New Hampshire x x 13 12
New Jersey x x 9 9
New Mexico 69 x 57 56
New York 10 x 100 78
North Carolina 9 x 70 63
North Dakota x x x x
Ohio 51 x 63 59
Oklahoma x x 61 44
Oregon 7 x 21 6
Pennsylvania 69 x 57 56
Rhode Island x x 22 21
South Carolina x x 30 18
South Dakota x x x x
Tennessee 6 x 29 20
Texas 30 x 59 55
Utah 8 7 21 14
Vermont x x x x
Virginia x x 189 158
Washington 13 x 28 15
West Virginia x x 8 7
Wisconsin x x 26 14
Wyoming x x x x
BIA schools x x x x
50 states and D.C. (including BIA schools) 385 23 2,161 1,709
American Samoa x x x x
Guam x x x x
Northern Marianas x x x x
Puerto Rico x x x x
Virgin Islands x x x x
U.S. and outlying areas 385 23 2,161 1,709
--------------------
Source:  U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS),
"Report of children with disabilities unilaterally removed or suspended/expelled for more than 10 days," 2003-04.
Data updated as of July 30, 2005.
 
Notes:  See Part B discipline data notes for an explanation of individual state differences.
 
IAES is an interim alternative educational setting.

Children are reported only once within each column.  However, the same child may be reported in more than one column
if he/she was involved in two or more incidents.  In addition, the children reported in the final column
(Multiples sum to > 10 days) are a subset of the children reported in the third column (>10 days in school year).

- = Data not available.

x = Data Suppressed.


 

Table 5-1c. Children and youth with mental retardation served under IDEA, Part B,
unilaterally removed or suspended/expelled more than 10 days, by type of removal and state: 2003-04
  -Removed to an IAES- -Suspended/expelled-
State By school
personnel for
drugs/weapons		 By
hearing
officer for
likely injury
> 10 days in
school year
Multiples
sum to
> 10 days
Alabama 5 5 149 147
Alaska x x 7 6
Arizona 10 x 15 6
Arkansas 5 x 133 110
California 5 x 5 x
Colorado x x 57 42
Connecticut x x 15 14
Delaware x x 54 52
District of Columbia - - - -
Florida x x 975 974
Georgia 8 x 247 236
Hawaii x x 6 x
Idaho x x x x
Illinois 20 11 202 169
Indiana 37 x 187 133
Iowa x x x x
Kansas 6 x 59 53
Kentucky x x 78 66
Louisiana 33 x 178 138
Maine x x x x
Maryland x x 97 54
Massachusetts x x 204 166
Michigan 39 6 309 251
Minnesota x x x x
Mississippi x x 166 77
Missouri 8 x 93 93
Montana x x x x
Nebraska 7 x 68 58
Nevada 8 x 25 16
New Hampshire x x 6 6
New Jersey x x 11 11
New Mexico 18 x 20 19
New York 13 x 116 97
North Carolina 145 44 1,184 1,038
North Dakota x x x x
Ohio 379 54 642 591
Oklahoma 19 x 137 74
Oregon x x 10 7
Pennsylvania 98 x 133 127
Rhode Island x x 9 9
South Carolina 49 x 394 245
South Dakota x x x x
Tennessee 23 5 53 36
Texas 40 x 162 145
Utah 9 x 29 21
Vermont x x x x
Virginia 5 x 443 412
Washington 21 x 76 48
West Virginia x x 191 187
Wisconsin 7 x 143 135
Wyoming x x x x
BIA schools x x x x
50 states and D.C. (including BIA schools) 1,041 142 7,131 6,110
American Samoa x x x x
Guam x x x x
Northern Marianas x x x x
Puerto Rico x x x x
Virgin Islands x x x x
U.S. and outlying areas 1,041 142 7,139 6,115
--------------------
Source:  U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS),
"Report of children with disabilities unilaterally removed or suspended/expelled for more than 10 days," 2003-04.
Data updated as of July 30, 2005.
 
Notes:  See Part B discipline data notes for an explanation of individual state differences.
 
IAES is an interim alternative educational setting.

Children are reported only once within each column.  However, the same child may be reported in more than one column
if he/she was involved in two or more incidents.  In addition, the children reported in the final column
(Multiples sum to > 10 days) are a subset of the children reported in the third column (>10 days in school year).

- = Data not available.

x = Data Suppressed.


