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**Report on State Implementation of the Gun-Free Schools Act**

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**School Year 1998-99**

**Final**

**October 2000**

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**Prepared under contract by:**

Westat

Rockville, MD

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**Report on State Implementation of the Gun-Free Schools Act -- School
Year 1998-99**

**Final**

**October 2000**

**Prepared for:**

U.S. Department of Education

**Prepared by:**

Karen Gray

Beth Sinclair

Westat

Rockville, MD

**Report on State Implementation of the**

**Gun-Free Schools Act - School Year 1998-99**

**Introduction**

The Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA) requires that each state receiving
federal funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
have a state law that requires all local educational agencies (LEAs) in
the state to expel from school for at least one year any student found
bringing a firearm to school. (See Appendix A for a copy of the GFSA.)
State laws must also authorize the LEA chief administering officer to
modify any such expulsion on a case-by-case basis. In addition, the GFSA
states that it must be construed so as to be consistent with the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

The GFSA requires states to report information about the implementation
of the act annually to the Secretary of Education. In order to meet this
requirement and to monitor compliance with the GFSA, the Department of
Education (the Department) requires each state to submit an annual
report that provides:

-   The number of students expelled (by type of firearm and school
    level),

-   The number of expulsions that were modified on a case-by-case basis,

-   The number of modified cases that were [not]{.underline} for
    students with disabilities, and

-   The number of expelled students who were referred to an alternative
    school or program.

For the remainder of this report, the term "states" refers to the 56
jurisdictions (states and territories) covered under the Gun-Free
Schools Act. Puerto Rico did not submit any GFSA data for the 1998-99
reporting year. In addition, Mississippi has not provided a final
verification of their 1998-99 data.

**Organization of the Report**

Following information on data interpretation and quality, this report is
divided into three sections and summarizes the 1998-99 data submitted by
the states. The first section is a brief summary of the overall
findings. The second section presents a summary of the 1998-99 data in
bulleted, graphic, and tabular form as well as a comparison between the
1998-99 and 1997-98 data. The tables in this section contain data notes
that are critical to the correct interpretation of the data. The third
section presents a page for each state. Each of these pages contains the
data submitted by the state, as well as any caveats or data notes
accompanying the data. Finally, there are two appendices to the report
-- Appendix A contains a copy of the Gun-Free Schools Act and a copy of
the 1998-99 GFSA state data collection instrument can be found in
Appendix B.

**Data Quality and Interpretation of Findings**

The information contained in this report should be interpreted with
caution. First, as noted on the summary state-by-state tables and on the
individual state pages, some states attached caveats and data 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. Second, some states submitted aggregate data that were not
broken out by school level and/or by type of weapon. The expulsions for
these states are included in the overall summary totals but are not
included in the figures by type of firearm or by school level. This
means that the total number of reported expulsions differs for each
questionnaire item summarized in this report.

Finally, this report is not designed to provide information to the
reader regarding the rate at which students carry firearms to school.
The data summarized in this report relates to actions taken in regard to
the number of students [caught]{.underline} bringing firearms to
schools.

**Data Collection and Verification**

Westat, under contract to the Department, collected the data from each
state department of education. In order to ensure that the data are
reported accurately, the following procedures were followed:

-   As each survey was received, it was reviewed for accuracy and
    entered into a database.

-   In approximately 10 cases, Westat contacted the state to obtain a
    correction or clarification of the submitted data. For example, the
    data provider was contacted if the submitted forms were not
    internally consistent, if the rows and/or columns did not add to the
    printed totals, or if the 1998-99 data represented a large change
    from the data reported for 1997-98.

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-   Once Westat received all of the data, all states were contacted and
    asked to provide final data verification by fax. As a result of the
    verification process, several states also revised their 1997-98
    data. States revising their 1997-98 data were asked to re-submit
    information on all data items, rather than just aggregate figures.

**Summary of Findings**

-   Overall, 55 states reported under the GFSA for the 1998-99 school
    year. These states reported that they expelled a total of 3,523
    students from school for bringing in a firearm[^1] to school. One
    state however, reported data for total expulsions for
    [all]{.underline} weapons, and therefore the figures reported by
    this state may overestimate the actual expulsions under the GFSA.

-   Fifty-four states reported the number of students expelled by school
    level. Fifty-seven percent of the expulsions by school level were
    students in high school, 33 percent were in junior high, and 10
    percent were in elementary school. (See Table 2)

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-   Fifty-four states reported the number of students expelled by type
    of firearm. Fifty-nine percent of the expulsions reported by type of
    firearm were for bringing a handgun to school. Twelve percent of the
    expulsions were for bringing a rifle or shotgun to school, and 29
    percent were for some other type of firearm (such as bombs,
    grenades, or starter pistols). (See Table 3)

-   Fifty-one states reported on expulsions that were shortened to less
    than one year. In these states, 27 percent of expulsions were
    shortened to less than one year. (See Table 5)

-   Fifty-one states reported on the disability status of students
    receiving shortened expulsions. In these states, 72 percent of
    shortened expulsions were for students who were [not]{.underline}
    considered disabled. (See Table 6)

-   In the 49 states reporting data on alternative placements, 44
    percent of the expelled students in these states were referred to an
    alternative school or placement. (See Table 7)

**Expulsions for Bringing a Firearm to School - Overview**

Overall, 55 states provided data on the number of students expelled for
bringing a firearm to school, for a total of 3,523 expulsions.
California, Georgia, New York, and Texas were the only states with
greater than 200 expulsions. When viewed as the number of expulsions per
1,000 enrolled students, Alabama 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 the appropriate data
caveats.

**School Level**

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Fifty-four states provided data on their expulsions by school level.[^2]
Over 95 percent of all reported expulsions were reported by school level
(3,371 of 3,523).

Of these 3,371 expulsions, over half (1,921 or 57 percent) were students
in senior high schools, 33 percent (1,109) were students in junior high,
and 10 percent (341) were elementary school students. (See Figure 1 and
Table 2)

![](media/image2.wmf)**Type of Firearm**

Fifty-four states provided data that differentiated the type of firearm
brought to school by students. Over 95 percent of all reported
expulsions were reported by type of firearm (3,371 of 3,523).

Of these 3,371 expulsions, 59 percent (1,991) involved handguns, 12
percent (418) involved rifles or shotguns, and the remaining 29 percent
(962) involved other types of firearms (such as bombs, grenades, starter
pistols, and rockets). (See Figure 2 and Table 3)

**Year to Year Changes -- 1997-98 to 1998-99**

All but one state submitted data for both 1997-98 and 1998-99. However,
in several of these states, the data are not comparable from across the
two years, primarily because of changes in reporting. In addition,
eleven states --- Alaska, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida,
Louisiana, Maryland, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Washington, and the
Virgin Islands --- revised the data they submitted for 1997-98. As a
result, the total number of expulsions reported for 1997-98 differs from
figures previously published in the 1997-98 Gun-Free Schools Act Report.

Among the 55 states which submitted data for both 1997-98 and 1998-99,
the number of students expelled for bringing a firearm to school
decreased by 4 percent, from 3,658 (revised from originally published
figures) to 3,523. (See the notes on Table 4 for further information on
year-to-year comparability for individual states.)

**Shortened Expulsions and Students with Disabilities**

The GFSA allows the LEA chief administering officer to modify any
expulsion for a firearm violation on a case-by-case basis (for example,
by shortening the expulsion to less than one year). The 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 the 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 shortened, as well
as the number of these cases that were [not]{.underline} for students
with disabilities.

