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**U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION**

**Report on the Implementation of the\
*Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994***

**In the States and Outlying Areas**

**School Year 2002--03**

**Report on the Implementation of the\
*Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994***

**in the States and Outlying Areas**

**School Year 2002--03**

**February 2006**

**Prepared for:**

U.S. Department of Education

Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools

**Prepared by:**

Karen Gray-Adams

Beth Sinclair

Westat

Rockville, Md.

Rockville, Md.

This report was produced under U.S. Department of Education Contract No.
ED-03-PO-2932 with Westat. Paul Kesner served as the contracting
officer's representative. The views expressed herein do not necessarily
represent the positions or policies of the Department of Education. This
publication includes information about and references to products,
services or enterprises from organizations, both public and private.
Inclusion of these does not indicate an endorsement of them by the U.S.
Department of Education.

**U.S. Department of Education**

Margaret Spellings

*Secretary*

**Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools**

Deborah A. Price

*Assistant Deputy Secretary*

February 2006

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Education, Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, *Report on the*
*Implementation of the* Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994 *in the States and
Outlying Areas for School Year 2002--03*, Washington, D.C., 2006.

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**Contents**

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Introduction 1

Organization of the Report 1

Data Quality and Interpretation of Findings 2

Data Collection and Verification 2

Summary of Findings 2

Expulsions for Bringing or Possessing a Firearm─Overview 3

> School Level 3
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> Type of Firearm 4

Overall Year-to-Year Changes─2001--02 to 2002--03 4

Modified Expulsions and Students With Disabilities 4

Referrals to Alternative Schools or Programs 6

*GFSA* Report Submissions 6

State and Outlying Area Profiles

> Alabama 18
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> Alaska 20
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> Arizona 22
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> Arkansas 24
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> California 26
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> Colorado 28
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> Connecticut 30
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> Delaware 32
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> District of Columbia 34
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> Florida 36
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> Georgia 38
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> Hawaii 40
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> Idaho 42
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> Illinois 44
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> Indiana 46
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> Iowa 48
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> Kansas 50
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> Kentucky 52
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> Louisiana 54
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> Maine 56
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> Maryland 58
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> Massachusetts 60
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> Michigan 62
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> Minnesota 64
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> Mississippi 66
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> Missouri 68
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> Montana 70
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> Nebraska 72
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> Nevada 74

**Contents (continued)**

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> New Hampshire 76
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> New Jersey 78
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> New Mexico 80
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> New York 82
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> North Carolina 84
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> North Dakota 86
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> Ohio 88
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> Oklahoma 90
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> Oregon 92
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> Pennsylvania 94
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> Puerto Rico 96
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> Rhode Island 98
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> South Carolina 100
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> South Dakota 102
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> Tennessee 104
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> Texas 106
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> Utah 108
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> Vermont 110
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> Virginia 112
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> Washington 114
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> West Virginia 116
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> Wisconsin 118
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> Wyoming 120
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> American Samoa 122
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> Guam 124
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> Northern Mariana Islands 126
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> U.S. Virgin Islands 128

Appendix A---*Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994* A-1

Appendix B---Gun-Free Schools Reporting Instrument B-1

**Tables**

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Table 1 Number of students expelled for having brought to or possessed a
firearm in school, 2002--03 and *GFSA* violations per 1,000 students of
public elementary and secondary enrollment, by state or outlying area,
fall 2002 7

Table 2 Number and percentage of students found to have brought to or
possessed a firearm in school, by school level and by state or outlying
area, 2002--03 8

Table 3 Number and percentage of students expelled for having brought to
or possessed a firearm in school, by type of firearm and by state or
outlying area, 2002--03 9

Table 4 Number of students expelled for having brought to or possessed a
firearm in school and number and percentage change, by state or outlying
area, 2001--02 and 2002--03 10

Table 5 Number of students expelled for having brought to or possessed a
firearm in school, by state or outlying area, 1996--97 through 2002--03
11

Table 6 Number and percentage of students found to have brought to or
possessed a firearm in school for which the one-year expulsion was
modified on a case-by-case basis, by state and outlying area, 2002--03
12

Table 7 Number and percentage of students found to have brought to or
possessed a firearm in school and received modified expulsions that were
for nondisabled students by state or outlying area, 2002--03 13

Table 8 Number and percentage of students found to have brought to or
possessed a firearm in school that were referred to an alternative
placement, by state or outlying area, 2002--03 14

Table 9 Percentage of LEAs that submitted a *GFSA* report to the state
or outlying area and percentage of LEAs reporting an offense, by state
or outlying area,

2002--03 15

**Figures**

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Figure 1 Number and percentage of expulsions, by school level, 2002--03
3

Figure 2 Number and percentage of expulsions, by type of firearm,
2002--03 4

Figure 3 Number and percentage of expulsions modified on a case-by-case
basis,\
2002--03 5

Figure 4 Number and percentage of expulsions modified on a case-by-case
basis,\
1997--98 through 2002--03 5

Figure 5 Number and percentage of expulsions modified on a case-by-case
basis for students with and without disabilities, 2002--03 5

Figure 6 Number and percentage of expulsions referred to an alternative
placement by modification status, 2002--03 6

**Report on the Implementation of the\
*Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994* in the States and Outlying Areas**

**School Year 2002--03**

**Introduction**

The *Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994* (*GFSA*) was reauthorized by Section
4141 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) as
amended by the *No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001* (Public Law
107-110). See Appendix A for a copy of the amended *GFSA*. *GFSA*
requires that each state[^1] or outlying area[^2] receiving federal
funds under the ESEA have a law that requires all local education
agencies (LEAs) in these states and outlying areas to expel from school
for at least one year any student found bringing a firearm[^3] to school
or possessing a firearm at school. (See Appendix A for the
reauthorization language of the *GFSA*.) State laws also must authorize
the LEA chief administering officer to modify, in writing, any such
expulsion on a case-by-case basis. In addition, the *GFSA* states that
the law must be construed so as to be consistent with the *Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act* (*IDEA*).

The *GFSA* requires states and outlying areas to report information
about the implementation of the *GFSA* annually to the secretary of
education. In order to meet this requirement and to monitor compliance
with the *GFSA*, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department)
requires each state and outlying area to submit an annual report that
provides information on student expulsions by various categories.

**Organization of the Report**

Reporting for the 2002--03 school year changed slightly. States and
outlying areas were asked to provide additional data on incidents in the
*GFSA* 2002--03 report found in Appendix B. Question 1b and the
alternative placement questions (Questions 3a and 3b) of the *GFSA*
report were the additions. Several states, the District of Columbia,
Puerto Rico, and outlying areas misinterpreted Question 1b and,
therefore, a data caveat explaining the misinterpretation is located on
each state and outlying area profile. In addition, several did not have
specific information on alternative placements due to the timing of data
collection.

Following information on data interpretation and quality, this report
summarizes the 2002--03 data submitted by the states and outlying areas,
first with a brief summary of the overall findings, and then with a
summary of the 2002--03 data in bulleted, graphic, and tabular form as
well as with a comparison between the 2002--03 data and data submitted
in previous years. The report also presents the data submitted by each
state and outlying area, as well as any caveats or notes accompanying
the respective data. Finally, there are two appendices to the report as
noted above: Appendix A contains a copy of the amended *Gun-Free Schools
Act of 1994* and Appendix B contains a copy of the 2002--03 *GFSA* data
collection instrument for states and outlying areas.

**Data Quality and Interpretation of Findings**

The information contained in this report should be interpreted with
caution. As noted on the summary state-by-state tables and on the
individual state and outlying area pages, some states and outlying areas
attached caveats and notes to their data that should be considered when
interpreting the data. This is of particular importance when examining
national totals, as they are made up of data that are not necessarily
comparable from state to state in all cases.

Finally, this report is not designed to provide information to the
reader regarding the rate at which students carry firearms to school or
possess firearms at school. The data summarized in this report relates
to actions taken with regard to the number of students *found* bringing
firearms to schools or possessing firearms at schools.

**Data Collection and Verification**

The Department received reports from all states and outlying areas by
April 2, 2004. In order to ensure that the data were reported
accurately, the following procedures were followed:

-   As each survey was received, it was reviewed for completeness and
    internal consistency and was entered the data into a database.

-   In a few cases, the states and outlying areas were contacted to
    obtain a correction or clarification of the data submitted. For
    example, the data provider was contacted if the forms submitted were
    not internally consistent, if the rows or columns or both rows and
    columns did not add to the printed totals, or if the 2002--03 data
    represented a large change from the data reported for 2001--02.

-   Once all of the data were received, all states and outlying areas
    were contacted and asked to provide final data verification by
    fax.[^4]

In addition, the Department is working with the states and outlying
areas on an ongoing basis to ensure that the submitted data are as
accurate as possible.

**Summary of Findings**

-   Overall, 50 states, the District of Columbia (D.C.), Puerto Rico and
    the four outlying areas reported data under the *GFSA* for the
    2002--03 school year. They reported that they expelled a total of
    2,143 students from school for bringing a firearm to school or
    possessing a firearm at school.

-   Fifty-eight percent of the expulsions were students in senior high
    school, 31 percent were in junior high, and 11 percent were in
    elementary school.

-   Fifty-five percent of the expulsions were for bringing or possessing
    a handgun. Thirty-two percent were for some other type of firearm or
    other destructive device, such as bombs, grenades, or starter
    pistols, and 13 percent of the expulsions were for bringing or
    possessing a rifle or shotgun.

-   There was a 16 percent decrease in the number of expulsions from
    2001--02 to 2002--03.

-   The number of expulsions has continued to decrease from 1996--97 to
    2002--03.

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-   Forty-seven percent of expulsions were modified to less than one
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-   Eighty-one percent of modified expulsions were for students who were
    not considered disabled.

-   Thirty-six percent of students in the reporting states were referred
    to an alternative placement. Among those referred, 41 percent of the
    expulsions were modified and 59 percent were not modified.

-   All of the "states" and outlying areas reported that their LEAs
    submitted a *GFSA* report. Of the 50 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, and
    outlying areas, Alabama and the Virgin Islands had the highest
    percentage of LEAs that reported one or more students for an offense
    under the *GFSA*.

**Expulsions for Bringing or Possessing a Firearm---Overview**

Overall, 56 "states" and outlying areas provided data on the number of
students expelled for bringing or possessing a firearm, for a total of
2,143 expulsions. Only Arizona, Texas, Virginia, and Washington had 100
or more expulsions each. When viewed as the number of expulsions per
1,000 enrolled students, the Virgin Islands had the highest number of
expulsions per 1,000 students. Refer to table 1 for more detailed
information on the data provided by the individual states and outlying
areas.

![](media/image2.wmf)***Expulsions by School Level***

All states and outlying areas provided data on their expulsions.

Of the 2,143 expulsions reported by school level,[^5] more than half, 58
percent (1,242), were students in senior high schools, 31 percent (661)
were students in junior highs, and 11 percent (240) were elementary
school students (see fig. 1 and table 2).

***Expulsions by Type of Firearm***

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Of the 2,143 reported expulsions by type of firearm, 55 percent (1,183)
involved handguns, 13 percent (283) involved rifles or shotguns, and the
remaining 32 percent (677) involved other types of firearms (such as
bombs, grenades, and starter pistols) (see fig. 2 and table 3).

**Overall Year-to-Year Changes in Number of Expulsions─2001--02 to
2002--03**

Overall, the reported number of expulsions decreased 16 percent from
2,554 in 2001--02 to 2,143 in 2002--03 (see table 4). Of the 56 "states"
and outlying areas reporting expulsions, 30 showed a decrease in the
number of expulsions from 2001--02 to 2002--03. Among these, the
greatest decrease was reported in Alabama. Conversely, 17 states showed
an increase in the number of expulsions from 2001--02 to 2002--03 with
the largest increase in Arkansas.

See table 5 for the total number of expulsions reported by each state
and outlying area over the last seven years.

**Modified Expulsions and Students With Disabilities**

The *GFSA* allows the LEA chief administering officer to modify, in
writing, any expulsion for a firearm violation on a case-by-case basis
(for example, by shortening the expulsion requirement to less than one
year). One purpose of this provision is to allow the chief administering
officer in a school district to take unique circumstances into account
as well as to ensure that *IDEA* and *GFSA* requirements are implemented
consistently. In order to capture these modifications, states were asked
to report the number of students who had their period of expulsion
modified, as well as the number of these cases that were not for
students with disabilities.

***Modified Expulsions***

O![](media/image2.wmf)f the 2,143 reported expulsions in the states and
outlying areas, 997 (or 47 percent) were modified to less than one year
in 2002--03 (see fig. 3 and table 6).

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The percentage of expulsions that were modified had dropped to below 30
percent in 1998--99 and 1999-2000, but since then has remained above 35
percent (see fig. 4).

######## Disability Status of Students With Modified Expulsions

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O![](media/image2.wmf)f the 997 students whose expulsions were modified,
805 (81 percent) were for students not considered disabled under Section
602(a)(1) of *IDEA* (see fig. 5 and table 7).

**Referrals to Alternative Schools or Programs**

T![](media/image2.wmf)he *GFSA* allows local officials to refer expelled
students to an alternative school or program. Forty-seven states and
outlying areas reported complete information for this data item.

Overall, 35 percent (571) of the 1,572[^6] reported expulsions were
referred to an alternative placement. Of the 565 students referred to an
alternative placement that states reported as modified or not
modified,[^7] 233 (41%) were among students with modified expulsions,
while 332 (59%) were among students with expulsions that were not
modified (see fig. 6 and table 8).

***GFSA* Report on LEA Compliance**

Starting with the 1999--2000 school year, states and outlying areas were
asked to report information regarding the level of LEA compliance with
the state law that requires that a student who brings a firearm to
school, or possesses a firearm at school, be expelled for one year (see
table 9). Additionally, they were asked to indicate the percentage of
LEAs that reported an expulsion.

Most states and outlying areas indicated that virtually all of their
LEAs had submitted *GFSA* reports. Any issues surrounding noncompliance
with the *GFSA* are addressed directly by the Department.