 

Table 5-1d. Children and youth with emotional disturbance served under IDEA, Part B,
unilaterally removed or suspended/expelled more than 10 days, by type of removal and state: 2003-04
  -Removed to an IAES- -Suspended/expelled-
State By school
personnel for
drugs/weapons		 By
hearing
officer for
likely injury
> 10 days in
school year
Multiples
sum to
> 10 days
Alabama 7 x 119 118
Alaska x x 50 42
Arizona 95 x 100 71
Arkansas x x 12 12
California 17 x 17 7
Colorado 12 x 331 236
Connecticut x x 211 188
Delaware x x 64 63
District of Columbia - - - -
Florida 9 x 2,915 2,905
Georgia 44 x 510 490
Hawaii x x 32 7
Idaho x x 5 5
Illinois 131 57 544 480
Indiana 165 x 647 510
Iowa 6 x 407 398
Kansas 16 5 112 98
Kentucky x x 144 134
Louisiana 63 x 234 223
Maine 22 x 26 12
Maryland 32 x 719 404
Massachusetts x x 374 306
Michigan 67 19 640 482
Minnesota x x 13 x
Mississippi x x 99 60
Missouri 35 x 341 341
Montana 5 x 16 11
Nebraska 6 x 173 156
Nevada 66 x 187 140
New Hampshire x x 68 64
New Jersey 10 x 273 265
New Mexico 138 x 101 93
New York 111 32 1,273 1,080
North Carolina 152 36 1,441 1,216
North Dakota x x x x
Ohio 355 34 573 551
Oklahoma 55 x 369 193
Oregon 25 7 80 38
Pennsylvania 259 x 760 720
Rhode Island x x 100 97
South Carolina 61 x 384 283
South Dakota x x 7 5
Tennessee 5 6 68 41
Texas 524 35 1,404 1,256
Utah 73 16 338 296
Vermont x x 25 23
Virginia 12 x 1,180 1,006
Washington 123 x 289 206
West Virginia x x 202 199
Wisconsin 106 x 752 646
Wyoming x x 8 6
BIA schools 18 x 26 15
50 states and D.C. (including BIA schools) 2,851 269 18,764 16,201
American Samoa x x x x
Guam x x x x
Northern Marianas x x x x
Puerto Rico x x x x
Virgin Islands x x x x
U.S. and outlying areas 2,852 269 18,770 16,204
--------------------
Source:  U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS),
"Report of children with disabilities unilaterally removed or suspended/expelled for more than 10 days," 2003-04.
Data updated as of July 30, 2005.
 
Notes:  See Part B discipline data notes for an explanation of individual state differences.
 
IAES is an interim alternative educational setting.

Children are reported only once within each column.  However, the same child may be reported in more than one column
if he/she was involved in two or more incidents.  In addition, the children reported in the final column
(Multiples sum to > 10 days) are a subset of the children reported in the third column (>10 days in school year).

- = Data not available.

x = Data Suppressed.


 

Table 5-1e. Children and youth with multiple disabilities served under IDEA, Part B,
unilaterally removed or suspended/expelled more than 10 days, by type of removal and state: 2003-04
  -Removed to an IAES- -Suspended/expelled-
State By school
personnel for
drugs/weapons		 By
hearing
officer for
likely injury
> 10 days in
school year
Multiples
sum to
> 10 days
Alabama x x x x
Alaska x x x x
Arizona x x x x
Arkansas x x x x
California x x x x
Colorado x x 12 11
Connecticut x x x x
Delaware x x x x
District of Columbia - - - -
Florida x x x x
Georgia x x x x
Hawaii x x x x
Idaho x x x x
Illinois x x 10 7
Indiana x x x x
Iowa x x x x
Kansas x x 24 18
Kentucky x x 20 17
Louisiana x x x x
Maine x x x x
Maryland x x 77 61
Massachusetts x x 19 17
Michigan x x x x
Minnesota x x x x
Mississippi x x 5 x
Missouri x x x x
Montana x x x x
Nebraska x x x x
Nevada x x x x
New Hampshire x x x x
New Jersey 6 x 199 195
New Mexico 5 x x x
New York 9 x 111 102
North Carolina x x 16 13
North Dakota x x x x
Ohio 24 x 21 19
Oklahoma x x x x
Oregon x x x x
Pennsylvania 10 x x x
Rhode Island x x x x
South Carolina x x x x
South Dakota x x x x
Tennessee x x x x
Texas 16 x 18 15
Utah 11 x 7 x
Vermont x x x x
Virginia x x 33 29
Washington 6 x 16 13
West Virginia x x x x
Wisconsin x x x x
Wyoming x x x x
BIA schools 5 x x x
50 states and D.C. (including BIA schools) 115 4 624 549
American Samoa x x x x
Guam x x x x
Northern Marianas x x x x
Puerto Rico x x x x
Virgin Islands x x x x
U.S. and outlying areas 115 4 624 549
--------------------
Source:  U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS),
"Report of children with disabilities unilaterally removed or suspended/expelled for more than 10 days," 2003-04.
Data updated as of July 30, 2005.
 
Notes:  See Part B discipline data notes for an explanation of individual state differences.
 
IAES is an interim alternative educational setting.

Children are reported only once within each column.  However, the same child may be reported in more than one column
if he/she was involved in two or more incidents.  In addition, the children reported in the final column
(Multiples sum to > 10 days) are a subset of the children reported in the third column (>10 days in school year).