***Shortened Expulsions***

F![](media/image2.wmf)ifty-one states reported the number of students
whose expulsions were shortened to less than one year as part of the
case-by-case review process.

Of the 3,149 expulsions in these states 855 (or 27 percent) were
shortened to less than one year. (See Figure 3 and Table 5)

***Disability Status of Students with Shortened Expulsions***

F![](media/image2.wmf)ifty-one states reported on the disability status
of the students with shortened expulsions. These were the same 51 states
that reported information on shortened expulsions.

Of the 855 students, whose expulsion was shortened, 613 (72 percent)
were not considered disabled under section 602(a)(1) of IDEA. (See
Figure 4 and Table 6)

**Referrals**

T![](media/image2.wmf)he GFSA has in place provisions that allow local
officials to refer expelled students to an alternative school or
program. Forty-nine states reported information for this data item, and
among these states 1,373 students (44 percent) were referred for an
alternative placement. (See Figure 5 and Table 7)

**Table 1**

Number of students expelled for GFSA violations per 1,000 students of
the school-age population, 1998-99

  --------------- -------------- -------------- ------------ ----------------------
  **State**       **Number of    **School-age   **Expelled   **Data Caveats**
                  students       population     students per 
                  expelled in    1998**         1,000 of     
                  1998-99**                     popul.**     

  Alabama         174            748,303        0.233        

  Alaska          24             135,443        0.177        

  Arizona         101            848,545        0.119        

  Arkansas        66             452,452        0.146        

  California      290            5,929,296      0.049        

  Colorado        94             699,488        0.134        The figures reported
                                                             for 1998-99 include
                                                             expulsions for ALL
                                                             weapons, not just
                                                             firearms.

  Connecticut     11             545,037        0.020        

  Delaware        9              113,365        0.079        

  District of     13             71,976         0.181        
  Columbia                                                   

  Florida         94             2,339,114      0.040        

  Georgia         208            1,401,879      0.148        

  Hawaii          5              188,195        0.027        

  Idaho           31             244,804        0.127        

  Illinois        77             2,012,938      0.038        

  Indiana         103            988,862        0.104        

  Iowa            17             498,491        0.034        

  Kansas          52             472,594        0.110        

  Kentucky        37             656,057        0.056        

  Louisiana       21             769,186        0.027        

  Maine           6              210,638        0.028        

  Maryland        31             842,326        0.037        

  Massachusetts   43             962,974        0.045        

  Michigan        106            1,721,362      0.062        

  Minnesota       24             855,699        0.028        

  Mississippi     24             502,591        0.048        

  Missouri        171            913,047        0.187        

  Montana         15             160,082        0.094        

  Nebraska        15             291,376        0.051        

  Nevada          52             311,132        0.167        

  New Hampshire   11             204,861        0.054        

  New Jersey      51             1,269,897      0.040        

  New Mexico      47             328,935        0.143        

  New York        206            2,879,067      0.072        

  North Carolina  141            1,255,371      0.112        

  North Dakota    3              114,657        0.026        

  Ohio            77             1,843,550      0.042        

  Oklahoma        16             628,669        0.025        

  Oregon          48             543,136        0.088        

  Pennsylvania    145            1,818,403      0.080        

  Rhode Island    4              154,915        0.026        

  South Carolina  52             664,908        0.078        

  South Dakota    9              132,586        0.068        

  Tennessee       152            905,955        0.168        

  Texas           294            3,946,696      0.074        

  Utah            13             481,259        0.027        

  Vermont         3              105,221        0.029        

  Virginia        115            1,124,613      0.102        
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**Table 1 (cont'd)**

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  **State**     **Number of    **School-age   **Expelled   **Data Caveats**
                students       population     students per 
                expelled in    1998**         1,000 of     
                1998-99**                     popul.**     

  Washington    115            998,549        0.115        

  West Virginia 20             297,689        0.067        

  Wisconsin     71             880,615        0.081        

  Wyoming       11             95,284         0.115        

  American      0              15,372         0.000        
  Samoa                                                    

  Guam          5              32,222         0.155        

  Northern      0              9,498          0.000        
  Marianas                                                 

  Virgin        0              20,976         0.000        
  Islands                                                  

                                                           

  Total         3,523          46,640,156     0.076        

  Number of                    55                          
  states                                                   
  reporting:                                               
  ------------- -------------- -------------- ------------ ----------------------

**Data Notes:**

> Puerto Rico did not submit 1998-99 GFSA data.
>
> The school-age population figures are children aged 5 to 17and include
> both public and private school students. For the 50 states, the
> District of Columbia, and the other outlying areas, the figures are
> for 1998.

**Table 2**

Number of students expelled for GFSA violations, by school level,
1998-99

  --------------- ---------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------- ---------------------
                  **School Level**                                                 

  **State**       **Elementary**   **Junior-High**   **Senior-High**   **Total**   **Data Caveats**

  Alabama         52               69                53                174         

  Alaska          0                6                 18                24          

  Arizona         15               37                49                101         

  Arkansas        5                30                31                66          

  California      29               93                168               290         

  Colorado        17               34                43                94          The figures reported
                                                                                   for 1998-99 include
                                                                                   expulsions for ALL
                                                                                   weapons, not just
                                                                                   firearms.

  Connecticut     0                7                 4                 11          

  Delaware        0                2                 7                 9           

  District of     0                3                 10                13          
  Columbia                                                                         

  Florida         5                32                57                94          

  Georgia         18               80                110               208         

  Hawaii          0                0                 5                 5           

  Idaho           2                5                 24                31          

  Illinois        7                23                47                77          

  Indiana         8                24                71                103         

  Iowa            0                2                 15                17          

  Kansas          8                13                31                52          

  Kentucky        2                11                24                37          

  Louisiana       MD               9                 12                21          

  Maine           0                1                 5                 6           

  Maryland        0                5                 26                31          

  Massachusetts   0                15                28                43          

  Michigan        4                39                63                106         

  Minnesota       1                5                 18                24          

  Mississippi     0                7                 17                24          

  Missouri        41               72                58                171         

  Montana         3                4                 8                 15          

  Nebraska        0                4                 11                15          

  Nevada          0                28                24                52          

  New Hampshire   0                0                 11                11          

  New Jersey      9                19                23                51          

  New Mexico      0                10                37                47          

  New York        36               51                119               206         

  North Carolina  6                49                86                141         

  North Dakota    1                1                 1                 3           

  Ohio            2                31                44                77          

  Oklahoma        0                6                 10                16          

  Oregon          4                10                34                48          

  Pennsylvania    26               48                71                145         

  Rhode Island    0                4                 0                 4           

  South Carolina  3                19                30                52          

  South Dakota    0                3                 6                 9           

  Texas           18               82                194               294         

  Utah            0                5                 8                 13          

  Vermont         0                0                 3                 3           

  Virginia        6                31                78                115         

  Washington      11               40                64                115         

  West Virginia   0                9                 11                20          

  Wisconsin       2                28                41                71          

  Wyoming         0                1                 10                11          
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**Table 2 (cont'd)**

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                  **School Level**                                                 

  **State**       **Elementary**   **Junior-High**   **Senior-High**   **Total**   **Data Caveats**

  American Samoa  0                0                 0                 0           

  Guam            0                2                 3                 5           

  Northern        0                0                 0                 0           
  Marianas                                                                         

  Virgin Islands  0                0                 0                 0           

                                                                                   

  Total           341              1,109             1,921             3,371       

  Number of                        54                                              
  states                                                                           
  reporting:                                                                       

  Percent of                       96%                                             
  expulsions                                                                       
  reported by                                                                      
  school level:                                                                    
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**Data Notes:**

> MD = Missing Data
>
> Tennessee did not provide GFSA expulsions by school level.
>
> Puerto Rico did not submit 1998-99 GFSA data.