**Table 1**

Number of students expelled for having brought to or possessed a firearm
in school, 2002--03 and *GFSA* violations per 1,000 students of public
elementary and secondary enrollment, by state or outlying area, fall
2002

  ----------------- --------------- ----------------- ---------------------
  **State or        **Number of     **Public          **GFSA violations for
  outlying area**   students        elementary and\   fall 2002\
                    expelled in     secondary         per 1,000 of
                    2002--03**      enrollment**      enrollment**

  **Total**         **2,143**       **48,599,099**    **0.044**

  Alabama           53              735,102           0.072

  Alaska            12              136,005           0.088

  Arizona           105             928,624           0.113

  Arkansas          97              447,511           0.217

  California        96              6,324,871         0.015

  Colorado          36              743,987           0.048

  Connecticut       8               570,552           0.014

  Delaware          4               116,394           0.034

  District of       1               71,183            0.014
  Columbia                                            

  Florida           54              2,512,316         0.021

  Georgia           85              1,480,548         0.057

  Hawaii            2               187,105           0.011

  Idaho             7               248,076           0.028

  Illinois          46              2,078,416         0.022

  Indiana           26              996,674           0.026

  Iowa              9               488,004           0.018

  Kansas            28              466,317           0.060

  Kentucky          52              641,883           0.081

  Louisiana         58              732,412           0.079

  Maine             2               205,191           0.010

  Maryland          27              866,348           0.031

  Massachusetts     28              975,497           0.029

  Michigan          37              1,785,908         0.021

  Minnesota         15              846,434           0.018

  Mississippi       70              492,990           0.142

  Missouri          62              911,074           0.068

  Montana           20              151,820           0.132

  Nebraska          10              283,568           0.035

  Nevada            35              363,775           0.096

  New Hampshire     3               206,754           0.015

  New Jersey        11              1,356,374         0.008

  New Mexico        28              323,656           0.087

  New York          79              2,887,555         0.027

  North Carolina    69              1,318,475         0.052

  North Dakota      2               104,602           0.019

  Ohio              65              1,830,227         0.036

  Oklahoma          33              611,488           0.054

  Oregon            29              552,119           0.053

  Pennsylvania      45              1,841,516         0.024

  Puerto Rico       4               604,177           0.007

  Rhode Island      7               161,217           0.043

  South Carolina    27              692,003           0.039

  South Dakota      9               126,830           0.071

  Tennessee         74              928,795           0.080

  Texas             175             4,166,333         0.042

  Utah              56              484,246           0.116

  Vermont           2               100,943           0.020

  Virginia          197             1,181,476         0.167

  Washington        100             1,010,515         0.099

  West Virginia     8               281,438           0.028

  Wisconsin         22              874,803           0.025

  Wyoming           6               87,824            0.068

  American Samoa    0               15,897            0.000

  Guam              2               31,992            0.063

  Northern Mariana  0               10,479            0.000
  Is.                                                 

  Virgin Islands    5               18,780            0.266
  ----------------- --------------- ----------------- ---------------------

*Source:* U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education
Statistics, The NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey
of Public Elementary/Secondary Educations, " 1988--89 through 2001--02,
and *Projections of Education Statistics to 2013*. See
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d03/.

*Note:* *GFSA=Gun-Free Schools Act*, "state" includes the District of
Columbia and Puerto Rico.

**Table 2**

Number and percentage of students expelled for having brought to or
possessed a firearm in school, by school level and by state or outlying
area, 2002--03

+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| **State or  | **S   |       |       |       |       |       | **To  |
| outlying    | chool |       |       |       |       |       | tal** |
| area**      | level |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|             | and   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|             | Pe    |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|             | rcent |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|             | age** |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
|             | **El  | **Pe  | **J   | **Pe  | **S   | **Pe  |       |
|             | ement | rcent | unior | rcent | enior | rcent |       |
|             | ary** | age** | h     | age** | h     | age** |       |
|             |       |       | igh** |       | igh** |       |       |
|             |       | **of  |       | **of  |       | **of  |       |
|             |       | to    |       | to    |       | to    |       |
|             |       | tal** |       | tal** |       | tal** |       |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| **Total**   | **    | *     | **    | *     | **1,  | *     | **2,  |
|             | 240** | *11** | 661** | *31** | 242** | *58** | 143** |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Alabama     | 3     | 6     | 3     | 6     | 47    | 89    | 53    |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Alaska      | 2     | 17    | 1     | 8     | 9     | 75    | 12    |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Arizona     | 17    | 16    | 43    | 41    | 45    | 43    | 105   |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Arkansas    | 14    | 14    | 41    | 42    | 42    | 43    | 97    |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| California  | 7     | 7     | 26    | 27    | 63    | 66    | 96    |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Colorado    | 6     | 17    | 6     | 17    | 24    | 67    | 36    |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Connecticut | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0     | 8     | 100   | 8     |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Delaware    | 0     | 0     | 2     | 50    | 2     | 50    | 4     |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| District of | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0     | 1     | 100   | 1     |
| Columbia    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Florida     | 1     | 2     | 10    | 19    | 43    | 80    | 54    |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Georgia     | 3     | 4     | 25    | 29    | 57    | 67    | 85    |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Hawaii      | 0     | 0     | 2     | 100   | 0     | 0     | 2     |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Idaho       | 0     | 0     | 3     | 43    | 4     | 57    | 7     |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Illinois    | 6     | 13    | 10    | 22    | 30    | 65    | 46    |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Indiana     | 3     | 12    | 9     | 35    | 14    | 54    | 26    |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Iowa        | 0     | 0     | 1     | 11    | 8     | 89    | 9     |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Kansas      | 0     | 0     | 1     | 4     | 27    | 96    | 28    |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Kentucky    | 13    | 25    | 9     | 17    | 30    | 58    | 52    |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Louisiana   | 9     | 16    | 26    | 45    | 23    | 40    | 58    |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Maine       | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0     | 2     | 100   | 2     |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Maryland    | 1     | 4     | 8     | 30    | 18    | 67    | 27    |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Ma          | 3     | 11    | 4     | 14    | 21    | 75    | 28    |
| ssachusetts |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Michigan    | 2     | 5     | 11    | 30    | 24    | 65    | 37    |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Minnesota   | 0     | 0     | 3     | 20    | 12    | 80    | 15    |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Mississippi | 13    | 19    | 28    | 40    | 29    | 41    | 70    |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Missouri    | 4     | 6     | 13    | 21    | 45    | 73    | 62    |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Montana     | 4     | 20    | 2     | 10    | 14    | 70    | 20    |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Nebraska    | 0     | 0     | 2     | 20    | 8     | 80    | 10    |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Nevada      | 2     | 6     | 9     | 26    | 24    | 69    | 35    |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| New         | 0     | 0     | 1     | 33    | 2     | 67    | 3     |
| Hampshire   |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| New Jersey  | 0     | 0     | 5     | 45    | 6     | 55    | 11    |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| New Mexico  | 2     | 7     | 10    | 36    | 16    | 57    | 28    |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| New York    | 10    | 13    | 32    | 41    | 37    | 47    | 79    |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| North       | 6     | 9     | 20    | 29    | 43    | 62    | 69    |
| Carolina    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| North       | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0     | 2     | 100   | 2     |
| Dakota      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Ohio        | 4     | 6     | 23    | 35    | 38    | 58    | 65    |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Oklahoma    | 3     | 9     | 9     | 27    | 21    | 64    | 33    |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Oregon      | 5     | 17    | 9     | 31    | 15    | 52    | 29    |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| P           | 5     | 11    | 14    | 31    | 26    | 58    | 45    |
| ennsylvania |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Puerto Rico | 0     | 0     | 2     | 50    | 2     | 50    | 4     |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Rhode       | 0     | 0     | 4     | 57    | 3     | 43    | 7     |
| Island      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| South       | 2     | 7     | 9     | 33    | 16    | 59    | 27    |
| Carolina    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| South       | 1     | 11    | 0     | 0     | 8     | 89    | 9     |
| Dakota      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Tennessee   | 5     | 7     | 29    | 39    | 40    | 54    | 74    |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Texas       | 16    | 9     | 36    | 21    | 123   | 70    | 175   |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Utah        | 12    | 21    | 26    | 46    | 18    | 32    | 56    |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Vermont     | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0     | 2     | 100   | 2     |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Virginia    | 41    | 21    | 81    | 41    | 75    | 38    | 197   |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Washington  | 14    | 14    | 36    | 36    | 50    | 50    | 100   |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| West        | 0     | 0     | 5     | 63    | 3     | 38    | 8     |
| Virginia    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Wisconsin   | 1     | 5     | 6     | 27    | 15    | 68    | 22    |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Wyoming     | 0     | 0     | 2     | 33    | 4     | 67    | 6     |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| American    | 0     | \--   | 0     | \--   | 0     | \--   | 0     |
| Samoa       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Guam        | 0     | 0     | 2     | 100   | 0     | 0     | 2     |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Northern    | 0     | \--   | 0     | \--   | 0     | \--   | 0     |
| Mariana Is. |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Virgin      | 0     | 0     | 2     | 40    | 3     | 60    | 5     |
| Islands     |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Safe and Drug-Free
Schools, OMB No.1865-0002: Gun-Free Schools Act Report. Data are for the
50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the four outlying
areas.

*Note:* "State" includes the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

**Table 3**

Number and percentage of students expelled for having brought to or
possessed a firearm in school, by type of firearm and by state or
outlying area, 2002--03

+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| **State or | *     |       |       |       |       |       | **To  |
| outlying   | *Type |       |       |       |       |       | tal** |
| area**     | of    |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|            | fi    |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|            | rearm |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|            | and   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|            | pe    |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|            | rcent |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|            | age** |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
|            | *     | **Pe  | **    | **Pe  | **Ot  | **Pe  |       |
|            | *Hand | rcent | Rifle | rcent | her** | rcent |       |
|            | gun** | age** | or    | age** |       | age** |       |
|            |       |       | shot  |       |       |       |       |
|            |       | **of  | gun** | **of  |       | **of  |       |
|            |       | to    |       | to    |       | to    |       |
|            |       | tal** |       | tal** |       | tal** |       |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| **Total**  | **1,  | *     | **    | *     | **    | *     | **2,  |
|            | 183** | *55** | 283** | *13** | 677** | *32** | 143** |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Alabama    | 38    | 72    | 14    | 26    | 1     | 2     | 53    |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Alaska     | 5     | 42    | 7     | 58    | 0     | 0     | 12    |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Arizona    | 40    | 38    | 3     | 3     | 62    | 59    | 105   |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Arkansas   | 24    | 25    | 7     | 7     | 66    | 68    | 97    |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| California | 88    | 92    | 8     | 8     | 0     | 0     | 96    |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Colorado   | 12    | 33    | 7     | 19    | 17    | 47    | 36    |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| C          | 5     | 63    | 1     | 13    | 2     | 25    | 8     |
| onnecticut |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Delaware   | 2     | 50    | 1     | 25    | 1     | 25    | 4     |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| District   | 1     | 100   | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0     | 1     |
| of         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Columbia   |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Florida    | 39    | 72    | 11    | 20    | 4     | 7     | 54    |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Georgia    | 59    | 69    | 13    | 15    | 13    | 15    | 85    |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Hawaii     | 2     | 100   | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0     | 2     |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Idaho      | 3     | 43    | 2     | 29    | 2     | 29    | 7     |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Illinois   | 36    | 78    | 8     | 17    | 2     | 4     | 46    |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Indiana    | 4     | 15    | 4     | 15    | 18    | 69    | 26    |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Iowa       | 6     | 67    | 3     | 33    | 0     | 0     | 9     |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Kansas     | 6     | 21    | 10    | 36    | 12    | 43    | 28    |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Kentucky   | 31    | 60    | 6     | 12    | 15    | 29    | 52    |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Louisiana  | 56    | 97    | 0     | 0     | 2     | 3     | 58    |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Maine      | 1     | 50    | 1     | 50    | 0     | 0     | 2     |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Maryland   | 21    | 78    | 6     | 22    | 0     | 0     | 27    |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Mas        | 9     | 32    | 0     | 0     | 19    | 68    | 28    |
| sachusetts |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Michigan   | 21    | 57    | 5     | 14    | 11    | 30    | 37    |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Minnesota  | 6     | 40    | 6     | 40    | 3     | 20    | 15    |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| M          | 46    | 66    | 4     | 6     | 20    | 29    | 70    |
| ississippi |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Missouri   | 32    | 52    | 20    | 32    | 10    | 16    | 62    |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Montana    | 8     | 40    | 10    | 50    | 2     | 10    | 20    |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Nebraska   | 7     | 70    | 0     | 0     | 3     | 30    | 10    |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Nevada     | 10    | 29    | 2     | 6     | 23    | 66    | 35    |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| New        | 3     | 100   | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0     | 3     |
| Hampshire  |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| New Jersey | 11    | 100   | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0     | 11    |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| New Mexico | 15    | 54    | 2     | 7     | 11    | 39    | 28    |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| New York   | 32    | 41    | 3     | 4     | 44    | 56    | 79    |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| North      | 46    | 67    | 15    | 22    | 8     | 12    | 69    |
| Carolina   |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| North      | 0     | 0     | 2     | 100   | 0     | 0     | 2     |
| Dakota     |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Ohio       | 65    | 100   | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0     | 65    |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Oklahoma   | 16    | 48    | 13    | 39    | 4     | 12    | 33    |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Oregon     | 9     | 31    | 0     | 0     | 20    | 69    | 29    |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Pe         | 29    | 64    | 9     | 20    | 7     | 16    | 45    |
| nnsylvania |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Puerto     | 4     | 100   | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0     | 4     |
| Rico       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Rhode      | 7     | 100   | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0     | 7     |
| Island     |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| South      | 22    | 81    | 4     | 15    | 1     | 4     | 27    |
| Carolina   |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| South      | 4     | 44    | 5     | 56    | 0     | 0     | 9     |
| Dakota     |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Tennessee  | 63    | 85    | 8     | 11    | 3     | 4     | 74    |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Texas      | 110   | 63    | 40    | 23    | 25    | 14    | 175   |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Utah       | 27    | 48    | 2     | 4     | 27    | 48    | 56    |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Vermont    | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0     | 2     | 100   | 2     |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Virginia   | 45    | 23    | 7     | 4     | 145   | 74    | 197   |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Washington | 34    | 34    | 12    | 12    | 54    | 54    | 100   |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| West       | 4     | 50    | 0     | 0     | 4     | 50    | 8     |
| Virginia   |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Wisconsin  | 11    | 50    | 1     | 5     | 10    | 45    | 22    |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Wyoming    | 1     | 17    | 1     | 17    | 4     | 67    | 6     |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| American   | 0     | \--   | 0     | \--   | 0     | \--   | 0     |
| Samoa      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Guam       | 2     | 100   | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0     | 2     |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Northern   | 0     | \--   | 0     | \--   | 0     | \--   | 0     |
| Mariana    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Is.        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Virgin     | 5     | 100   | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0     | 5     |
| Islands    |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Safe and Drug-Free
Schools, OMB No.1865-0002: Gun-Free Schools Act Report. Data are for the
50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the four outlying
areas.