- = Data not available.

x = Data Suppressed.


 

Table 5-1f. Children and youth with hearing impairments served under IDEA, Part B,
unilaterally removed or suspended/expelled more than 10 days, by type of removal and state: 2003-04
  -Removed to an IAES- -Suspended/expelled-
State By school
personnel for
drugs/weapons		 By
hearing
officer for
likely injury
> 10 days in
school year
Multiples
sum to
> 10 days
Alabama x x x x
Alaska x x x x
Arizona 14 x 6 x
Arkansas x x x x
California x x x x
Colorado x x 6 x
Connecticut x x x x
Delaware x x x x
District of Columbia - - - -
Florida x x 20 20
Georgia x x x x
Hawaii x x x x
Idaho x x x x
Illinois x x 7 5
Indiana x x 9 7
Iowa x x x x
Kansas x x x x
Kentucky x x x x
Louisiana x x 5 5
Maine x x x x
Maryland x x x x
Massachusetts x x x x
Michigan x x 8 6
Minnesota x x x x
Mississippi x x 13 6
Missouri x x 8 8
Montana x x x x
Nebraska x x 8 5
Nevada x x 6 x
New Hampshire x x x x
New Jersey x x x x
New Mexico x x x x
New York x x 11 9
North Carolina x x 22 17
North Dakota x x x x
Ohio 12 x 8 7
Oklahoma x x 9 x
Oregon x x x x
Pennsylvania 12 x 6 6
Rhode Island x x x x
South Carolina x x 5 5
South Dakota x x x x
Tennessee x x x x
Texas 18 x 21 15
Utah x x x x
Vermont x x x x
Virginia x x 13 9
Washington 6 x 9 x
West Virginia x x x x
Wisconsin x x 5 5
Wyoming x x x x
BIA schools x x x x
50 states and D.C. (including BIA schools) 93 4 246 176
American Samoa x x x x
Guam x x x x
Northern Marianas x x x x
Puerto Rico x x x x
Virgin Islands x x x x
U.S. and outlying areas 93 4 246 176
--------------------
Source:  U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS),
"Report of children with disabilities unilaterally removed or suspended/expelled for more than 10 days," 2003-04.
Data updated as of July 30, 2005.
 
Notes:  See Part B discipline data notes for an explanation of individual state differences.
 
IAES is an interim alternative educational setting.

Children are reported only once within each column.  However, the same child may be reported in more than one column
if he/she was involved in two or more incidents.  In addition, the children reported in the final column
(Multiples sum to > 10 days) are a subset of the children reported in the third column (>10 days in school year).

- = Data not available.

x = Data Suppressed.


 

Table 5-1g. Children and youth with orthopedic impairments served under IDEA, Part B,
unilaterally removed or suspended/expelled more than 10 days, by type of removal and state: 2003-04
  -Removed to an IAES- -Suspended/expelled-
State By school
personnel for
drugs/weapons		 By
hearing
officer for
likely injury
> 10 days in
school year
Multiples
sum to
> 10 days
Alabama x x x x
Alaska x x x x
Arizona x x x x
Arkansas x x x x
California x x x x
Colorado 6 x 163 126
Connecticut x x x x
Delaware x x 54 52
District of Columbia - - - -
Florida x x 8 8
Georgia x x x x
Hawaii x x x x
Idaho x x x x
Illinois x x x x
Indiana x x x x
Iowa x x x x
Kansas x x x x
Kentucky x x x x
Louisiana x x x x
Maine x x x x
Maryland x x x x
Massachusetts x x x x
Michigan 8 x 55 38
Minnesota x x x x
Mississippi x x x x
Missouri x x 13 13
Montana x x x x
Nebraska x x x x
Nevada x x x x
New Hampshire x x x x
New Jersey x x x x
New Mexico x x x x
New York x x x x
North Carolina x x x x
North Dakota x x x x
Ohio 9 x 8 8
Oklahoma x x x x
Oregon x x x x
Pennsylvania x x x x
Rhode Island x x x x
South Carolina x x x x
South Dakota x x x x
Tennessee x x x x
Texas 15 x 15 11
Utah x x x x
Vermont x x x x
Virginia x x x x
Washington x x x x
West Virginia x x x x
Wisconsin x x x x
Wyoming x x x x
BIA schools x x x x
50 states and D.C. (including BIA schools) 50 4 348 276
American Samoa x x x x
Guam x x x x
Northern Marianas x x x x
Puerto Rico x x x x
Virgin Islands x x x x
U.S. and outlying areas 50 4 352 280
--------------------
Source:  U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS),
"Report of children with disabilities unilaterally removed or suspended/expelled for more than 10 days," 2003-04.
Data updated as of July 30, 2005.
 
Notes:  See Part B discipline data notes for an explanation of individual state differences.
 
IAES is an interim alternative educational setting.

Children are reported only once within each column.  However, the same chi