**Table 3**

Number of students expelled for GFSA violations, by type of firearm,
1998-99

  --------------- ------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------------------------
                  **Type of                                         
                  Firearm**                                         

  **State**       **Handgun**   **Rifle**   **Other**   **Total**   **Data Caveats**

  Alabama         62            24          88          174         

  Alaska          17            0           7           24          

  Arizona         70            2           29          101         

  Arkansas        53            7           6           66          

  California      209           10          71          290         

  Colorado        43            9           42          94          The figures reported for
                                                                    1998-99 include expulsions
                                                                    for ALL weapons, not just
                                                                    firearms.

  Connecticut     7             0           4           11          

  Delaware        6             1           2           9           

  District of     13            0           0           13          
  Columbia                                                          

  Florida         70            8           16          94          

  Georgia         131           13          64          208         

  Hawaii          1             0           4           5           

  Idaho           11            8           12          31          

  Illinois        74            0           3           77          

  Indiana         70            15          18          103         

  Iowa            6             5           6           17          

  Kansas          29            11          12          52          

  Kentucky        30            5           2           37          

  Louisiana       7             7           7           21          

  Maine           5             1           0           6           

  Maryland        30            1           0           31          

  Massachusetts   29            MD          14          43          

  Michigan        75            3           28          106         

  Minnesota       12            8           4           24          

  Mississippi     20            4           0           24          

  Missouri        25            12          134         171         

  Montana         8             3           4           15          

  Nebraska        6             6           3           15          

  Nevada          43            4           5           52          

  New Hampshire   4             7           0           11          

  New Jersey      27            0           24          51          

  New Mexico      36            11          0           47          

  New York        61            69          76          206         

  North Carolina  87            24          30          141         

  North Dakota    2             0           1           3           

  Ohio            42            7           28          77          

  Oklahoma        8             0           8           16          

  Oregon          20            12          16          48          

  Pennsylvania    58            15          72          145         

  Rhode Island    3             1           0           4           

  South Carolina  46            5           1           52          

  South Dakota    4             4           1           9           

  Texas           219           50          25          294         

  Utah            8             1           4           13          

  Vermont         2             1           0           3           

  Virginia        66            MD          49          115         Virginia does not
                                                                    differentiate between
                                                                    handguns and rifles.

  Washington      85            30          MD          115         

  West Virginia   11            2           7           20          

  Wisconsin       28            11          32          71          

  Wyoming         7             1           3           11          
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**Table 3 (cont'd)**

  ------------ ------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------------------------
               **Type of                                         
               Firearm**                                         

  **State**    **Handgun**   **Rifle**   **Other**   **Total**   **Data Caveats**

  American     0             0           0           0           
  Samoa                                                          

  Guam         5             0           0           5           

  Northern     0             0           0           0           
  Marianas                                                       

  Virgin       0             0           0           0           
  Islands                                                        

                                                                 

  Total        1,991         418         962         3,371       

  Number of                  54                                  
  states                                                         
  reporting:                                                     
  ------------ ------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------------------------

**Data Notes:**

> MD = Missing Data
>
> Tennessee did not provide GFSA expulsions by type of firearm.
>
> Puerto Rico did not submit 1998-99 GFSA data.

**Table 4**

Total number of students expelled for GFSA violations, by state, 1997-98
to 1998-99

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                  **Year**                                          

  **State**       **1997-98**   **1998-99**   **\#       **%        **Data Caveats**
                                              Change**   Change**   

  Alabama         82            174           92         112%       Due to a new electronic
                                                                    reporting system, careful
                                                                    definitions, and state-wide
                                                                    in-service training, the
                                                                    information reported for
                                                                    1998-99 is more accurate than
                                                                    that reported in past years.

  Alaska          18            24            6          33%        Data for 1997-98 were revised
                                                                    as a result of the 1998-99
                                                                    verification process.

  Arizona         111           101           -10        -9%        

  Arkansas        57            66            9          16%        

  California      384           290           -94        -24%       Data for 1997-98 were revised
                                                                    as a result of the 1998-99
                                                                    verification process.

  Colorado        30            94            64         213%       The figures reported for
                                                                    1997-98 and 1998-99 include
                                                                    expulsions for ALL weapons,
                                                                    not just firearms. Not all
                                                                    districts reported data for
                                                                    the 1997-98 school year. Data
                                                                    for 1997-98 were revised as a
                                                                    result of the 1998-99
                                                                    verification process.

  Connecticut     9             11            2          22%        

  Delaware        7             9             2          29%        Data for 1997-98 were revised
                                                                    as a result of the 1998-99
                                                                    verification process.

  District of     4             13            9          225%       
  Columbia                                                          

  Florida         149           94            -55        -37%       Data for 1997-98 were revised
                                                                    as a result of the 1998-99
                                                                    verification process.

  Georgia         203           208           5          2%         

  Hawaii          3             5             2          67%        

  Idaho           42            31            -11        -26%       

  Illinois        86            77            -9         -10%       

  Indiana         62            103           41         66%        

  Iowa            30            17            -13        -43%       

  Kansas          33            52            19         58%        

  Kentucky        72            37            -35        -49%       

  Louisiana       25            21            -4         -16%       Data for 1997-98 were revised
                                                                    as a result of the 1998-99
                                                                    verification process.

  Maine           5             6             1          20%        

  Maryland        32            31            -1         -3%        Data for 1997-98 were revised
                                                                    as a result of the 1998-99
                                                                    verification process.

  Massachusetts   46            43            -3         -7%        

  Michigan        99            106           7          7%         

  Minnesota       45            24            -21        -47%       

  Mississippi     47            24            -23        -49%       

  Missouri        179           171           -8         -4%        

  Montana         17            15            -2         -12%       

  Nebraska        11            15            4          36%        

  Nevada          36            52            16         44%        

  New Hampshire   5             11            6          120%       

  New Jersey      40            51            11         28%        

  New Mexico      32            47            15         47%        

  New York        91            206           115        126%       1998-99 data represents all
                                                                    school districts in New York
                                                                    state. For 1997-98, the data
                                                                    included information submitted
                                                                    by 78% of the school districts
                                                                    (which included all five of
                                                                    the largest school districts).

  North Carolina  121           141           20         17%        

  North Dakota    1             3             2          200%       

  Ohio            119           77            -42        -35%       

  Oklahoma        17            16            -1         -6%        

  Oregon          135           48            -87        -64%       
  --------------- ------------- ------------- ---------- ---------- ------------------------------

**Table 4 (cont'd)**

  -------------- ------------- ------------- ---------- ---------- ------------------------------
                 **Year**                                          

  **State**      **1997-98**   **1998-99**   **\#       **%        **Data Caveats**
                                             Change**   Change**   

  Pennsylvania   121           145           24         20%        Data for 1997-98 were revised
                                                                   as a result of the 1998-99
                                                                   verification process.

  Rhode Island   10            4             -6         -60%       

  South Carolina 85            52            -33        -39%       

  South Dakota   26            9             -17        -65%       Data for 1997-98 were revised
                                                                   as a result of the 1998-99
                                                                   verification process.