*Note:* "State" includes the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

**Table 4**

Number of students expelled for having brought to or possessed a firearm
in school and number and percentage change, by state or outlying area,
2001--02 and 2002--03

  ------------------- -------------- -------------- ------------- -----------
                      **School                                    
                      year**                                      

  **State or outlying **2001--02**   **2002--03**   **Number\     **Percent
  area**                                            Change**      Change**

  **Total**           **2,554**      **2,143**      **-411**      **-16**

  Alabama             138            53             -85           -62

  Alaska              55             12             -43           -78

  Arizona             124            105            -19           -15

  Arkansas            80             97             17            +21

  California          104            96             -8            -8

  Colorado            31             36             5             +16

  Connecticut         8              8              0             0

  Delaware            3              4              1             +33

  District of         3              1              -2            -67
  Columbia                                                        

  Florida             51             54             3             +6

  Georgia             119            85             -34           -29

  Hawaii              7              2              -5            -71

  Idaho               21             7              -14           -67

  Illinois            53             46             -7            -13

  Indiana             41             26             -15           -37

  Iowa                9              9              0             0

  Kansas              32             28             -4            -12

  Kentucky            46             52             6             +13

  Louisiana           75             58             -17           -23

  Maine               2              2              0             0

  Maryland            21             27             6             +29

  Massachusetts       89             28             -61           -69

  Michigan            46             37             -9            -20

  Minnesota           23             15             -8            -35

  Mississippi         67             70             3             +4

  Missouri            59             62             3             +5

  Montana             31             20             -11           -35

  Nebraska            6              10             4             +67

  Nevada              56             35             -21           -38

  New Hampshire       0              3              3             \--

  New Jersey          16             11             -5            -31

  New Mexico          20             28             8             +40

  New York            88             79             -9            -10

  North Carolina      92             69             -23           -25

  North Dakota        4              2              -2            -50

  Ohio                53             65             12            +23

  Oklahoma            60             33             -27           -45

  Oregon              55             29             -26           -47

  Pennsylvania        36             45             9             +25

  Puerto Rico         4              4              0             0

  Rhode Island        7              7              0             0

  South Carolina      34             27             -7            -21

  South Dakota        5              9              4             +80

  Tennessee           80             74             -6            -8

  Texas               177            175            -2            -1

  Utah                83             56             -27           -33

  Vermont             3              2              -1            -33

  Virginia            197            197            0             0

  Washington          92             100            8             +9

  West Virginia       6              8              2             +33

  Wisconsin           30             22             -8            -27

  Wyoming             7              6              -1            -14

  American Samoa      0              0              0             0

  Guam                1              2              1             +100

  Northern Mariana    0              0              0             0
  Is.                                                             

  Virgin Islands      4              5              1             +25
  ------------------- -------------- -------------- ------------- -----------

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Safe and Drug-Free
Schools, OMB No.1865-0002: Gun-Free Schools Act Report. Data are for the
50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the four outlying
areas.

*Note:* "State" includes the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

**Table 5**

Number of students expelled for having brought to or possessed a firearm
in school, by state or outlying area, 1996--97 through 2002--03

  --------------- ------------------ ------------------ ------------------ -------------------- ------------------ ------------------ --------------
                  **School year**                                                                                                     

  **State or      **1996**--**97**   **1997**--**98**   **1998**--**99**   **1999**--**2000**   **2000**--**01**   **2001**--**02**   **2002--03**
  outlying area**                                                                                                                     

  **Total**       **4,787**          **3,660**          **3,477**          **2,835**            **2,537**          **2,554**          **2,143**

  Alabama         91                 82                 174                154                  200                138                53

  Alaska          19                 18                 30                 17                   10                 55                 12

  Arizona         152                111                101                56                   131                124                105

  Arkansas        62                 57                 66                 23                   32                 80                 97

  California      723                384                290                154                  123                104                96

  Colorado        131                30                 110                42                   24                 31                 36

  Connecticut     19                 9                  11                 6                    0                  8                  8

  Delaware        7                  7                  9                  2                    1                  3                  4

  District of     0                  4                  13                 3                    0                  3                  1
  Columbia                                                                                                                            

  Florida         202                149                94                 67                   95                 51                 54

  Georgia         244                203                208                117                  111                119                85

  Hawaii          0                  3                  5                  3                    0                  7                  2

  Idaho           33                 42                 31                 19                   17                 21                 7

  Illinois        250                86                 77                 40                   32                 53                 46

  Indiana         109                62                 103                33                   21                 41                 26

  Iowa            40                 30                 17                 20                   11                 9                  9

  Kansas          43                 33                 52                 40                   36                 32                 28

  Kentucky        70                 72                 37                 12                   7                  46                 52

  Louisiana       88                 25                 21                 73                   113                75                 58

  Maine           13                 5                  6                  3                    1                  2                  2

  Maryland        73                 32                 34                 35                   26                 21                 27

  Massachusetts   54                 46                 43                 10                   18                 89                 28

  Michigan        92                 99                 106                100                  90                 46                 37

  Minnesota       18                 45                 24                 15                   12                 23                 15

  Mississippi     11                 47                 24                 36                   64                 67                 70

  Missouri        318                179                171                102                  49                 59                 62

  Montana         12                 17                 15                 22                   12                 31                 20

  Nebraska        20                 11                 15                 20                   11                 6                  10

  Nevada          54                 36                 52                 45                   58                 56                 35

  New Hampshire   15                 5                  11                 3                    5                  0                  3

  New Jersey      57                 40                 51                 29                   13                 16                 11

  New Mexico      71                 32                 47                 23                   32                 20                 28

  New York        128                91                 206                98                   89                 88                 79

  North Carolina  138                121                141                78                   77                 92                 69

  North Dakota    1                  1                  3                  0                    3                  4                  2

  Ohio            MD                 119                77                 199                  135                53                 65

  Oklahoma        0                  17                 16                 31                   13                 60                 33

  Oregon          85                 135                48                 87                   40                 55                 29

  Pennsylvania    200                121                76                 76                   40                 36                 45

  Puerto Rico     0                  1                  4                  1                    0                  4                  4

  Rhode Island    7                  10                 4                  6                    9                  7                  7

  South Carolina  94                 85                 52                 55                   43                 34                 27

  South Dakota    7                  26                 9                  1                    7                  5                  9

  Tennessee       98                 192                152                109                  88                 80                 74

  Texas           532                424                294                237                  204                177                175

  Utah            80                 9                  13                 50                   53                 83                 56

  Vermont         5                  5                  3                  1                    3                  3                  2

  Virginia        92                 99                 115                259                  204                197                197

  Washington      146                118                115                144                  106                92                 100

  West Virginia   27                 17                 14                 9                    12                 6                  8

  Wisconsin       54                 66                 71                 51                   46                 30                 22

  Wyoming         0                  0                  11                 16                   6                  7                  6

  American Samoa  MD                 0                  0                  MD                   0                  0                  0

  Guam            0                  0                  5                  0                    0                  1                  2

  Northern        1                  0                  0                  0                    0                  0                  0
  Mariana Is.                                                                                                                         

  Virgin Islands  1                  2                  0                  3                    4                  4                  5
  --------------- ------------------ ------------------ ------------------ -------------------- ------------------ ------------------ --------------

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Safe and Drug-Free
Schools, OMB No.1865-0002: Gun-Free Schools Act Report. Data are for the
50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the four outlying
areas.

*Note:* MD=Missing data, "state" includes the District of Columbia and
Puerto Rico.

**Table 6**

Number and percentage of students found to have brought to or possessed
a firearm in school for which the one-year expulsion was modified on a
case-by-case basis, by state or outlying area, 2002--03

  ------------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
  **State or outlying **Number of\      **Number\         **Percentage\
  area**              expulsions**      modified**        modified**

  ** Total**          **2,143**         **997**           **47**

  Alabama             53                34                64

  Alaska              12                8                 67

  Arizona             105               42                40

  Arkansas            97                28                29

  California          96                16                17

  Colorado            36                13                36

  Connecticut         8                 1                 12

  Delaware            4                 2                 50

  District of         1                 0                 0
  Columbia                                                

  Florida             54                4                 7

  Georgia             85                16                19

  Hawaii              2                 1                 50

  Idaho               7                 5                 71

  Illinois            46                7                 15

  Indiana             26                16                62

  Iowa                9                 2                 22

  Kansas              28                9                 32

  Kentucky            52                39                75

  Louisiana           58                6                 10

  Maine               2                 2                 100

  Maryland            27                7                 26

  Massachusetts       28                28                100

  Michigan            37                9                 24

  Minnesota           15                4                 27

  Mississippi         70                32                46

  Missouri            62                9                 15

  Montana             20                12                60

  Nebraska            10                1                 10

  Nevada              35                25                71

  New Hampshire       3                 0                 0

  New Jersey          11                2                 18

  New Mexico          28                13                46

  New York            79                61                77

  North Carolina      69                63                91

  North Dakota        2                 2                 100

  Ohio                65                44                68

  Oklahoma            33                17                52

  Oregon              29                23                79

  Pennsylvania        45                13                29

  Puerto Rico         4                 4                 100

  Rhode Island        7                 7                 100

  South Carolina      27                11                41

  South Dakota        9                 7                 78

  Tennessee           74                44                59

  Texas               175               63                36

  Utah                56                25                45

  Vermont             2                 2                 100

  Virginia            197               145               74

  Washington          100               57                57

  West Virginia       8                 3                 38

  Wisconsin           22                7                 32

  Wyoming             6                 4                 67

  American Samoa      0                 0                 0

  Guam                2                 2                 100

  Northern Mariana    0                 0                 0
  Is.                                                     

  Virgin Islands      5                 0                 0
  ------------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Safe and Drug-Free
Schools, OMB No.1865-0002: Gun-Free Schools Act Report. Data are for the
50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the four outlying
areas.

*Note:* "State" includes the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

**Table 7**

Number and percentage of students found to have brought to or possessed
a firearm in school and received modified expulsions that were for
nondisabled students, by state or outlying area, 2002--03

  ------------------- ------------ ------------ ------------- --------------
  **State or outlying **Number\    **Number\    **Number      **Percentage
  area**              modified**   disabled     nondisabled   nondisabled
                                   modified**   modified**    modified**

  **Total**           **997**      **192**      **805**       **81**

  Alabama             34           7            27            71

  Alaska              8            3            5             62

  Arizona             42           25           17            40

  Arkansas            28           6            22            79

  California          16           2            14            88

  Colorado            13           5            8             62

  Connecticut         1            0            1             100

  Delaware            2            0            2             100

  District of         0            0            0             0
  Columbia                                                    

  Florida             4            2            2             50

  Georgia             16           1            15            94

  Hawaii              1            0            1             100

  Idaho               5            0            5             100

  Illinois            7            2            5             71

  Indiana             16           8            8             50

  Iowa                2            0            2             100

  Kansas              9            2            7             78

  Kentucky            39           0            39            100

  Louisiana           6            2            4             67

  Maine               2            1            1             50

  Maryland            7            1            6             86

  Massachusetts       28           1            27            96

  Michigan            9            1            8             89

  Minnesota           4            0            4             100

  Mississippi         32           9            23            72

  Missouri            9            3            6             67

  Montana             12           3            9             75

  Nebraska            1            0            1             100

  Nevada              25           2            23            92

  New Hampshire       0            0            0             0

  New Jersey          2            0            2             100

  New Mexico          13           0            13            100

  New York            61           14           47            77

  North Carolina      63           0            63            100

  North Dakota        2            0            2             100

  Ohio                44           8            36            82

  Oklahoma            17           3            14            82

  Oregon              23           7            16            70

  Pennsylvania        13           3            10            77

  Puerto Rico         4            1            3             75

  Rhode Island        7            3            4             57

  South Carolina      11           7            4             36

  South Dakota        7            1            6             86

  Tennessee           44           13           31            70

  Texas               63           10           53            84

  Utah                25           2            23            92

  Vermont             2            0            2             100

  Virginia            145          10           135           93

  Washington          57           20           37            65

  West Virginia       3            2            1             33

  Wisconsin           7            2            5             71

  Wyoming             4            0            4             100

  American Samoa      0            0            0             0

  Guam                2            0            2             100

  Northern Mariana    0            0            0             0
  Is.                                                         

  Virgin Islands      0            0            0             0
  ------------------- ------------ ------------ ------------- --------------

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Safe and Drug-Free
Schools, OMB No.1865-0002: Gun-Free Schools Act Report. Data are for the
50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the four outlying
areas.