  Tennessee      192           152           -40        -21%       

  Texas          424           294           -130       -31%       

  Utah           9             13            4          44%        

  Vermont        5             3             -2         -40%       

  Virginia       99            115           16         16%        

  Washington     118           115           -3         -3%        Data for 1997-98 were revised
                                                                   as a result of the 1998-99
                                                                   verification process.

  West Virginia  17            20            3          18%        

  Wisconsin      66            71            5          8%         

  Wyoming        0             11            11         \--        

  Puerto Rico    1             \--           \--        \--        

  American Samoa 0             0             0          0%         

  Guam           0             5             5          \--        

  Northern       0             0             0          0%         
  Marianas                                                         

  Virgin Islands 0             0             0          0%         Data for 1997-98 were revised
                                                                   as a result of the 1998-99
                                                                   verification process.

                                                                   

  Total          3,658         3,523         -135       -4%        

  Number of                    55                                  
  states                                                           
  reporting:                                                       
  -------------- ------------- ------------- ---------- ---------- ------------------------------

**Data Notes:**

> Puerto Rico did not submit 1998-99 GFSA data.

**Table 5**

Number and percent of expulsions for GFSA violations shortened on a
case-by-case basis, 1998-99

  ------------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------------
  **State**           **Total           **Total number  **Overall percent
                      expulsions**      shortened**     shortened**

  Alabama             174               3               2%

  Alaska              24                5               21%

  Arizona             101               19              19%

  Arkansas            66                11              17%

  California          290               40              14%

  Connecticut         11                2               18%

  Delaware            9                 0               0%

  District of         13                7               54%
  Columbia                                              

  Florida             94                3               3%

  Georgia             208               62              30%

  Hawaii              5                 2               40%

  Idaho               31                15              48%

  Illinois            77                7               9%

  Indiana             103               52              50%

  Iowa                17                8               47%

  Kansas              52                15              29%

  Kentucky            37                9               24%

  Louisiana           21                0               0%

  Maine               6                 2               33%

  Maryland            31                24              77%

  Massachusetts       43                26              60%

  Michigan            106               1               1%

  Minnesota           24                9               38%

  Mississippi         24                1               4%

  Missouri            171               21              12%

  Montana             15                0               0%

  Nebraska            15                10              67%

  Nevada              52                3               6%

  New Hampshire       11                7               64%

  New Jersey          51                8               16%

  New Mexico          47                7               15%

  New York            206               65              32%

  North Carolina      141               66              47%

  North Dakota        3                 3               100%

  Ohio                77                35              45%

  Oklahoma            16                2               13%

  Oregon              48                21              44%

  Pennsylvania        145               109             75%

  Rhode Island        4                 4               100%

  South Carolina      52                8               15%

  South Dakota        9                 5               56%

  Texas               294               102             35%

  Vermont             3                 2               67%

  Washington          115               35              30%

  West Virginia       20                1               5%

  Wisconsin           71                17              24%

  Wyoming             11                1               9%
  ------------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------------

**Table 5 (cont'd)**

  ------------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------------
  **State**           **Total           **Total number  **Overall percent
                      expulsions**      shortened**     shortened**

  American Samoa      0                 0               0%

  Guam                5                 0               0%

  Northern Marianas   0                 0               0%

  Virgin Islands      0                 0               0%

                                                        

  Total               3,149             855             27%

  Number of states                      51              
  reporting:                                            
  ------------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------------

**Data Notes:**

> The GFSA has provisions in place that allow local officials to refer
> expelled students to an alternative school or program.
>
> Four states - Colorado, Tennessee, Utah, and Virginia - did not
> provide information on the number of GFSA violations shortened on a
> case-by-case basis.
>
> Puerto Rico did not submit 1998-99 GFSA data.

**Table 6**

Number and percent of expulsions for GFSA violations shortened for
non-disabled students on a case-by-case basis, 1998-99

  --------------------------- -------------- -------------- ---------------
  **State**                   **Total number **Number       **Percentage
                              shortened**    non-disabled   non-disabled
                                             shortened**    shortened**

  Alabama                     3              3              100%

  Alaska                      5              5              100%

  Arizona                     19             16             84%

  Arkansas                    11             9              82%

  California                  40             33             83%

  Connecticut                 2              0              0%

  Delaware                    0              0              0%

  District of Columbia        7              0              0%

  Florida                     3              2              67%

  Georgia                     62             38             61%

  Hawaii                      2              0              0%

  Idaho                       15             9              60%

  Illinois                    7              7              100%

  Indiana                     52             42             81%

  Iowa                        8              7              88%

  Kansas                      15             12             80%

  Kentucky                    9              5              56%

  Louisiana                   0              0              0%

  Maine                       2              0              0%

  Maryland                    24             17             71%

  Massachusetts               26             17             65%

  Michigan                    1              1              100%

  Minnesota                   9              9              100%

  Mississippi                 1              0              0%

  Missouri                    21             10             48%

  Montana                     0              0              0%

  Nebraska                    10             9              90%

  Nevada                      3              0              0%

  New Hampshire               7              4              57%

  New Jersey                  8              2              25%

  New Mexico                  7              5              71%

  New York                    65             47             72%

  North Carolina              66             46             70%

  North Dakota                3              3              100%

  Ohio                        35             23             66%

  Oklahoma                    2              2              100%

  Oregon                      21             12             57%

  Pennsylvania                109            92             84%

  Rhode Island                4              4              100%

  South Carolina              8              7              88%

  South Dakota                5              5              100%

  Texas                       102            78             76%

  Vermont                     2              1              50%

  Washington                  35             22             63%

  West Virginia               1              0              0%

  Wisconsin                   17             8              47%

  Wyoming                     1              1              100%
  --------------------------- -------------- -------------- ---------------

**Table 6** **(cont'd)**

  --------------------------- -------------- -------------- ---------------
  **State**                   **Total number **Number       **Percentage
                              shortened**    non-disabled   non-disabled
                                             shortened**    shortened**

  American Samoa              0              0              0%

  Guam                        0              0              0%

  Northern Marianas           0              0              0%

  Virgin Islands              0              0              0%

                                                            

  Total                       855            613            72%

  Number of states reporting:                51             
  --------------------------- -------------- -------------- ---------------

**Data Notes:**

> Four states - Colorado, Tennessee, Utah, and Virginia - did not
> provide information on the number of expulsions for GFSA violations
> shortened for non-disabled students on a case-by-case basis.
>
> Puerto Rico did not submit 1998-99 GFSA data.