*Note:* "State" includes the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

**Table 8**

Number and percentage of students found to have brought to or possessed
a firearm in school that were referred to an alternative placement, by
state or outlying area, 2002--03

  --------------- -------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ ------------
  **State or      **Number of    **Number     **Percentage   **Number     **Percentage   **Total      **Total
  outlying area** expulsions**   referred     of modified    referred not of not         number       percentage
                                 modified**   referred**     modified**   modified       referred**   referred**
                                                                          referred**                  

  **Total**       **1,572**      **233**      **41**         **332**      **59**         **565**      **36**

  Arizona         105            14           47             16           53             30           29

  Arkansas        97             0            0              1            100            1            1

  California      96             16           18             72           82             88           92

  Connecticut     8              1            13             7            88             8            100

  Delaware        4              1            100            0            0              1            25

  District of     1              0            0              1            100            1            100
  Columbia                                                                                            

  Florida         54             3            10             28           90             31           57

  Hawaii          2              0            \--            0            \--            0            0

  Idaho           7              2            100            0            0              2            29

  Illinois        46             0            0              32           100            32           70

  Indiana         26             0            0              6            100            6            23

  Iowa            9              0            0              2            100            2            22

  Kansas          28             4            27             11           73             15           54

  Kentucky        52             0            0              8            100            8            15

  Louisiana       58             5            9              51           91             56           97

  Maine           2              1            100            0            0              1            50

  Maryland        27             3            33             6            67             9            33

  Massachusetts   28             2            13             13           87             15           54

  Michigan        37             6            43             8            57             14           38

  Minnesota       15             1            25             3            75             4            27

  Mississippi     70             32           100            0            0              32           46

  Missouri        62             3            21             11           79             14           23

  Montana         20             1            100            0            0              1            5

  Nevada          35             11           73             4            27             15           43

  New Hampshire   3              0            0              1            100            1            33

  New Jersey      11             0            0              3            100            3            27

  New Mexico      28             2            20             8            80             10           36

  North Carolina  69             11           100            0            0              11           16

  North Dakota    2              0            \--            0            \--            0            0

  Oklahoma        33             5            56             4            44             9            27

  Oregon          29             19           83             4            17             23           79

  Pennsylvania    45             0            \--            0            \--            0            0

  Puerto Rico     4              2            100            0            0              2            50

  Rhode Island    7              0            \--            0            \--            0            0

  South Carolina  27             6            86             1            14             7            26

  South Dakota    9              0            0              1            100            1            11

  Tennessee       74             28           100            0            0              28           38

  Vermont         2              1            100            0            0              1            50

  Virginia        197            32           67             16           33             48           24

  Washington      100            18           72             7            28             25           25

  West Virginia   8              0            0              5            100            5            62

  Wisconsin       22             2            50             2            50             4            18

  Wyoming         6              0            \--            0            \--            0            0

  American Samoa  0              0            \--            0            \--            0            0

  Guam            2              1            100            0            0              1            50

  Northern        0              0            \--            0            \--            0            0
  Mariana Is.                                                                                         

  Virgin Islands  5              0            \--            0            \--            0            0
  --------------- -------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ ------------

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Safe and Drug-Free
Schools, OMB No.1865-0002: Gun-Free Schools Act Report. Data are for the
50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the four outlying
areas.

*Note:* Several states (Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Georgia, Nebraska,
New York, Ohio, Texas, and Utah) did not provide referral data broken
out by modified and not modified. Therefore, these states are excluded
from the table. "State" includes the District of Columbia and Puerto
Rico.

**Table 9**

Percentage of LEAs that submitted a *GFSA* report to the state or
outlying area and percentage of LEAs reporting an offense, by state or
outlying area, 2002--03

  ------------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
  **State or outlying **Percent of LEAs **Percent of      **Percent of LEAS
  area**              that submitted a  schools that      that reported an
                      *GFSA* report**   submitted *GFSA*  offense**
                                        data to their     
                                        LEAs**            

  Alabama             100               100               91

  Alaska              100               100               9

  Arizona             98                100               9

  Arkansas            100               100               9

  California          100               100               5

  Colorado            100               100               15

  Connecticut         100               100               4

  Delaware            80                100               13

  District of         100               100               3
  Columbia                                                

  Florida             100               100               33

  Georgia             100               100               20

  Hawaii              100               100               0

  Idaho               100               100               6

  Illinois            100               100               2

  Indiana             100               100               9

  Iowa                100               100               2

  Kansas              100               100               1

  Kentucky            100               100               10

  Louisiana           100               100               7

  Maine               100               100               1

  Maryland            100               100               40

  Massachusetts       100               100               5

  Michigan            100               100               3

  Minnesota           100               100               3

  Mississippi         100               100               24

  Missouri            100               100               6

  Montana             100               100               3

  Nebraska            100               100               \*

  Nevada              100               100               29

  New Hampshire       100               100               4

  New Jersey          100               100               1

  New Mexico          100               100               21

  New York            100               100               8

  North Carolina      100               100               19

  North Dakota        100               100               \*

  Ohio                100               100               3

  Oklahoma            100               100               4

  Oregon              100               100               5

  Pennsylvania        100               100               4

  Puerto Rico         100               91                \*

  Rhode Island        100               100               7

  South Carolina      100               100               19

  South Dakota        100               100               2

  Tennessee           100               100               15

  Texas               99                99                8

  Utah                100               100               36

  Vermont             100               100               3

  Virginia            100               MD                50

  Washington          100               100               22

  West Virginia       100               100               5

  Wisconsin           100               100               3

  Wyoming             100               100               2

  American Samoa      100               100               0

  Guam                100               100               5

  Northern Mariana    100               100               0
  Is.                                                     

  Virgin Islands      100               100               100
  ------------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Safe and Drug-Free
Schools, OMB No.1865-0002: Gun-Free Schools Act Report. Data are for the
50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the four outlying
areas.

*Note:* LEA=local education agency*, GFSA=Gun-Free Schools Act,* "state"
includes the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

\* Less than .05 percent.

**State and Outlying Area Profiles**

The following profiles consist of a summary of 2002--03 information on
student expulsions by various categories submitted by the states, the
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and outlying areas at the request of
the U.S. Department of Education. Questions 5 and 6 are not included in
this section because they are compliance-related questions that are
followed up by the Safe and Drug-Free Schools Office. The tables in the
previous section were compiled from these singular state profiles. The
data collection form is located in Appendix B of this report.

**Alabama**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    3              0              0              3

  Junior High   3              0              0              3

  Senior High   32             14             1              47

  Total         38             14             1              53
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        19
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          34             64

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      19             36

        Total                                  53             100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among Data missing.  
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among Data missing.  
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  6              11
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         7           21
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         27          79
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     34          100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             91
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**Alabama (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

None.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law encourages
         for providing educational services in an  LEAs to provide
         alternative setting to students expelled  educational services to
         from their regular school setting?        expelled students in an
                                                   alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   No.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               138             53

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    -85

  Percentage Change                                        -62
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. Alabama interpreted this question as the number of
incidents that ultimately resulted in a 12-month expulsions rather than
the number that inititally resulted in a 12-month expulsion.

Question 10b. Specific funds are not provided for GFSA, but state funds
do support the alternative education programs in the state.

**Alaska**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    1              1              0              2

  Junior High   1              0              0              1

  Senior High   3              6              0              9

  Total         5              7              0              12
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        12
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          8              67

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      4              33

        Total                                  12             100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among Data missing.  
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 0              0
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  0              0
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         3           38
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         5           62
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     8           100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             9
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**Alaska (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

The state collects information on other weapons that also have serious
safety concerns for districts, such as pellet guns and BB guns.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law does not
         for providing educational services in an  address the need for
         alternative setting to students expelled  educational services in
         from their regular school setting?        an alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   No.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               55              12

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    -43

  Percentage Change                                        -78
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. Alaska interpreted this question as the number of incidents
requiring a 12-month expulsion by law prior to any modifications.

**Arizona**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    7              0              10             17

  Junior High   8              0              35             43

  Senior High   25             3              17             45

  Total         40             3              62             105
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        63
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          42             40

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      63             60

        Total                                  105            100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 14             33
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 16             25
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  30             29
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         25          60
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         17          40
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     42          100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              98
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             9
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**Arizona (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

None.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law does not
         for providing educational services in an  address the need for
         alternative setting to students expelled  educational services in
         from their regular school setting?        an alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   Yes.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               124             105

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    -19

  Percentage Change                                        -15
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. Of the 105 incidents reported in Arizona during the
2002-2003 school year, 42 were reported to be shortened to a term of
less than one year by the chief administering officer under the
case-by-case modification provision of Section 14601 (b)(1) of the
Gun-Free Schools Act.

Arizona interpreted this question as the number of incidents that
ultimately resulted in a 12-month expulsion rather than the number that
initially resulted in a 12-month expulsion.

**Arkansas**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    3              0              11             14

  Junior High   7              2              32             41

  Senior High   14             5              23             42

  Total         24             7              66             97
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        97
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          28             29

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      69             71

        Total                                  97             100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 0              0
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 1              1
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  1              1
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         6           21
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         22          79
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     28          100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             9
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**Arkansas (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

Information on \"Other Firearms\" does not specify what type of
\"explosives\".

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law encourages
         for providing educational services in an  LEAs to provide
         alternative setting to students expelled  educational services to
         from their regular school setting?        expelled students in an
                                                   alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   No.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               80              97

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    17

  Percentage Change                                        21
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. Arkansas interpreted this question as the number of
incidents requiring a 12-month expulsion by law prior to any
modifications.

**California**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    7              0              0              7

  Junior High   26             0              0              26

  Senior High   55             8              0              63

  Total         88             8              0              96
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        96
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          16             17

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      80             83

        Total                                  96             100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 16             100
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 72             90
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  88             92
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         2           12
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         14          88
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     16          100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             5
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**California (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

None.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law requires LEAs
         for providing educational services in an  to provide educational
         alternative setting to students expelled  services to expelled
         from their regular school setting?        students in an
                                                   alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   Yes.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               104             96

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    -8

  Percentage Change                                        -8
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. California interpreted this question as the number of
incidents requiring a 12-month expulsion by law prior to any
modifications.

**Colorado**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    3              0              3              6

  Junior High   2              0              4              6

  Senior High   7              7              10             24

  Total         12             7              17             36
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        36
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          13             36

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      23             64

        Total                                  36             100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among Data missing.  
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among Data missing.  
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  15             42
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         5           38
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         8           62
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     13          100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             15
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**Colorado (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

Colorado utilizes an \"Automated Data Exchange\" system to collect
school-by-school data. The data fields were not set up to break down
alternative placements per modification which is why they have \"Missing
Data\" in Questions 3a and 3b. They will modify the collection forms to
align with the new quesitons for the 2003--04 school year.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law encourages
         for providing educational services in an  LEAs to provide
         alternative setting to students expelled  educational services to
         from their regular school setting?        expelled students in an
                                                   alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   Yes.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               31              36

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    5

  Percentage Change                                        16
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. Colorado interpreted this question as the number of
incidents requiring a 12-month expulsion by law prior to any
modifications.

**Connecticut**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    0              0              0              0

  Junior High   0              0              0              0

  Senior High   5              1              2              8

  Total         5              1              2              8
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        8
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          1              12

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      7              88

        Total                                  8              100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 1              100
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 7              100
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  8              100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         0           0
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         1           100
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     1           100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             4
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**Connecticut (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

None.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law requires LEAs
         for providing educational services in an  to provide educational
         alternative setting to students expelled  services to expelled
         from their regular school setting?        students in an
                                                   alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   Yes.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               8               8

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    0

  Percentage Change                                        0
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. Connecticut interpreted this question as the number of
incidents requiring a 12-month expulsion by law prior to any
modifications.

**Delaware**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    0              0              0              0

  Junior High   1              0              1              2

  Senior High   1              1              0              2

  Total         2              1              1              4
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        4
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          2              50

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      1              25

        Total                                  3              75
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 1              50
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 0              0
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  1              25
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         0           0
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         2           100
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     2           100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              80
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             13
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**Delaware (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

Six charter schools reported no data and are currently under review.
Their goal is 100 and efforts are directed toward compliance.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        Yes.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law encourages
         for providing educational services in an  LEAs to provide
         alternative setting to students expelled  educational services to
         from their regular school setting?        expelled students in an
                                                   alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   No.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               3               4

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    1

  Percentage Change                                        33
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. Delaware interpreted this question as the number of
incidents requiring a 12-month expulsion by law prior to any
modifications.

Question 2. One high school incident in rifle/shotgun category involved
a student in possession of two rifles. The student withdrew from school
prior to expulsion. They are in a data collection transition process
that impacted our data verification, collection, and entry.

Question 9. Deleware provided a copy of the revised statute.

**District of Columbia**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    0              0              0              0

  Junior High   0              0              0              0

  Senior High   1              0              0              1

  Total         1              0              0              1
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        1
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          0              0

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      1              100

        Total                                  1              100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 0              \--
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 1              100
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  1              100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         0           \--
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         0           \--
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     0           \--
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             3
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**District of Columbia (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

None.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law encourages
         for providing educational services in an  LEAs to provide
         alternative setting to students expelled  educational services to
         from their regular school setting?        expelled students in an
                                                   alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   Yes.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               3               1

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    -2

  Percentage Change                                        -67
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. The District of Columbia interpreted this question as the
number of incidents requiring a 12-month expulsion by law prior to any
modifications.

**Florida**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    1              0              0              1

  Junior High   10             0              0              10

  Senior High   28             11             4              43

  Total         39             11             4              54
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        45
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          4              7

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      41             76

        Total                                  45             83
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 3              75
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 28             68
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  31             57
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         2           50
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         2           50
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     4           100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             33
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**Florida (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

Two districts experienced anomalies that did not allow them to complete
the survey in its entirety.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law encourages
         for providing educational services in an  LEAs to provide
         alternative setting to students expelled  educational services to
         from their regular school setting?        expelled students in an
                                                   alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   Yes.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               51              54

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    3

  Percentage Change                                        6
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Questions 1a and 1b. Because of the following occurrences in two
districts, nine students were not expelled or did not receive modified
expulsions: 1) The LEA was unable to complete the expulsion process
because the parents of the student chose to withdraw them from school
before the process was completed. 2) A student reported possession of
the gun to administrators himself. An investigation did take place and
the student was exonerated due to explained circumstances. A
pre-expulsion hearing was held by committee and the student was placed
back at his school without further consequences.

**Georgia**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    2              0              1              3

  Junior High   19             0              6              25

  Senior High   38             13             6              57

  Total         59             13             13             85
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        85
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          16             19

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      69             81

        Total                                  85             100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among Data missing.  
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among Data missing.  
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  39             46
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         1           6
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         15          94
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     16          100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             20
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**Georgia (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

None.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law encourages
         for providing educational services in an  LEAs to provide
         alternative setting to students expelled  educational services to
         from their regular school setting?        expelled students in an
                                                   alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   No.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               119             85

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    -34

  Percentage Change                                        -29
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. Georgia interpreted this question as the number of
incidents requiring a 12-month expulsion by law prior to any
modifications.

Question 3a and 3b. Georgia had not collected this type of data prior to
receiving the new data collection form.