**Table 7**

Percentage of students expelled for GFSA violations referred to an
alternative placement by state, 1998-99

  ------------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------------
  **State**           **Total           **Referred**    **Percent
                      expulsions**                      referred**

  Alabama             174               13              7%

  Alaska              24                22              92%

  Arizona             101               44              44%

  Arkansas            66                21              32%

  California          290               244             84%

  Connecticut         11                11              100%

  Delaware            9                 4               44%

  District of         13                13              100%
  Columbia                                              

  Florida             94                54              57%

  Georgia             208               104             50%

  Hawaii              5                 5               100%

  Idaho               31                17              55%

  Illinois            77                58              75%

  Indiana             103               24              23%

  Iowa                17                4               24%

  Kansas              52                22              42%

  Kentucky            37                21              57%

  Louisiana           21                1               5%

  Maine               6                 1               17%

  Maryland            31                12              39%

  Massachusetts       43                29              67%

  Minnesota           24                24              100%

  Mississippi         24                0               0%

  Missouri            171               31              18%

  Nebraska            15                9               60%

  Nevada              52                47              90%

  New Hampshire       11                2               18%

  New Jersey          51                32              63%

  New Mexico          47                12              26%

  New York            206               69              33%

  North Carolina      141               7               5%

  North Dakota        3                 0               0%

  Ohio                77                11              14%

  Oklahoma            16                4               25%

  Oregon              48                29              60%

  Pennsylvania        145               37              26%

  Rhode Island        4                 0               0%

  South Carolina      52                16              31%

  South Dakota        9                 2               22%

  Tennessee           152               66              43%

  Texas               294               225             77%

  Vermont             3                 1               33%

  Washington          115               20              17%

  West Virginia       20                1               

  Wyoming             11                4               36%
  ------------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------------

**Table 7 (cont'd)**

  ------------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------------
  **State**           **Total           **Referred**    **Percent
                      expulsions**                      referred**

  American Samoa      0                 0               0%

  Guam                5                 0               0%

  Northern Marianas   0                 0               0%

  Virgin Islands      0                 0               0%

                                                        

  Total               3,109             1,373           44%

  Number of states                      49              
  reporting:                                            
  ------------------- ----------------- --------------- ------------------

**Data Notes:**

> The GFSA has provisions in place that allow local officials to refer
> expelled students to an alternative school or program.
>
> Six states - Colorado, Michigan, Montana, Utah, Virginia, and
> Wisconsin - did not provide information on the number of GFSA
> violations that were referred to an alternate placement.
>
> Puerto Rico did not submit 1998-99 GFSA data.

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**Alabama**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       4             12            36            52

  Junior High      33            2             34            69

  Senior High      25            10            18            53

  Total            62            24            88            174
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 3          | 2%         |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 3          | 100%       |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 13         | 7%         |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          82                174

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           92

  Percent Change                                        112%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** Due to a new
    electronic reporting system, careful definitions, and state-wide
    in-service training, the information reported for 1998-99 is more
    accurate than that reported in past years.

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

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

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**Alaska**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       0             0             0             0

  Junior High      4             0             2             6

  Senior High      13            0             5             18

  Total            17            0             7             24
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 5          | 21%        |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 5          | 100%       |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 22         | 92%        |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          18                24

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           6

  Percent Change                                        33%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** Data shown
    here for 1997-98 were revised as a result of the 1998-99
    verification process.

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

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

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**Arizona**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       6             0             9             15

  Junior High      23            1             13            37

  Senior High      41            1             7             49

  Total            70            2             29            101
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 19         | 19%        |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 16         | 84%        |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 44         | 44%        |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          111               101

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           -10

  Percent Change                                        -9%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** None.

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

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

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**Arkansas**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       3             0             2             5

  Junior High      25            2             3             30

  Senior High      25            5             1             31

  Total            53            7             6             66
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 11         | 17%        |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 9          | 82%        |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 21         | 32%        |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          57                66

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           9

  Percent Change                                        16%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** None.

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

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

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**California**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       14            2             13            29

  Junior High      68            0             25            93

  Senior High      127           8             33            168

  Total            209           10            71            290
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 40         | 14%        |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 33         | 82%        |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 244        | 84%        |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          384               290

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           -94

  Percent Change                                        -24%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** Data shown
    here for 1997-98 were revised as a result of the 1998-99
    verification process.

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

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

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**Colorado**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       5             0             12            17

  Junior High      18            0             16            34

  Senior High      20            9             14            43

  Total            43            9             42            94
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | MD         | \--        |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | MD         | \--        |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | MD         | \--        |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          30                94

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           64

  Percent Change                                        213%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** The figures
    reported for 1997-98 and 1998-99 include expulsions for ALL weapons,
    not just firearms. Not all districts reported data for the 1997-98
    school year. In addition, data shown here for 1997-98 were revised
    resulting from the 1998-99 verification process.

Note: MD = Missing Data

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

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

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**Connecticut**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       0             0             0             0

  Junior High      6             0             1             7

  Senior High      1             0             3             4

  Total            7             0             4             11
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 2          | 18%        |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 0          | 0%         |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 11         | 100%       |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          9                 11

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           2

  Percent Change                                        22%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** None.

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

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

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**Delaware**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       0             0             0             0

  Junior High      0             0             2             2

  Senior High      6             1             0             7

  Total            6             1             2             9
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 0          | 0%         |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 0          | 0%         |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 4          | 44%        |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          7                 9

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           2

  Percent Change                                        29%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** Data shown
    here for 1997-98 were revised as a result of the 1998-99
    verification process.

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

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

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**District of Columbia**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       0             0             0             0

  Junior High      3             0             0             3

  Senior High      10            0             0             10

  Total            13            0             0             13
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 7          | 54%        |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 0          | 0%         |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 13         | 100%       |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          4                 13

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           9

  Percent Change                                        225%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** None.

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

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

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**Florida**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       2             1             2             5

  Junior High      28            0             4             32

  Senior High      40            7             10            57

  Total            70            8             16            94
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 3          | 3%         |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 2          | 67%        |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 54         | 57%        |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          149               94

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           -55

  Percent Change                                        -37%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** Data shown
    here for 1997-98 were revised as a result of the 1998-99
    verification process.

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

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

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**Georgia**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       9             0             9             18

  Junior High      57            2             21            80

  Senior High      65            11            34            110

  Total            131           13            64            208
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 62         | 30%        |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 38         | 61%        |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 104        | 50%        |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          203               208

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           5

  Percent Change                                        2%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** None.

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

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

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**Hawaii**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       0             0             0             0

  Junior High      0             0             0             0

  Senior High      1             0             4             5

  Total            1             0             4             5
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 2          | 40%        |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 0          | 0%         |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 5          | 100%       |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          3                 5

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           2

  Percent Change                                        67%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** None.

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

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

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**Idaho**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       1             0             1             2

  Junior High      5             0             0             5

  Senior High      5             8             11            24

  Total            11            8             12            31
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 15         | 48%        |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 9          | 60%        |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 17         | 55%        |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          42                31

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           -11

  Percent Change                                        -26%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** None.

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

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

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**Illinois**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       5             0             2             7

  Junior High      22            0             1             23

  Senior High      47            0             0             47

  Total            74            0             3             77
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 7          | 9%         |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 7          | 100%       |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 58         | 75%        |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          86                77

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           -9

  Percent Change                                        -10%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** None.

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

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

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**Indiana**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       6             1             1             8

  Junior High      13            6             5             24

  Senior High      51            8             12            71

  Total            70            15            18            103
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 52         | 50%        |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 42         | 81%        |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 24         | 23%        |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          62                103

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           41

  Percent Change                                        66%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** None.

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

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

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**Iowa**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       0             0             0             0

  Junior High      0             1             1             2

  Senior High      6             4             5             15

  Total            6             5             6             17
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 8          | 47%        |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 7          | 88%        |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 4          | 24%        |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | MD         | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          30                17

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           -13

  Percent Change                                        -43%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** None.

Note: MD = Missing Data

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

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

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**Kansas**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       7             0             1             8

  Junior High      10            0             3             13

  Senior High      12            11            8             31

  Total            29            11            12            52
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 15         | 29%        |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 12         | 80%        |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 22         | 42%        |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          33                52

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           19

  Percent Change                                        58%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** None.

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

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

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**Kentucky**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       2             0             0             2

  Junior High      10            0             1             11

  Senior High      18            5             1             24

  Total            30            5             2             37
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 9          | 24%        |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 5          | 56%        |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 21         | 57%        |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          72                37

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           -35

  Percent Change                                        -49%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** None.

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

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

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**Louisiana**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       MD            MD            MD            MD

  Junior High      5             2             2             9

  Senior High      2             5             5             12

  Total            7             7             7             21
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 0          | 0%         |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 0          | 0%         |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 1          | 7%         |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          25                21

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           -4

  Percent Change                                        -16%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** Data shown
    here for 1997-98 were revised as a result of the 1998-99
    verification process.

Note: MD= Missing Data

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

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

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**Maine**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       0             0             0             0

  Junior High      1             0             0             1

  Senior High      4             1             0             5

  Total            5             1             0             6
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 2          | 33%        |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 0          | 0%         |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 1          | 17%        |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          5                 6

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           1

  Percent Change                                        20%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** None.

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

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

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**Maryland**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       0             0             0             0

  Junior High      5             0             0             5

  Senior High      25            1             0             26

  Total            30            1             0             31
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 24         | 77%        |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 17         | 71%        |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 12         | 39%        |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          32                31

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           -1

  Percent Change                                        -3%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** Data shown
    here for 1997-98 were revised as a result of the 1998-99
    verification process.

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

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

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**Massachusetts**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       0             MD            0             0

  Junior High      9             MD            6             15

  Senior High      20            MD            8             28

  Total            29            MD            14            43
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 26         | 60%        |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 17         | 65%        |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 29         | 67%        |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          46                43

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           -3

  Percent Change                                        -7%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** None.

Note: MD = Missing Data

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

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

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**Michigan**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       2             0             2             4

  Junior High      29            0             10            39

  Senior High      44            3             16            63

  Total            75            3             28            106
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 1          | 1%         |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 1          | 100%       |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | MD         | \--        |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          99                106

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           7

  Percent Change                                        7%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** None.

Note: MD = Missing Data

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

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

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**Minnesota**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       1             0             0             1

  Junior High      2             2             1             5

  Senior High      9             6             3             18

  Total            12            8             4             24
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 9          | 37%        |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 9          | 100%       |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 24         | 100%       |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          45                24

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           -21

  Percent Change                                        -46%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** None.

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

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

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**Mississippi**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       0             0             0             0

  Junior High      7             0             0             7

  Senior High      13            4             0             17

  Total            20            4             0             24
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 1          | 4%         |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 0          | 0%         |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 0          | 0%         |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          47                24

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           -23

  Percent Change                                        -49%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** None.

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

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

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**Missouri**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       2             0             39            41

  Junior High      12            0             60            72

  Senior High      11            12            35            58

  Total            25            12            134           171
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 21         | 12%        |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 10         | 48%        |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 31         | 18%        |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          179               171

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           -8

  Percent Change                                        -4%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** None.

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

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**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**Montana**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       2             0             1             3

  Junior High      3             1             0             4

  Senior High      3             2             3             8

  Total            8             3             4             15
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 0          | 0%         |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 0          | 0%         |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | MD         | \--        |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          17                15

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           -2

  Percent Change                                        -12%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** None.

Note: MD = Missing Data

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**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**Nebraska**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       0             0             0             0

  Junior High      2             0             2             4

  Senior High      4             6             1             11

  Total            6             6             3             15
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 10         | 67%        |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 9          | 90%        |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 9          | 60%        |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          11                15

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           4

  Percent Change                                        36%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** The larger
    totals in 1998-99 appear to be the result of a more accurate
    reporting method rather than an actual increase in weapons being
    brought to the school.

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**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**Nevada**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       0             0             0             0

  Junior High      23            0             5             28

  Senior High      20            4             0             24

  Total            43            4             5             52
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 3          | 6%         |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 0          | 0%         |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 47         | 90%        |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          36                52

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           16

  Percent Change                                        44%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** None.

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

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**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**New Hampshire**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       0             0             0             0

  Junior High      0             0             0             0

  Senior High      4             7             0             11

  Total            4             7             0             11
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 7          | 64%        |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 4          | 57%        |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 2          | 18%        |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          5                 11

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           6

  Percent Change                                        120%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** None.

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

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**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**New Jersey**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       7             0             2             9

  Junior High      6             0             13            19

  Senior High      14            0             9             23

  Total            27            0             24            51
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 8          | 16%        |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 2          | 25%        |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 32         | 63%        |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          40                51

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           11

  Percent Change                                        28%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** None.

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

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**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**New Mexico**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       0             0             0             0

  Junior High      9             1             0             10

  Senior High      27            10            0             37

  Total            36            11            0             47
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 7          | 15%        |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 5          | 71%        |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 12         | 26%        |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          32                47

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           15

  Percent Change                                        47%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** None.

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

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**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**New York**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       6             17            13            36

  Junior High      23            15            13            51

  Senior High      32            37            50            119

  Total            61            69            76            206
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 65         | 32%        |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 47         | 72%        |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 69         | 33%        |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          91                206

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           115

  Percent Change                                        126%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** 1998-99 data
    represents all school districts in New York state. For 1997-98, the
    data, included information submitted by 78% of the school districts
    including all 5 of the largest school districts.

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**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**North Carolina**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       4             0             2             6

  Junior High      30            0             19            49

  Senior High      53            24            9             86

  Total            87            24            30            141
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 66         | 47%        |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 46         | 70%        |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 7          | 5%         |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 13         | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          121               141

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           20

  Percent Change                                        17%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** None.

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

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

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**North Dakota**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       1             0             0             1

  Junior High      1             0             0             1

  Senior High      0             0             1             1

  Total            2             0             1             3
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 3          | 100%       |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 3          | 100%       |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 0          | 0%         |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          1                 3

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           2

  Percent Change                                        200%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** None.

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

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**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**Ohio**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       2             0             0             2

  Junior High      14            1             16            31

  Senior High      26            6             12            44

  Total            42            7             28            77
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 35         | 45%        |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 23         | 66%        |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 11         | 14%        |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          119               77

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           -42

  Percent Change                                        -35%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** None.

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

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

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**Oklahoma**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       0             0             0             0

  Junior High      3             0             3             6

  Senior High      5             0             5             10

  Total            8             0             8             16
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 2          | 13%        |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 2          | 100%       |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 4          | 25%        |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          17                16

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           -1

  Percent Change                                        -6%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** None.

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

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

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**Oregon**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       3             0             1             4

  Junior High      3             0             7             10

  Senior High      14            12            8             34

  Total            20            12            16            48
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 21         | 44%        |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 12         | 57%        |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 29         | 60%        |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          135               48

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           -87

  Percent Change                                        -64%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** None.

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

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

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**Pennsylvania**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       9             0             17            26

  Junior High      27            1             20            48

  Senior High      22            14            35            71

  Total            58            15            72            145
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 109        | 75%        |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 92         | 84%        |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 37         | 26%        |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          121               145

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           24

  Percent Change                                        20%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** Data shown
    here for 1997-98 were revised as a result of the 1998-99
    verification process.

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

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

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**Rhode Island**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       0             0             0             0

  Junior High      3             1             0             4

  Senior High      0             0             0             0

  Total            3             1             0             4
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 4          | 100%       |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 4          | 100%       |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 0          | 0%         |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          10                4

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           -6

  Percent Change                                        -60%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** None.