**Hawaii**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    0              0              0              0

  Junior High   2              0              0              2

  Senior High   0              0              0              0

  Total         2              0              0              2
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        1
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          1              50

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      1              50

        Total                                  2              100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 0              0
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 0              0
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  0              0
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         0           0
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         1           100
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     1           100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             0
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**Hawaii (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

None.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law requires LEAs
         for providing educational services in an  to provide educational
         alternative setting to students expelled  services to expelled
         from their regular school setting?        students in an
                                                   alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   Yes.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               7               2

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    -5

  Percentage Change                                        -71
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. Hawaii interpreted this question as the number of incidents
that ultimately resulted in a 12-month expulsion rather than the number
that initially resulted in a 12-month expulsion.

**Idaho**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    0              0              0              0

  Junior High   1              1              1              3

  Senior High   2              1              1              4

  Total         3              2              2              7
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        7
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          5              71

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      2              29

        Total                                  7              100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 2              40
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 0              0
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  2              29
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         0           0
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         5           100
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     5           100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             6
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**Idaho (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

None.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law does not
         for providing educational services in an  address the need for
         alternative setting to students expelled  educational services in
         from their regular school setting?        an alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   No.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               21              7

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    -14

  Percentage Change                                        -67
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. Idaho interpreted this question as the number of incidents
requiring a 12-month expulsion by law prior to any modifications.

**Illinois**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    6              0              0              6

  Junior High   9              0              1              10

  Senior High   21             8              1              30

  Total         36             8              2              46
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        46
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          7              15

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      39             85

        Total                                  46             100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 0              0
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 32             82
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  32             70
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         2           29
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         5           71
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     7           100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             2
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**Illinois (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

None.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law does not
         for providing educational services in an  address the need for
         alternative setting to students expelled  educational services in
         from their regular school setting?        an alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   Yes.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               53              46

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    -7

  Percentage Change                                        -13
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. Illinois interpreted this question as the number of
incidents requiring a 12-month expulsion by law prior to any
modifications.

**Indiana**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    0              1              2              3

  Junior High   1              0              8              9

  Senior High   3              3              8              14

  Total         4              4              18             26
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        26
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          16             62

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      10             38

        Total                                  26             100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 0              0
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 6              60
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  6              23
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         8           50
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         8           50
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     16          100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             9
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**Indiana (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

None.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law encourages
         for providing educational services in an  LEAs to provide
         alternative setting to students expelled  educational services to
         from their regular school setting?        expelled students in an
                                                   alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   Yes.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               41              26

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    -15

  Percentage Change                                        -37
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. Indiana interpreted this question as the number of
incidents requiring a 12-month expulsion by law prior to any
modifications.

**Iowa**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    0              0              0              0

  Junior High   1              0              0              1

  Senior High   5              3              0              8

  Total         6              3              0              9
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        9
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          2              22

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      7              78

        Total                                  9              100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 0              0
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 2              29
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  2              22
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         0           0
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         2           100
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     2           100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             2
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**Iowa (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

None.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law requires LEAs
         for providing educational services in an  to provide educational
         alternative setting to students expelled  services to expelled
         from their regular school setting?        students in an
                                                   alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   No.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               9               9

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    0

  Percentage Change                                        0
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. Iowa interpreted this question as the number of incidents
requiring a 12-month expulsion by law prior to any modifications.

Question 10a. State law only requires LEAs to provide educational
services to expelled students in an alternative setting for students
with disabilities. State law encourages LEAs to provide educational
services to expelled students in an alternative setting for all other
students.

**Kansas**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    0              0              0              0

  Junior High   1              0              0              1

  Senior High   5              10             12             27

  Total         6              10             12             28
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        28
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          9              32

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      19             68

        Total                                  28             100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 4              44
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 11             58
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  15             54
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         2           22
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         7           78
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     9           100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             1
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**Kansas (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

Two expulsions for possession of other firearms involved incidents with
CO2-powered bb guns.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law does not
         for providing educational services in an  address the need for
         alternative setting to students expelled  educational services in
         from their regular school setting?        an alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   No.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               32              28

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    -4

  Percentage Change                                        -12
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. Kansas interpreted this question as the number of incidents
requiring a 12-month expulsion by law prior to any modifications.

**Kentucky**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    3              1              9              13

  Junior High   3              5              1              9

  Senior High   25             0              5              30

  Total         31             6              15             52
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        13
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          39             75

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      13             25

        Total                                  52             100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 0              0
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 8              62
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  8              15
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         0           0
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         39          100
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     39          100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             10
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**Kentucky (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

None.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law encourages
         for providing educational services in an  LEAs to provide
         alternative setting to students expelled  educational services to
         from their regular school setting?        expelled students in an
                                                   alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   Yes.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               46              52

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    6

  Percentage Change                                        13
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. Kentucky interpreted this question as the number of
incidents that ultimately resulted in a 12-month expulsion rather than
the number that initially resulted in a 12-month expulsion.

**Louisiana**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    9              0              0              9

  Junior High   24             0              2              26

  Senior High   23             0              0              23

  Total         56             0              2              58
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        58
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          6              10

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      52             90

        Total                                  58             100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 5              83
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 51             98
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  56             97
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         2           33
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         4           67
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     6           100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             7
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**Louisiana (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

None.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law requires LEAs
         for providing educational services in an  to provide educational
         alternative setting to students expelled  services to expelled
         from their regular school setting?        students in an
                                                   alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   Yes.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               75              58

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    -17

  Percentage Change                                        -23
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. Louisiana interpreted this question as the number of
incidents requiring a 12-month expulsion by law prior to any
modifications.

**Maine**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    0              0              0              0

  Junior High   0              0              0              0

  Senior High   1              1              0              2

  Total         1              1              0              2
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        0
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          2              100

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      0              0

        Total                                  2              100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 1              50
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 0              \--
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  1              50
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         1           50
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         1           50
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     2           100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             1
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**Maine (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

None.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law does not
         for providing educational services in an  address the need for
         alternative setting to students expelled  educational services in
         from their regular school setting?        an alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   No.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               2               2

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    0

  Percentage Change                                        0
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. Maine interpreted this question as the number of incidents
that ultimately resulted in a 12-month expulsion rather than the number
that initially resulted in a 12-month expulsion.

**Maryland**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    1              0              0              1

  Junior High   8              0              0              8

  Senior High   12             6              0              18

  Total         21             6              0              27
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        27
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          7              26

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      20             74

        Total                                  27             100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 3              43
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 6              30
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  9              33
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         1           14
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         6           86
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     7           100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             40
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**Maryland (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

None.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law encourages
         for providing educational services in an  LEAs to provide
         alternative setting to students expelled  educational services to
         from their regular school setting?        expelled students in an
                                                   alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   No.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               21              27

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    6

  Percentage Change                                        29
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. Maryland interpreted this question as the number of
incidents requiring a 12-month expulsion by law prior to any
modifications.

**Massachusetts**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    1              0              2              3

  Junior High   1              0              3              4

  Senior High   7              0              14             21

  Total         9              0              19             28
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        0
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          28             100

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      0              0

        Total                                  28             100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 2              7
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 13             \--
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  15             54
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         1           4
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         27          96
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     28          100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             5
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**Massachusetts (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

None.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law does not
         for providing educational services in an  address the need for
         alternative setting to students expelled  educational services in
         from their regular school setting?        an alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   No.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               89              28

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    -61

  Percentage Change                                        -69
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. Massachusetts interpreted this question as the number of
incidents that ultimately resulted in a 12-month expulsion rather than
the number that initially resulted in a 12-month expulsion.

**Michigan**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    2              0              0              2

  Junior High   5              1              5              11

  Senior High   14             4              6              24

  Total         21             5              11             37
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        37
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          9              24

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      28             76

        Total                                  37             100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 6              67
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 8              29
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  14             38
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         1           11
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         8           89
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     9           100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             3
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**Michigan (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

None.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law encourages
         for providing educational services in an  LEAs to provide
         alternative setting to students expelled  educational services to
         from their regular school setting?        expelled students in an
                                                   alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   Yes.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               46              37

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    -9

  Percentage Change                                        -20
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. Michigan interpreted this question as the number of
incidents requiring a 12-month expulsion by law prior to any
modifications.

**Minnesota**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    0              0              0              0

  Junior High   2              1              0              3

  Senior High   4              5              3              12

  Total         6              6              3              15
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        10
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          4              27

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      6              40

        Total                                  10             67
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 1              25
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 3              50
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  4              27
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         0           0
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         4           100
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     4           100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             3
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**Minnesota (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

None.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law requires LEAs
         for providing educational services in an  to provide educational
         alternative setting to students expelled  services to expelled
         from their regular school setting?        students in an
                                                   alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   Yes.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               23              15

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    -8

  Percentage Change                                        -35
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1a and 1b. In five of the reported handgun incidents, the
parents of the student withdrew them from school before an official
expulsion decision could be made. This explains why there is a
difference between the total in 1a (15 incidents) and the totals in 1 b
and 2 a (10 incidents).

**Mississippi**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    6              0              7              13

  Junior High   20             1              7              28

  Senior High   20             3              6              29

  Total         46             4              20             70
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        38
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          32             46

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      38             54

        Total                                  70             100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 32             100
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 0              0
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  32             46
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         9           28
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         23          72
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     32          100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             24
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**Mississippi (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

The state only classifies as \"expulsions\" those students to whom all
education services have been terminated for up to one calendar year.
Alternative schools does not count as expulsions.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law encourages
         for providing educational services in an  LEAs to provide
         alternative setting to students expelled  educational services to
         from their regular school setting?        expelled students in an
                                                   alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   No.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               67              70

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    3

  Percentage Change                                        4
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. Mississippi interpreted this question as the number of
incidents that ultimately resulted in a 12-month expulsion rather than
the number that initially resulted in a 12-month expulsion.

**Missouri**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    2              2              0              4

  Junior High   8              1              4              13

  Senior High   22             17             6              45

  Total         32             20             10             62
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        62
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          9              15

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      53             85

        Total                                  62             100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 3              33
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 11             21
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  14             23
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         3           33
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         6           67
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     9           100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             6
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**Missouri (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

None.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law encourages
         for providing educational services in an  LEAs to provide
         alternative setting to students expelled  educational services to
         from their regular school setting?        expelled students in an
                                                   alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   Yes.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               59              62

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    3

  Percentage Change                                        5
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. Missouri interpreted this question as the number of
incidents requiring a 12-month expulsion by law prior to any
modifications.

**Montana**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    3              0              1              4

  Junior High   1              0              1              2

  Senior High   4              10             0              14

  Total         8              10             2              20
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        20
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          12             60

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      8              40

        Total                                  20             100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 1              8
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 0              0
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  1              5
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         3           25
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         9           75
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     12          100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             3
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**Montana (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

None.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law encourages
         for providing educational services in an  LEAs to provide
         alternative setting to students expelled  educational services to
         from their regular school setting?        expelled students in an
                                                   alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   Yes.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               31              20

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    -11

  Percentage Change                                        -35
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. Montana interpreted this question as the number of
incidents requiring a 12-month expulsion by law prior to any
modifications.

**Nebraska**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    0              0              0              0

  Junior High   0              0              2              2

  Senior High   7              0              1              8

  Total         7              0              3              10
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        10
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          1              10

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      9              90

        Total                                  10             100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among Data missing.  
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among Data missing.  
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  10             100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         0           0
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         1           100
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     1           100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             Less than
         for a firearm offense                                 .05
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**Nebraska (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

The Nebraska Gun-Free report collects a total number for alternative
placements. Data is not disaggregated into categories.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law requires LEAs
         for providing educational services in an  to provide educational
         alternative setting to students expelled  services to expelled
         from their regular school setting?        students in an
                                                   alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   No.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               6               10

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    4

  Percentage Change                                        67
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. Nebraska interpreted this question as the number of
incidents requiring a 12-month expulsion by law prior to any
modifications.

**Nevada**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    0              0              2              2

  Junior High   3              0              6              9

  Senior High   7              2              15             24

  Total         10             2              23             35
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        35
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          25             71

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      10             29

        Total                                  35             100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 11             44
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 4              40
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  15             43
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         2           8
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         23          92
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     25          100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             29
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**Nevada (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

None.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law does not
         for providing educational services in an  address the need for
         alternative setting to students expelled  educational services in
         from their regular school setting?        an alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   No.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               56              35

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    -21

  Percentage Change                                        -38
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. Nevada interpreted this question as the number of incidents
requiring a 12-month expulsion by law prior to any modifications.

**New Hampshire**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    0              0              0              0

  Junior High   1              0              0              1

  Senior High   2              0              0              2

  Total         3              0              0              3
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        3
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          0              0

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      3              100

        Total                                  3              100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 0              \--
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 1              33
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  1              33
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         0           \--
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         0           \--
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     0           \--
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             4
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**New Hampshire (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

None.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law encourages
         for providing educational services in an  LEAs to provide
         alternative setting to students expelled  educational services to
         from their regular school setting?        expelled students in an
                                                   alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   No.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               0               3

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    3

  Percentage Change                                        \--
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. New Hampshire interpreted this question as the number of
incidents requiring a 12-month expulsion by law prior to any
modifications.

**New Jersey**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    0              0              0              0

  Junior High   5              0              0              5

  Senior High   6              0              0              6

  Total         11             0              0              11
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        11
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          2              18

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      9              82

        Total                                  11             100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 0              0
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 3              33
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  3              27
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         0           0
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         2           100
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     2           100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             1
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**New Jersey (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

Individual incidents, offender and victim data are submitted
electronically; districts verify data; firearm incidents only reported.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law requires LEAs
         for providing educational services in an  to provide educational
         alternative setting to students expelled  services to expelled
         from their regular school setting?        students in an
                                                   alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   No.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               16              11

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    -5

  Percentage Change                                        -31
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. New Jersey interpreted this question as the number of
incidents requiring a 12-month expulsion by law prior to any
modifications.

**New Mexico**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    0              0              2              2

  Junior High   4              0              6              10

  Senior High   11             2              3              16

  Total         15             2              11             28
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        28
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          13             46

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      15             54

        Total                                  28             100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 2              15
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 8              53
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  10             36
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         0           0
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         13          100
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     13          100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             21
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**New Mexico (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

None.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law does not
         for providing educational services in an  address the need for
         alternative setting to students expelled  educational services in
         from their regular school setting?        an alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   Yes.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               20              28

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    8

  Percentage Change                                        40
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. New Mexico interpreted this question as the number of
incidents requiring a 12-month expulsion by law prior to any
modifications.