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

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

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**South Carolina**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       3             0             0             3

  Junior High      18            0             1             19

  Senior High      25            5             0             30

  Total            46            5             1             52
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 8          | 15%        |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 7          | 88%        |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 16         | 31%        |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          85                52

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           -33

  Percent Change                                        -39%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** None.

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

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

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**South Dakota**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       0             0             0             0

  Junior High      3             0             0             3

  Senior High      1             4             1             6

  Total            4             4             1             9
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 5          | 56%        |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 5          | 100%       |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 2          | 22%        |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          17                9

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           -8

  Percent Change                                        -47%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** None.

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

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

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**Tennessee**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       MD            MD            MD            MD

  Junior High      MD            MD            MD            MD

  Senior High      MD            MD            MD            MD

  Total            MD            MD            MD            152
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | MD         | \--        |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | MD         | \--        |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 66         | 43%        |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
|                                           |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          192               152

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           -40

  Percent Change                                        -21%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** The 1997-98
    and 1998-99 information was submitted as an aggregate figure only.
    It was not broken out by type of firearm or by school level.

Note: MD = Missing Data

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

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

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**Texas**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       17            0             1             18

  Junior High      74            0             8             82

  Senior High      128           50            16            194

  Total            219           50            25            294
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 102        | 35%        |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 78         | 76%        |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 225        | 77%        |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          424               294

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           -130

  Percent Change                                        -31%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** None.

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

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

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**Utah**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       0             0             0             0

  Junior High      2             0             3             5

  Senior High      6             1             1             8

  Total            8             1             4             13
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | MD         | \--        |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | MD         | \--        |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | MD         | \--        |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          9                 13

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           4

  Percent Change                                        44%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** None.

Note: MD = Missing Data

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

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

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**Vermont**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       0             0             0             0

  Junior High      0             0             0             0

  Senior High      2             1             0             3

  Total            2             1             0             3
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 2          | 67%        |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 1          | 50%        |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 1          | 33%        |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          5                 3

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           -2

  Percent Change                                        -40%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** None.

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

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

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**Virginia**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       5             MD            1             6

  Junior High      15            MD            16            31

  Senior High      46            MD            32            78

  Total            66            MD            49            115
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | MD         | \--        |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | MD         | \--        |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | MD         | \--        |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          99                115

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           16

  Percent Change                                        16%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** Virginia
    does not differentiate between handguns and rifles.

Note: MD = Missing Data

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

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

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**Washington**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       10            1             MD            11

  Junior High      32            8             MD            40

  Senior High      43            21            MD            64

  Total            85            30            MD            115
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 35         | 30%        |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 22         | 63%        |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 20         | 17%        |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          118               115

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           -3

  Percent Change                                        -3%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** Data shown
    here for 1997-98 were revised as a result of the 1998-99
    verification process.

Note: MD = Missing Data

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

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

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**West Virginia**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       0             0             0             0

  Junior High      5             0             4             9

  Senior High      6             2             3             11

  Total            11            2             7             20
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 1          | 5%         |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 0          | 0%         |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 1          | 5%         |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          17                20

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           3

  Percent Change                                        18%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** None.

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

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

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**Wisconsin**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       0             0             2             2

  Junior High      9             3             16            28

  Senior High      19            8             14            41

  Total            28            11            32            71
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 17         | 24%        |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 8          | 47%        |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | MD         | \--        |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          66                71

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           5

  Percent Change                                        8%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** None.

Note: MD = Missing Data

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

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

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**Wyoming**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       0             0             0             0

  Junior High      0             0             1             1

  Senior High      7             1             2             10

  Total            7             1             3             11
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 1          | 9%         |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 1          | 100%       |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 4          | 36%        |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          0                 11

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           11

  Percent Change                                        \--
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** None.

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

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

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**Puerto Rico**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary                                                 

  Junior High                                                

  Senior High                                                

  Total                                                      
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        |            |            |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred |            |            |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided |            |            |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          1                 

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           

  Percent Change                                        
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** Puerto Rico
    did not submit 1998-99 GFSA data.

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

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

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**American Samoa**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       0             0             0             0

  Junior High      0             0             0             0

  Senior High      0             0             0             0

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

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 0          | 0%         |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 0          | 0%         |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 0          | 0%         |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          0                 0

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           0

  Percent Change                                        0%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** None.

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

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

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**Guam**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       0             0             0             0

  Junior High      2             0             0             2

  Senior High      3             0             0             3

  Total            5             0             0             5
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 0          | 0%         |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 0          | 0%         |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 0          | 0%         |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          0                 5

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           5

  Percent Change                                        \--
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** None.

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

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

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**Northern Marianas**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       0             0             0             0

  Junior High      0             0             0             0

  Senior High      0             0             0             0

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

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 0          | 0%         |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 0          | 0%         |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 0          | 0%         |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | MD         | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          0                 0

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           0

  Percent Change                                        0%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** None.

Note: MD = Missing Data

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

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

**Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)**

**Virgin Islands**

**1998-99 Data**

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Question 1**.                                            
  Number of                                                  
  students                                                   
  expelled under                                             
  state law that                                             
  requires a                                                 
  one-year                                                   
  expulsion for a                                            
  student who                                                
  brings a firearm                                           
  to school.                                                 

  School Level     Handguns      Rifles/       Other         Total
                                 Shotguns      Firearms      

  Elementary       0             0             0             0

  Junior High      0             0             0             0

  Senior High      0             0             0             0

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

+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| **Question:**                             | Number     | Percent    |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 2.  Number of shortened expulsions        | 0          | 0%         |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 3.  Number in #2 (above) that were        | 0          | 0%         |
|     [not]{.underline} disabled            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 4.  Number of expulsions (in #1) referred | 0          | 0%         |
|     to an alternative program             |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
| 5.  Number of LEAs that have not provided | 0          | \--        |
|     an assurance of compliance            |            |            |
+-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+

Year-to-Year Data Comparison --1997-98 to 1998-99

  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                      1997-98           1998-99

  Total number of expulsions          0                 0

  Change (1997-98 to 1998-99)                           0

  Percent Change                                        0%
  ----------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------

-   **Caveats or notes on the data collection instrument:** Data shown
    here for 1997-98 were revised as a result of the 1998-99
    verification process.

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

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**Appendix A -- The Gun-Free Schools Act**