**New York**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    3              0              7              10

  Junior High   17             0              15             32

  Senior High   12             3              22             37

  Total         32             3              44             79
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        79
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          61             77

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      18             23

        Total                                  79             100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among Data missing.  
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among Data missing.  
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  42             53
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         14          23
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         47          77
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     61          100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             8
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**New York (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

None.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law encourages
         for providing educational services in an  LEAs to provide
         alternative setting to students expelled  educational services to
         from their regular school setting?        expelled students in an
                                                   alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   Yes.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               88              79

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    -9

  Percentage Change                                        -10
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1a. The New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) does not
identify firearm incidents by type of firearm. New York City staff
believe that the reported incidents were all handgun incidents.
Therefore, the incidents reported are listed in the handgun category.

Question 1b. New York interpreted this question as the number of
incidents requiring a 12-month expulsion by law prior to any
modifications.

Question 2. The NYCDOE could not provide the number of modified
expulsions. Since there is no record of modified expulsions they have
been reported as suspensions not modified.

Question 3. The New York State Education Department does not capture
this information according to students with suspensions modified and
those with suspensions not mdified.

**North Carolina**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    3              1              2              6

  Junior High   16             1              3              20

  Senior High   27             13             3              43

  Total         46             15             8              69
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        6
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          63             91

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      6              9

        Total                                  69             100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 11             17
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 0              0
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  11             16
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         0           0
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         63          100
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     63          100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             19
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**North Carolina (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

North Carolina is currently moving from reporting acts to incidents. In
addition, the state is verifying the data for firearms only.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law encourages
         for providing educational services in an  LEAs to provide
         alternative setting to students expelled  educational services to
         from their regular school setting?        expelled students in an
                                                   alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   Yes.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               92              69

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    -23

  Percentage Change                                        -25
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. North Carolina interpreted this question as the number of
incidents that ultimately resulted in a 12-month expulsion rather than
the number that initially resulted in a 12-month expulsion.

**North Dakota**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    0              0              0              0

  Junior High   0              0              0              0

  Senior High   0              2              0              2

  Total         0              2              0              2
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        0
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          2              100

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      0              0

        Total                                  2              100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 0              0
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 0              \--
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  0              0
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         0           0
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         2           100
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     2           100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             Less than
         for a firearm offense                                 .05
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**North Dakota (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

Two schools of the 423 school districts had firearm incidents.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law does not
         for providing educational services in an  address the need for
         alternative setting to students expelled  educational services in
         from their regular school setting?        an alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   No.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               4               2

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    -2

  Percentage Change                                        -50
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. North Dakota interpreted this question as the number of
incidents that ultimately resulted in a 12-month expulsion rather than
the number that initially resulted in a 12-month expulsion.

**Ohio**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    4              0              0              4

  Junior High   23             0              0              23

  Senior High   38             0              0              38

  Total         65             0              0              65
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        21
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          44             68

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      21             32

        Total                                  65             100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among Data missing.  
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among Data missing.  
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  Data missing.  
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         8           18
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         36          82
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     44          100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             3
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**Ohio (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

The Ohio Department of Education does not break out the gun data into
different kinds of guns. In Question 1a, the Ohio Department of
Education reports on the number of incidents not students in this
report.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law does not
         for providing educational services in an  address the need for
         alternative setting to students expelled  educational services in
         from their regular school setting?        an alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   No.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               53              65

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    12

  Percentage Change                                        23
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. Ohio interpreted this question as the number of incidents
that ultimately resulted in a 12-month expulsion rather than the number
that initially resulted in a 12-month expulsion.

**Oklahoma**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    3              0              0              3

  Junior High   7              0              2              9

  Senior High   6              13             2              21

  Total         16             13             4              33
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        16
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          17             52

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      16             48

        Total                                  33             100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 5              29
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 4              25
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  9              27
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         3           18
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         14          82
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     17          100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             4
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**Oklahoma (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

The largest majority of rifle/shotgun incidents were students forgetting
their hunting rifle was in their pickup. This is typical of rural
Oklahoma. One of the elementary incidents was a toy gun with a shortened
suspension.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law encourages
         for providing educational services in an  LEAs to provide
         alternative setting to students expelled  educational services to
         from their regular school setting?        expelled students in an
                                                   alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   Yes.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               60              33

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    -27

  Percentage Change                                        -45
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. Oklahoma interpreted this question as the number of
incidents that ultimately resulted in a 12-month expulsion rather than
the number that initially resulted in a 12-month expulsion.

**Oregon**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    4              0              1              5

  Junior High   1              0              8              9

  Senior High   4              0              11             15

  Total         9              0              20             29
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        6
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          23             79

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      6              21

        Total                                  29             100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 19             83
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 4              67
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  23             79
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         7           30
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         16          70
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     23          100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             5
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**Oregon (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

None.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   Data missing.
         for providing educational services in an  
         alternative setting to students expelled  
         from their regular school setting?        

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   No.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               55              29

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    -26

  Percentage Change                                        -47
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. Oregon interpreted this question as the number of incidents
that ultimately resulted in a 12-month expulsion rather than the number
that initially resulted in a 12-month expulsion.

Question 10a. State law does not require LEAs to provide educational
services in an alternative setting to students expelled for weapons.

**Pennsylvania**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    5              0              0              5

  Junior High   12             0              2              14

  Senior High   12             9              5              26

  Total         29             9              7              45
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        32
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          13             29

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      32             71

        Total                                  45             100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 0              0
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 0              0
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  0              0
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         3           23
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         10          77
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     13          100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             4
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**Pennsylvania (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

None.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law requires LEAs
         for providing educational services in an  to provide educational
         alternative setting to students expelled  services to expelled
         from their regular school setting?        students in an
                                                   alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   Yes.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               36              45

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    9

  Percentage Change                                        25
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. Pennsylvania interpreted this question as the number of
incidents that ultimately resulted in a 12-month expulsion rather than
the number that initially resulted in a 12-month expulsion.

**Puerto Rico**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    0              0              0              0

  Junior High   2              0              0              2

  Senior High   2              0              0              2

  Total         4              0              0              4
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        4
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          4              100

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      0              0

        Total                                  4              100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 2              50
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 0              \--
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  2              50
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         1           25
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         3           75
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     4           100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             91
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             Less than
         for a firearm offense                                 .05
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**Puerto Rico (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

Puerto Rico requires all 1,522 schools submit a GFSA report as part of
their data collection efforts. Currently, 136 schools have not submitted
their GFSA report. Puerto Rico will continue to seek submission of these
missing reports from the remaining schools.

The major incidence of weapons in schools is not related to firearms as
defines by GFSA.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law encourages
         for providing educational services in an  LEAs to provide
         alternative setting to students expelled  educational services to
         from their regular school setting?        expelled students in an
                                                   alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   Yes.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               4               4

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    0

  Percentage Change                                        0
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. Puerto Rico interpreted this question as the number of
incidents requiring a 12-month expulsion by law prior to any
modifications.

**Rhode Island**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    0              0              0              0

  Junior High   4              0              0              4

  Senior High   3              0              0              3

  Total         7              0              0              7
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        0
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          7              100

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      0              0

        Total                                  7              100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 0              0
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 0              \--
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  0              0
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         3           43
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         4           57
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     7           100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             7
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**Rhode Island (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

None.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law encourages
         for providing educational services in an  LEAs to provide
         alternative setting to students expelled  educational services to
         from their regular school setting?        expelled students in an
                                                   alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   No.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               7               7

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    0

  Percentage Change                                        0
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. Rhode Island interpreted this question as the number of
incidents that ultimately resulted in a 12-month expulsion rather than
the number that initially resulted in a 12-month expulsion.

**South Carolina**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    2              0              0              2

  Junior High   8              0              1              9

  Senior High   12             4              0              16

  Total         22             4              1              27
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        27
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          11             41

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      16             59

        Total                                  27             100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 6              55
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 1              6
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  7              26
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         7           64
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         4           36
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     11          100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             19
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**South Carolina (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

None.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law encourages
         for providing educational services in an  LEAs to provide
         alternative setting to students expelled  educational services to
         from their regular school setting?        expelled students in an
                                                   alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   Yes.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               34              27

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    -7

  Percentage Change                                        -21
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. South Carolina interpreted this question as the number of
incidents requiring a 12-month expulsion by law prior to any
modifications.

**South Dakota**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    1              0              0              1

  Junior High   0              0              0              0

  Senior High   3              5              0              8

  Total         4              5              0              9
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        9
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          7              78

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      2              22

        Total                                  9              100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 0              0
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 1              50
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  1              11
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         1           14
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         6           86
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     7           100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             2
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**South Dakota (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

None.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law encourages
         for providing educational services in an  LEAs to provide
         alternative setting to students expelled  educational services to
         from their regular school setting?        expelled students in an
                                                   alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   Yes.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               5               9

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    4

  Percentage Change                                        80
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. South Dakota interpreted this question as the number of
incidents requiring a 12-month expulsion by law prior to any
modifications.

**Tennessee**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    3              0              2              5

  Junior High   29             0              0              29

  Senior High   31             8              1              40

  Total         63             8              3              74
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        74
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          44             59

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      30             41

        Total                                  74             100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 28             64
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 0              0
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  28             38
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         13          30
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         31          70
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     44          100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             15
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**Tennessee (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

The information on questions regarding other firearms includes incidents
that the type of firearm was unknown.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law encourages
         for providing educational services in an  LEAs to provide
         alternative setting to students expelled  educational services to
         from their regular school setting?        expelled students in an
                                                   alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   No.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               80              74

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    -6

  Percentage Change                                        -8
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. Tennessee interpreted this question as the number of
incidents requiring a 12-month expulsion by law prior to any
modifications.

**Texas**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    13             0              3              16

  Junior High   28             1              7              36

  Senior High   69             39             15             123

  Total         110            40             25             175
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        175
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          63             36

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      112            64

        Total                                  175            100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among Data missing.  
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among Data missing.  
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  137            78
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         10          16
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         53          84
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     63          100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              99
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             99
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             8
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**Texas (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

The Texas Education Agency did not collect data pertaining to the
students with modified expulsions and the students with expulsions not
modified during the 2002-2003 school year.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   Data missing.
         for providing educational services in an  
         alternative setting to students expelled  
         from their regular school setting?        

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   Yes.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               177             175

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    -2

  Percentage Change                                        -1
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. Texas interpreted this question as the number of incidents
requiring a 12-month expulsion by law prior to any modifications.

Question 3a and 3b. Texas had not collected this type of data prior to
receiving the new data collection form.

Question 10a. Texas State law requires expelled students to be place in
an alternative setting for all students 10 years of age or younger, for
students over 10 that have been expelled for a mandatory offense, and
for the 26 mandatory Juvenile Justice Altenative Education Program
(JJAEP) counties as required by Texas Education Code (TEC) 37.011.

**Utah**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    8              0              4              12

  Junior High   10             1              15             26

  Senior High   9              1              8              18

  Total         27             2              27             56
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        31
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          25             45

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      31             55

        Total                                  56             100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among Data missing.  
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among Data missing.  
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  Data missing.  
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         2           8
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         23          92
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     25          100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             36
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**Utah (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

None.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law encourages
         for providing educational services in an  LEAs to provide
         alternative setting to students expelled  educational services to
         from their regular school setting?        expelled students in an
                                                   alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   No.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               83              56

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    -27

  Percentage Change                                        -33
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. Utah interpreted this question as the number of incidents
that ultimately resulted in a 12-month expulsion rather than the number
that initially resulted in a 12-month expulsion.

**Vermont**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    0              0              0              0

  Junior High   0              0              0              0

  Senior High   0              0              2              2

  Total         0              0              2              2
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        2
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          2              100

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      0              0

        Total                                  2              100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 1              50
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 0              \--
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  1              50
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         0           0
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         2           100
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     2           100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             3
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**Vermont (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

None.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        Yes.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law encourages
         for providing educational services in an  LEAs to provide
         alternative setting to students expelled  educational services to
         from their regular school setting?        expelled students in an
                                                   alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   No.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               3               2

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    -1

  Percentage Change                                        -33
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. Vermont interpreted this question as the number of
incidents requiring a 12-month expulsion by law prior to any
modifications.

Question 9. Vermont provided a copy of the revised statute.

Question 10b. There are no State funds specifically for this purpose.
However, funds made available to the district through the general state
education funding system may enable a school district to develop and
operate alternative education programs.

**Virginia**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    6              2              33             41

  Junior High   20             1              60             81

  Senior High   19             4              52             75

  Total         45             7              145            197
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        52
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          145            74

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      52             26

        Total                                  197            100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 32             22
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 16             31
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  48             24
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         10          7
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         135         93
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     145         100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             Data
         data to their LEAs                                    missing.

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             50
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**Virginia (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

The State believes some of the \"Other Firearms\" data are elevated.
Although BB guns are specifically excluded under the GFSA reporting
requirements, the current data collection process in Virginia does not
include a separate reporting category that would allow them to
specifically identify how the BB guns are being reported by individual
school divisions. Also, because of recent action by the 2003 Virginia
General Assembly, it is believed that many school divisions are
incorrectly reporting the BB guns in the \"Other Firearms\" category.
This issue will be addressed and corrected for the 2004-05 reporting
year.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        Yes.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law encourages
         for providing educational services in an  LEAs to provide
         alternative setting to students expelled  educational services to
         from their regular school setting?        expelled students in an
                                                   alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   Yes.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               197             197

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    0

  Percentage Change                                        0
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. According to the Code of Virginia at 22.1-277.07 for
disciplinary action for a student who brings a firearm onto school
property or to a school sponsored activity, a school administrator,
pursuant to school board policy, or a school board may determine, based
on the facts of a particular situation, that special circumstances exist
and no disciplinary action or another disciplinary action or another
term of expulsion is appropriate.

Question 9. Virginia provided a copy of the revised statute.

Question 10b. While no state funds have been designated specifically for
those students who have been expelled under GFSA, state funds are
provided to support the implementation of educational services in
alternative settings. These services are availabe for all students that
are served by the alternative programs.

**Washington**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    5              0              9              14

  Junior High   16             1              19             36

  Senior High   13             11             26             50

  Total         34             12             54             100
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        100
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          57             57

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      43             43

        Total                                  100            100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 18             32
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 7              16
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  25             25
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         20          35
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         37          65
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     57          100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             22
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**Washington (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

None.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law does not
         for providing educational services in an  address the need for
         alternative setting to students expelled  educational services in
         from their regular school setting?        an alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   No.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               92              100

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    8

  Percentage Change                                        9
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. Washington interpreted this question as the number of
incidents requiring a 12-month expulsion by law prior to any
modifications.

**West Virginia**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    0              0              0              0

  Junior High   3              0              2              5

  Senior High   1              0              2              3

  Total         4              0              4              8
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        8
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          3              38

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      5              62

        Total                                  8              100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 0              0
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 5              100
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  5              62
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         2           67
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         1           33
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     3           100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             5
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**West Virginia (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

None.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law requires LEAs
         for providing educational services in an  to provide educational
         alternative setting to students expelled  services to expelled
         from their regular school setting?        students in an
                                                   alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   Yes.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               6               8

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    2

  Percentage Change                                        33
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. West Virginia interpreted this question as the number of
incidents requiring a 12-month expulsion by law prior to any
modifications.

**Wisconsin**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    0              0              1              1

  Junior High   3              0              3              6

  Senior High   8              1              6              15

  Total         11             1              10             22
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        22
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          7              32

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      15             68

        Total                                  22             100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 2              29
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 2              13
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  4              18
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         2           29
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         5           71
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     7           100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             3
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**Wisconsin (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

None.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law does not
         for providing educational services in an  address the need for
         alternative setting to students expelled  educational services in
         from their regular school setting?        an alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   No.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               30              22

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    -8

  Percentage Change                                        -27
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. Wisconsin interpreted this question as the number of
incidents requiring a 12-month expulsion by law prior to any
modifications.

**Wyoming**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    0              0              0              0

  Junior High   0              0              2              2

  Senior High   1              1              2              4

  Total         1              1              4              6
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        2
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          4              67

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      2              33

        Total                                  6              100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 0              0
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 0              0
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  0              0
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         0           0
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         4           100
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     4           100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             2
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**Wyoming (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

None.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law encourages
         for providing educational services in an  LEAs to provide
         alternative setting to students expelled  educational services to
         from their regular school setting?        expelled students in an
                                                   alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   Yes.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               7               6

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    -1

  Percentage Change                                        -14
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. Wyoming interpreted this question as the number of
incidents that ultimately resulted in a 12-month expulsion rather than
the number that initially resulted in a 12-month expulsion.

Question 10a. Wyoming State law says, \"nothing in this subsection
prohibits a district from providing educational services to the expelled
student in an alternative setting.\"

Question 10b. Wyoming provides both state and federal funds (7.5
million) to educational services for adjudicated youth. Some of thse
students may have been expelled under GFSA.

**American Samoa**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    0              0              0              0

  Junior High   0              0              0              0

  Senior High   0              0              0              0

  Total         0              0              0              0
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        0
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          0              \--

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      0              \--

        Total                                  0              \--
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 0              \--
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 0              \--
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  0              \--
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         0           \--
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         0           \--
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     0           \--
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             0
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**American Samoa (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

None.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law encourages
         for providing educational services in an  LEAs to provide
         alternative setting to students expelled  educational services to
         from their regular school setting?        expelled students in an
                                                   alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   Yes.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               0               0

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    0

  Percentage Change                                        0
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. American Samoa interpreted this question as the number of
incidents requiring a 12-month expulsion by law prior to any
modifications.

**Guam**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    0              0              0              0

  Junior High   2              0              0              2

  Senior High   0              0              0              0

  Total         2              0              0              2
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        0
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          2              100

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      0              0

        Total                                  2              100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 1              50
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 0              \--
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  1              50
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         0           0
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         2           100
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     2           100
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             5
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**Guam (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

None.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law encourages
         for providing educational services in an  LEAs to provide
         alternative setting to students expelled  educational services to
         from their regular school setting?        expelled students in an
                                                   alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   Yes.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               1               2

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    1

  Percentage Change                                        100
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. Guam interpreted this question as the number of incidents
that ultimately resulted in a 12-month expulsion rather than the number
that initially resulted in a 12-month expulsion.

**Northern Mariana Islands**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    0              0              0              0

  Junior High   0              0              0              0

  Senior High   0              0              0              0

  Total         0              0              0              0
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        0
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          0              \--

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      0              \--

        Total                                  0              \--
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 0              \--
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 0              \--
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  0              \--
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         0           \--
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         0           \--
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     0           \--
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             0
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**Northern Mariana Island (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

None.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        No.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law does not
         for providing educational services in an  address the need for
         alternative setting to students expelled  educational services in
         from their regular school setting?        an alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   No.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               0               0

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    0

  Percentage Change                                        0
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. Northern Marianas interpreted this question as the number
of incidents requiring a 12-month expulsion by law prior to any
modifications.

**U.S. Virgin Islands**

**2002--03 Data**

**Question 1. Firearms Incidents**

1a. Number of students who were found to have brought a firearm to
school

  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  School Level  Handguns       Rifles or      Other Firearms Total
                               Shotguns                      

  Elementary    0              0              0              0

  Junior High   2              0              0              2

  Senior High   3              0              0              3

  Total         5              0              0              5
  ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------
  1b. Number of incidents in 1a. that resulted in a        5
  12-month expulsion                                       

  -------------------------------------------------------- --------------

Question 2. Modified Expulsions

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  2a.   Number of expulsions modified          0              0

  2b.   Number of expulsions not modified      5              100

        Total                                  5              100
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 3. Alternative Placements

  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------
                                               Number         Percentage

  3a.   Number of alternative placements among 0              \--
        students with modified expulsions                     

  3b.   Number of alternative placements among 0              0
        students with non-modified expulsions                 

        Total                                  0              0
  ----- -------------------------------------- -------------- ------------

Question 4. Modified Expulsions

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                   Number      Percentage

  4a.    Number of modified expulsions for         0           \--
         disabled students                                     

  4b.    Number of modified expulsions for         0           \--
         nondisabled students                                  

         Total                                     0           \--
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

Question 7. LEA Submission of GFSA Report

  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
                                                               Percentage

  7a.    Percentage of LEAs that submitted a GFSA              100
         report to the state                                   

  7b.    Percentage of schools that submitted GFSA             100
         data to their LEAs                                    

  7c.    Percentage of LEAs that reported students             100
         for a firearm offense                                 
  ------ ----------------------------------------- ----------- ------------

**U.S. Virgin Islands (continued)**

**Question 8. Data Quality**

Information that explains any circumstances affecting the quality of
data submitted.

Question 9. GFSA-Related State Law

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  9\.    Has your state law related to GFSA        Yes.
         changed in the past 12 months?            
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

Question 10. Alternative Settings

  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                   Response

  10a.   How does you state law address the need   State law does not
         for providing educational services in an  address the need for
         alternative setting to students expelled  educational services in
         from their regular school setting?        an alternative setting.

  10b.   Are any state funds used to support the   Yes.
         implementation of educational services in 
         alternative settings as it relates to     
         students who have been expelled under the 
         GFSA?                                     
  ------ ----------------------------------------- -----------------------

**Year-to-Year Data Comparison─2001--02 to 2002--03**

  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------
                                           2001--02        2002--03

  Total number of expulsions               4               5

  Change (2001**--**02 to 2002**--**03)                    1

  Percentage Change                                        25
  ---------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

**Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument**

Question 1b. The Virgin Islands interpreted this question as the number
of incidents requiring a 12-month expulsion by law prior to any
modifications.

Question 9. The Virgin Islands first enacted the law in the last 12
months.

**Appendix A**

+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+
| Appendix A contains a copy of the amended *Gun-Free      | 108 STAT. |
| Schools Act of 1994*. **Public Law 107-110 -- Title IV   | 3907      |
| Subpart 3 Section 4141**                                 |           |
|                                                          | Gun-Free  |
| **"PART F -- GUN POSSESSION**                            | Schools   |
|                                                          | Act of    |
| **SEC. 4141. GUN-FREE REQUIREMENTS**                     | 1994      |
|                                                          |           |
| > \(a\) SHORT TITLE- This subpart may be cited as the    | 20 USC    |
| > Gun-Free Schools Act\'.                                | 8921.     |
| >                                                        |           |
| > \(b\) REQUIREMENTS-                                    |           |
| >                                                        |           |
| > \(1\) IN GENERAL- Each State receiving Federal funds   |           |
| > under any title of this Act shall have in effect a     |           |
| > State law requiring local educational agencies to      |           |
| > expel from school for a period of not less than 1 year |           |
| > a student who is determined to have brought a firearm  |           |
| > to a school, or to have possessed a firearm at a       |           |
| > school, under the jurisdiction of local educational    |           |
| > agencies in that State, except that such State law     |           |
| > shall allow the chief administering officer of a local |           |
| > educational agency to modify such expulsion            |           |
| > requirement for a student on a case-by-case basis if   |           |
| > such modification is in writing.                       |           |
| >                                                        |           |
| > \(2\) CONSTRUCTION- Nothing in this subpart shall be   |           |
| > construed to prevent a State from allowing a local     |           |
| > educational agency that has expelled a student from    |           |
| > such a student\'s regular school setting from          |           |
| > providing educational services to such student in an   |           |
| > alternative setting.                                   |           |
| >                                                        |           |
| > \(3\) DEFINITION- For the purpose of this section, the |           |
| > term firearm\' has the same meaning given such term in |           |
| > section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code.        |           |
| >                                                        |           |
| > \(c\) SPECIAL RULE- The provisions of this section     |           |
| > shall be construed in a manner consistent with the     |           |
| > Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.           |           |
| >                                                        |           |
| > \(d\) REPORT TO STATE- Each local educational agency   |           |
| > requesting assistance from the State educational       |           |
| > agency that is to be provided from funds made          |           |
| > available to the State under any title of this Act     |           |
| > shall provide to the State, in the application         |           |
| > requesting such assistance -                           |           |
| >                                                        |           |
| > \(1\) an assurance that such local educational agency  |           |
| > is in compliance with the State law required by        |           |
| > subsection (b); and                                    |           |
| >                                                        |           |
| > \(2\) a description of the circumstances surrounding   |           |
| > any expulsions imposed under the State law required by |           |
| > subsection (b), including -                            |           |
| >                                                        |           |
| > \(A\) the name of the school concerned;                |           |
| >                                                        |           |
| > \(B\) the number of students expelled from such        |           |
| > school; and                                            |           |
| >                                                        |           |
| > \(C\) the type of firearms concerned.                  |           |
| >                                                        |           |
| > \(e\) REPORTING- Each State shall report the           |           |
| > information described in subsection (d) to the         |           |
| > Secretary on an annual basis.                          |           |
| >                                                        |           |
| > \(f\) DEFINITION- For the purpose of subsection (d),   |           |
| > the term \'school\' means any setting that is under    |           |
| > the control and supervision of the local educational   |           |
| > agency for the purpose of student activities approved  |           |
| > and authorized by the local educational agency.        |           |
| >                                                        |           |
| > \(g\) EXCEPTION- Nothing in this section shall apply   |           |
| > to a firearm that is lawfully stored inside a locked   |           |
| > vehicle on school property, or if it is for activities |           |
| > approved and authorized by the local educational       |           |
| > agency and the local educational agency adopts         |           |
| > appropriate safeguards to ensure student safety.       |           |
| >                                                        |           |
| > \(h\) POLICY REGARDING CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM         |           |
| > REFERRAL-                                              |           |
| >                                                        |           |
| > \(1\) IN GENERAL- No funds shall be made available     |           |
| > under any title of this Act to any local educational   |           |
| > agency unless such agency has a policy requiring       |           |
| > referral to the criminal justice or juvenile           |           |
| > delinquency system of any student who brings a firearm |           |
| > or weapon to a school served by such agency.           |           |
| >                                                        |           |
| > \(2\) DEFINITION- For the purpose of this subsection,  |           |
| > the term \'firearm\' and \'school\' has the same       |           |
| > meaning given to such term by section 921(a) of title  |           |
| > 18, United States Code.                                |           |
+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+

**Appendix B**

+---+--------------------------------------------+--------------------+---+
|   | Appendix B contains a copy of the 2002--03 | FORM APPROVED      |   |
|   | *GFSA* data collection instrument for      |                    |   |
|   | states and outlying areas. ELEMENTARY AND  | OMB #: 1865-0002   |   |
|   | SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT (ESEA), TITLE IV,  |                    |   |
|   | PART A, Subpart 3, as amended by the No    | Expiration         |   |
|   | Child Left Behind Act of 2001              | Date:11/30/2006    |   |
|   |                                            |                    |   |
|   | ######### GUN-FREE SCHOOLS ACT REPORT      |                    |   |
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|   | According to the Paperwork Reduction Act   |                    |   |
|   | of 1995, no persons are required to        |                    |   |
|   | respond to a collection of information     |                    |   |
|   | unless such collection displays a valid    |                    |   |
|   | OMB control number. The valid OMB control  |                    |   |
|   | number for this information collection is  |                    |   |
|   | [1865-0002]{.underline}. The time required |                    |   |
|   | to complete this information collection is |                    |   |
|   | estimated to average 8 hours per response, |                    |   |
|   | including the time to review instructions, |                    |   |
|   | search existing data resources, gather the |                    |   |
|   | data needed, and complete and review the   |                    |   |
|   | information collection. **If you have any  |                    |   |
|   | comments concerning the accuracy of the    |                    |   |
|   | time estimate or suggestions for improving |                    |   |
|   | this form, please write to:** U.S.         |                    |   |
|   | Department of Education, Washington, DC    |                    |   |
|   | 20202-4651. **If you have comments or      |                    |   |
|   | concerns regarding the status of your      |                    |   |
|   | individual submission of this form, write  |                    |   |
|   | directly to:** Office of Safe and          |                    |   |
|   | Drug-Free Schools, U.S. Department of      |                    |   |
|   | Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W.,      |                    |   |
|   | Washington, DC 20202-6450.                 |                    |   |
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**GUN-FREE SCHOOLS ACT REPORT**

**INTRODUCTION**

The Gun-Free Schools Act (*GFSA*), Part A, Subpart 3, under Title IV of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, as amended
(20 U.S.C. 7151) requires that each State have in effect a State law
requiring local educational agencies (LEAs) to expel from school for a
period of not less than one year a student found to have brought a
firearm to school, or to have possessed a firearm at school. In
addition, under the *GFSA*, LEAs receiving ESEA funds must adopt a
policy requiring referral to the criminal justice or juvenile
delinquency system of any student who brings a firearm to school or
possesses a firearm at school.