**Placeholder text**

+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+
| **Public Law 103-882 -- Oct. 20, 1994**                  | 108 STAT. |
|                                                          | 3907      |
| **"PART F -- GUN POSSESSION**                            |           |
|                                                          | Gun-Free  |
| **"Sec. 14601. GUN-FREE REQUIREMENTS**                   | Schools   |
|                                                          | Act of    |
| "(a) [Short Title.]{.smallcaps} -- This section may be   | 1994      |
| cited as the 'Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994'.             |           |
|                                                          | 20 USC    |
| "(b) [Requirements]{.smallcaps}. --                      | 8921.     |
|                                                          |           |
| > "(1) [In General]{.smallcaps}. -- Except as provided   |           |
| > in paragraph (3), each State receiving Federal funds   |           |
| > under this Act shall have in effect a State law        |           |
| > requiring local educational agencies to expel from     |           |
| > school for a period of not less than one year a        |           |
| > student who is determined to have brought a weapon to  |           |
| > a school under the jurisdiction of local educational   |           |
| > agencies in that State, except that such State law     |           |
| > shall allow the chief administering officer of such    |           |
| > local educational agency to modify such expulsion      |           |
| > requirement for a student on a case-by-case basis.     |           |
| >                                                        |           |
| > "(2) [Construction]{.smallcaps}. -- Nothing in this    |           |
| > title 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) [Special Rule.]{.smallcaps} -- (A) Any State that |           |
| > has a law in effect prior to the date of enactment of  |           |
| > the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994 which is   |           |
| > in conflict with the not less than one year expulsion  |           |
| > requirement described in paragraph (1) shall have the  |           |
| > period of time described in subparagraph (B) to comply |           |
| > with such requirement.                                 |           |
| >                                                        |           |
| > "(B) The period of time shall be the period beginning  |           |
| > on the date of enactment of the Improving America's    |           |
| > Schools Act and ending one year after such date.       |           |
| >                                                        |           |
| > "(4) [Definition]{.smallcaps}. -- For the purpose of   |           |
| > this section, the term 'weapon' means a firearm as     |           |
| > such term is defined in section 921 of title 18,       |           |
| > United States Code.                                    |           |
|                                                          |           |
| "(c) [Special Rule]{.smallcaps}. -- The provisions of    |           |
| this section shall be construed in a manner consistent   |           |
| with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.    |           |
|                                                          |           |
| "(d) [Report to State.]{.smallcaps} -- Each local        |           |
| educational agency requesting assistance from the State  |           |
| educational agency that is to be provided from funds     |           |
| made available to the State under this Act shall provide |           |
| to the States, 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 form such school; |           |
| > and                                                    |           |
| >                                                        |           |
| > "(C) the type of weapons concerned.                    |           |
|                                                          |           |
| "(e) [Reporting]{.smallcaps}. -- Each State shall report |           |
| the information described in subsection (c) to the       |           |
| Secretary on an annual basis.                            |           |
|                                                          |           |
| "(f) [Report]{.smallcaps} [to]{.smallcaps}               |           |
| [Congress]{.smallcaps}. -- Two years after the date of   |           |
| enactment of the Improving America's Schools Act of      |           |
| 1994, the Secretary shall report to Congress if any      |           |
| State is not in compliance with the requirements of this |           |
| title.                                                   |           |
|                                                          |           |
| **"SEC. 14602. POLICY REGARDING CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM  |           |
| REFERRAL.**                                              |           |
|                                                          |           |
| "(a) [In]{.smallcaps} [General]{.smallcaps}. -- No funds |           |
| shall be made available under 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 school served by such agency.               |           |
|                                                          |           |
| "(b) [Definitions]{.smallcaps}. -- For the purpose of    |           |
| this section, the terms 'firearm' and 'school' have the  |           |
| same meaning given to such terms by section 921(a) of    |           |
| title 18, United States Code.                            |           |
|                                                          |           |
| **"SEC. 14603. DATA AND POLICY DISSEMINATION UNDER       |           |
| IDEA**                                                   |           |
|                                                          |           |
| "The Secretary shall --                                  |           |
|                                                          |           |
| > "(1) widely disseminate the policy of the Department   |           |
| > in effect on the date of enactment of the Improving    |           |
| > America's Schools Act of 1994 with respect to          |           |
| > disciplining children with disabilities;               |           |
| >                                                        |           |
| > "(2) collect data on the incidence of children with    |           |
| > disabilities (as such term is defined in section       |           |
| > 602(a)(1) of the Individuals With Disabilities         |           |
| > Education Act) engaging in life threatening behavior   |           |
| > or bringing weapons to schools; and                    |           |
| >                                                        |           |
| > "(3) submit a report to Congress not later than        |           |
| > January 31, 1995, analyzing the strengths and problems |           |
| > with the current approaches regarding disciplining     |           |
| > children with disabilities.                            |           |
+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+

**Placeholder text**

**Appendix B -- GFSA Data Collection Instrument**

**Placeholder text**

+---+--------------------------------------------+--------------------+---+
|   | ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT     | FORM APPROVED      |   |
|   | (ESEA), as amended by the IMPROVING        |                    |   |
|   | AMERICA'S SCHOOLS ACT OF 1994 (IASA),      | OMB #1810-0602     |   |
|   | TITLE XIV, PART F                          |                    |   |
|   |                                            | Expiration Date:   |   |
|   | ######### GUN-FREE SCHOOLS ACT REPORT      | 4/30/00            |   |
+---+--------------------------------------------+--------------------+---+
|   | 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  |                    |   |
|   | [1810-0602]{.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:** Safe and Drug-Free Schools  |                    |   |
|   | Program, U.S. Department of Education, 400 |                    |   |
|   | Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC      |                    |   |
|   | 20202-6123.                                |                    |   |
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+---+--------------------------------------------+--------------------+---+

###### **GUN-FREE SCHOOLS ACT REPORT**

**INTRODUCTION**

The Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA), Part F of Title XIV of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965 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 weapon to 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.

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. 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. The
Secretary is required to report to Congress if any State is not in
compliance with the GFSA.

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 1998-99 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 or not   |
| applicable, please indicate by using the following abbreviations:     |
|                                                                       |
| MD = Missing Data NA = Not Available                                  |
|                                                                       |
| 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         |
| December 1, 1998 to:**                                                |
|                                                                       |
| **Westat**                                                            |
|                                                                       |
| **1650 Research Boulevard, Room RA 1216**                             |
|                                                                       |
| **Rockville, MD 20850**                                               |
|                                                                       |
| If questions arise about completing any of the items on the attached  |
| form, please do not hesitate to contact the Safe and Drug-Free        |
| Schools Program 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:                                       |
|                                                                       |
| > \-- 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.                        |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+

**FIREARMS EXPULSIONS**

**1.** **Please indicate the number of students expelled in your State
under your State's law that requires a one-year expulsion for a student
who brings a firearm to school**. *\[Do not include in your response to
this question students who have brought a firearm to school but who have
[not]{.underline} been expelled, whether because of disability, an
intervening court order, delays in the process, or any other reason.\]*

  ------------------- -------------- --------------------- ------------ ------------
  **School Level**    **Handguns**   **Rifles/Shotguns**   **Other      **Total**
                                                           Firearms**   

  **Elementary                                                          
  School**                                                              

  **Junior High                                                         
  School**                                                              

  **Senior High                                                         
  School**                                                              

  **Total**                                                             
  ------------------- -------------- --------------------- ------------ ------------

**2.** **How many of the expulsions reported in item #1 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
14601(b)(1) of the GFSA?** *\[Do not include in your response to this
question modifications under the case-by-case exception provision of
Section 14601(b)(1) other than those that shorten the term of the
expulsion to less than one year.\]*

+-------------------------------------------------+--------------------+
| # Number of Shortened Expulsions:               |                    |
| {#number-of-shortened-expulsions .NSF-Heading1} |                    |
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3.  **How many of the modifications reported in item #2 were for
    students who are *[not]{.underline}* students with disabilities as
    defined in Section 602(a)(1) of the IDEA?**

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  **Number of shortened expulsions in #2, NOT        
  disabled:**                                        

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*\[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 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 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 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.\]*

**4.** **How many of the expulsions reported in item #1 resulted in a
referral of the expelled student to an alternative school or program?**

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  **Number of expelled students in #1 referred to an     
  alternative placement:**                               

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######## **LEA COMPLIANCE**

**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 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 14602
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.** *(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.)

[^1]: See the data collection instrument in Appendix B for a detailed
    definition of a firearm.

[^2]: 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.