Each State's law also must allow the chief administering officer of the
LEA to modify the expulsion requirement on a case-by-case basis, in
writing. The *GFSA* also states that nothing in the *GFSA* shall be
construed to prevent a State from allowing a local educational agency
that has expelled a student from such student's regular school setting
from providing educational services to that student in an alternative
setting.

The *GFSA* also requires States to provide annual reports to the
Secretary of Education concerning implementation of the Act's
requirements.

PLEASE USE THE ATTACHED FORM TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE *GFSA*.

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| **GENERAL DIRECTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE REPORT**                      |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 1\. The time period covered by this report is the 2002-2003 school    |
| year.                                                                 |
|                                                                       |
| 2\. Please complete this entire form. If questions are left blank, we |
| will not be able to interpret the results and will have to follow up  |
| with a phone call. If a response to a question is "0" or "none," be   |
| sure to enter "0" or "none." If information is not available, please  |
| indicate by using the following abbreviation: MD = Missing Data       |
|                                                                       |
| 3\. Please retain a copy of the completed form for your files so that |
| you will have a copy on hand to refer to if we have questions about   |
| your responses.                                                       |
|                                                                       |
| 4\. **Please complete the attached form and mail no later than April  |
| 2, 2004** to:                                                         |
|                                                                       |
| > Westat                                                              |
| >                                                                     |
| > 1650 Research Boulevard, Room RA 1245                               |
| >                                                                     |
| > Rockville, MD 20850                                                 |
|                                                                       |
| If questions arise about completing any of the items on the attached  |
| form, please do not hesitate to contact the Office of Safe and        |
| Drug-Free Schools at (202) 260-3954 for clarification.                |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| **ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS**                                     |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| LEA local educational agency                                          |
|                                                                       |
| *GFSA* Gun-Free Schools Act                                           |
|                                                                       |
| IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act                      |
|                                                                       |
| ESEA Elementary and Secondary Education Act                           |
|                                                                       |
| Elementary school A school classified as elementary by state and      |
| local practice and composed of any span of grades not above Grade 6.  |
| Combined elementary/junior high schools are considered junior high    |
| schools and combined elementary and secondary schools (e.g., K-12     |
| buildings) are classified as high schools for this report.            |
|                                                                       |
| Junior high school A separately organized and administered school     |
| intermediate between elementary and senior high schools, which might  |
| also be called a middle school, usually includes Grades 7, 8, and 9;  |
| Grade 7 and 8; or Grades 6, 7, and 8. Combined elementary/junior high |
| schools are considered junior high schools for this report;           |
| junior/senior high school combinations are defined as senior high     |
| schools.                                                              |
|                                                                       |
| Senior high school A school offering the final years of school work   |
| necessary for graduation, usually including Grades 10, 11, and 12; or |
| Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12. Combined junior and senior high schools are |
| classified as high schools for this form; combined elementary and     |
| secondary schools (e.g., K-12 buildings) are classified as high       |
| schools.                                                              |
|                                                                       |
| Other firearms Firearms other than handguns, rifles or shotguns as    |
| defined in 18 USC 921. According to Section 921, the following are    |
| included within the definition: (Note: This definition does not apply |
| to items such as toy guns, cap guns, bb guns, and pellet guns)        |
|                                                                       |
| > \-- any weapon (including a starter gun) which will or is designed  |
| > to or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action  |
| > of any explosive;                                                   |
| >                                                                     |
| > \-- the frame or receiver of any weapon described above;            |
| >                                                                     |
| > \-- any firearm muffler or firearm silencer;                        |
| >                                                                     |
| > \-- any destructive device, which includes:                         |
| >                                                                     |
| > \(a\) any explosive, incendiary, or poison gas                      |
|                                                                       |
| 1.  Bomb;                                                             |
|                                                                       |
| 2.  Grenade,                                                          |
|                                                                       |
| 3.  Rocket having a propellant charge of more than four ounces,       |
|                                                                       |
| 4.  Missile having an explosive or incendiary charge of more than     |
|     one-quarter ounce,                                                |
|                                                                       |
| 5.  Mine, or                                                          |
|                                                                       |
| 6.  Similar device                                                    |
|                                                                       |
| > \(b\) any weapon which will, or which may be readily converted to,  |
| > expel a projectile by the action of an explosive or other           |
| > propellant, and which has any barrel with a bore of more than       |
| > one-half inch in diameter                                           |
| >                                                                     |
| > \(c\) any combination or parts either designed or intended for use  |
| > in converting any device into any destructive device described in   |
| > the two immediately preceding examples, and from which a            |
| > destructive device may be readily assembled.                        |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+

**1. FIREARMS INCIDENTS**

**a. Please indicate the number of students in your State who were found
to have brought a firearm to school or possessed a firearm at school.
Include all infractions in your answer.**

  ------------------- ----------- ----------------- ------------ ------------
  School Level        Handguns    Rifles/Shotguns   Other        Total
                                                    Firearms     

  Elementary School                                              

  Junior High School                                             

  Senior High School                                             

  Total                                                          
  ------------------- ----------- ----------------- ------------ ------------

*Notes: Any student found to have brought a firearm (meeting the
definition at 18 U.S.C. 921) to school or possessed a firearm at school
should be reported as an infraction, even if the expulsion is shortened
or no penalty is imposed. Any incidents in which a student covered by
the provisions of IDEA brought a firearm to school or possessed a
firearm at school should also be included, even if it is determined that
the incident is a manifestation of the student's disability.
Modifications of the one-year expulsion requirement should also be
reported in Question 2 of this report.*

> *If a single student is found to have brought or possessed more than
> one firearm, report the student as a single incident. A note that
> explains the circumstances surrounding the incident, including the
> types of firearms that were removed from the student should be
> described in the data caveat section of this report.*
>
> *If the same student is involved in more than one incident that
> involves bringing or possessing a firearm, each incident would be
> counted as one incident. A note explaining the circumstances
> surrounding the incident, including information about the disposition
> of that student, should be described in the data caveat section of
> this report.*

b.  **According to your State law, how many of the incidences reported
    in Item 1a resulted in 12-month expulsions?**

  -------------------------------------------------- --------------------
  **Number of 12-month expulsions:**                 

  -------------------------------------------------- --------------------

**2. MODIFIED EXPULSIONS**

**How many of the incidences reported in Item 1b were shortened to a
term of less than one year by the chief administering officer of an LEA
under the case-by-case modification provisions of Section 4141(b)(1) of
the *GFSA*?**

  ----------------------------------------------- -----------------------
                                                  **Number**

  **a. Modified Expulsions:**                     

  **b. Expulsion Not Modified:**                  

  **Total:**                                      
  ----------------------------------------------- -----------------------

*Note: The total figure shown in the table above should EQUAL the total
number of expulsions reported in Item 1b.*

**3. ALTERNATIVE PLACEMENTS**

**How many of the incidences reported in Items 2a and Item 2b resulted
in a referral of the student to an alternative school or program?**

  ------------------------------------------------ ----------------------
                                                   **Number of
                                                   Alternative
                                                   Placements**

  **a. Among students with MODIFIED expulsions:**  

  **b. Among students with expulsions NOT          
  MODIFIED:**                                      

  **Total:**                                       
  ------------------------------------------------ ----------------------

4.  **STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES**

**How many of the modifications reported in Item 2a were for students
with and without disabilities as defined in Section 602(a)(1) of the
IDEA (see below)?**

  --------------------------------------------- -------------------------
                                                **Number of
                                                Modifications**

  **a. Student Disabled:**                      

  **b. Student Not Disabled:**                  

  **Total:**                                    
  --------------------------------------------- -------------------------

*Notes: The total figure shown in the table above should EQUAL the total
number of modified expulsions reported in Item 2a.*

> *The GFSA explicitly states that the Act must be construed in a manner
> consistent with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
> (IDEA). Compliance with the GFSA can be achieved consistent with the
> IDEA as long as discipline of such students is determined on a
> case-by-case basis under the GFSA provision that permits modification
> of the expulsion requirement on a case-by-case basis. A student with a
> disability who brings a firearm to school, or possesses a firearm at
> school, may be removed from school for ten school days or less, and in
> accordance with State law, placed in an interim alternative
> educational setting that is determined by the student's individualized
> education program team, for up to 45 calendar days. If the student's
> parents initiate due process proceedings under the IDEA, the student
> must remain in that interim alternative educational setting during
> authorized review proceedings, unless the parents and school district
> can agree on a different placement. Before an expulsion can occur, the
> IDEA requires a determination by a group of persons knowledgeable
> about the student on whether the bringing of a firearm to school, or
> the possession of a firearm at school, was a manifestation of the
> student's disability. A student with a disability may be expelled only
> if this group of persons determines that the bringing of a firearm to
> school, or the possession of a firearm at school, was not a
> manifestation of the student's disability, and the school follows
> applicable IDEA procedural safeguards before the expulsion occurs.
> Under IDEA, students with disabilities who are expelled in accordance
> with these conditions must continue to receive educational services
> during the expulsion period. Under Section 602 (a)(1) of the IDEA, the
> term "children with disabilities" is defined as:*

*children \--*

> \(i\) with mental retardation, hearing impairments including deafness,
> speech or language impairments, visual impairments, including
> blindness, serious emotional disturbance, orthopedic impairments,
> autism, traumatic brain injury, other health impairments, or specific
> learning disabilities; and

*(ii) who, by reason thereof, need special education and related
services.*

######## LEA COMPLIANCE WITH GFSA

**5.** List the name and address of each LEA that has not provided an
assurance that it is in compliance with the State law that requires that
a student who brings a firearm to school, or possesses a firearm at
school, be expelled for one year. *(If all LEAs have provided the
necessary assurance, please indicate "none" in response to this item.)*

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(Attach a separate sheet if more space is required to list LEAs.)

**6.** List the name and address of each LEA that has not provided an
assurance that it is in compliance with the requirement in Section
4141(h) that an LEA receiving ESEA funds have in place a policy
requiring referral to the criminal justice or juvenile delinquency
system of any student who brings a firearm to a school, or possesses a
firearm at school. *(If all LEAs have provided the necessary assurance,
please indicate "none" in response to this item.)*

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(Attach a separate sheet if more space is required to list LEAs.)

**7. a.** Please indicate the percentage of LEAs that submitted a *GFSA*
report to the State in response to this annual data collection.

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  **Percentage of LEAs that submitted a *GFSA* report to \%
  the State:**                                           

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b.  Of the LEAs that submitted a *GFSA* report, what proportion of
    schools in those districts provided *GFSA* data to their LEAs?

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  **Percentage of schools that submitted *GFSA* data to  \%
  their LEAs:**                                          

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c.  Of those LEAs that submitted a *GFSA* report to the State, what
    percentage had reported one or more students for an offense under
    the *GFSA* related to firearms (as defined by Title 18 U.S.C. 921)?

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  **Percentage of LEAs that reported students for a      \%
  firearm offense:**                                     

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8.  If applicable, please provide information that explains any
    circumstances affecting the quality of data submitted to us. What
    information can the State share with us that will help us to more
    accurately interpret the data submitted on this *GFSA* report form
    (e.g., fewer than 100% LEAs responded to the State; figures reported
    included all weapons, not only firearms)?

> \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**STATE COMPLIANCE WITH *GFSA***

9.  Please indicate whether your State law related to *GFSA* has changed
    in the past 12 months.

-   Yes, our State law has changed in the past 12 months. If "yes",
    please attach a brief description of the changes or provide a copy
    of the new/revised statute.

-   No, our State law has not changed in the past 12 months.

**10.a.** How does your State law address the need for providing
educational services in an alternative setting to students expelled from
their regular school setting?

-   State law encourages LEAs to provide educational services to
    expelled students in an alternative setting.

-   State law requires LEAs to provide educational services to expelled
    students in an alternative setting.

-   State law does not address the need for educational services in an
    alternative setting.

> **b.** Are any State funds used to support the implementation of
> educational services in alternative settings as it relates to students
> who have been expelled under the *GFSA*?

-   Yes, State funds are provided.

-   No, State funds are not provided.

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[^1]: For the purpose of ESEA funding, the District of Columbia and
    Puerto Rico are counted as "states."

[^2]: The outlying areas referred to in this report are: American Samoa,
    Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

[^3]: The term "firearm" includes handguns, rifles, shotguns, and other
    firearms. See the data collection instrument in Appendix B for a
    detailed definition of a firearm.

[^4]: As of July 20, 2005 the verification process was complete for all
    states and outlying areas.

[^5]: **Elementary school:** A school classified as elementary by state
    and local practice and composed of any span of grades not above
    grade 6. Combined elementary and junior high schools (see definition
    to follow) are considered junior high schools and combined
    elementary and secondary schools (e.g., K--12 buildings) are
    classified as senior high schools for this report.

    > **Junior high school:** A separately organized and administered
    > school intermediate between elementary and senior high schools,
    > which might also be called a middle school, usually includes
    > grades 7, 8, and 9; grade 7 and 8; or grades 6, 7, and 8. Combined
    > elementary and junior high schools are considered junior high
    > schools for this report; combined junior and senior high schools
    > are considered senior high schools (see definition to follow) for
    > this report.
    >
    > **Senior high school:** A school offering the final years of
    > school work necessary for graduation, usually including grades 10,
    > 11, and 12; or grades 9, 10, 11, and 12. Combined junior and
    > senior high schools are classified as high schools for this
    > report; combined elementary and secondary schools (e.g., K-12
    > buildings) are also classified as senior high schools.

[^6]: This number differs from the national total due to the number of
    states that provided complete information.

[^7]: The 2002--03 reporting form asked for referrals broken out by
    expulsion modified and expulsion not modified. Prior to this
    reporting year all referrals to an alternative placement were
    reported as a single number.