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MSDE-DCRAA 10/2017

MARYLAND STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Karen B. Salmon, Ph.D. State Superintendent of Schools

Andrew R. Smarick President, Maryland State Board of Education

Larry Hogan Governor

Carol A. Williamson, Ed.D. Chief Academic Officer Teaching and Learning

Sylvia A. Lawson, Ph.D. Chief Performance Officer

School Effectiveness

Angela Holocker, Ed.D. Assistant State Superintendent

Division of Curriculum, Research, Assessment, and Accountability

Mary L. Gable Assistant State Superintendent

Division of Student, Family, and School Support

Chandra Haislet Director, Office of Accountability

Division of Curriculum, Research, Assessment, and Accountability

Walter J. Sallee Director, Student Services & Strategic Planning Division of Student, Family, and School Support

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MSDE-DCRAA 10/2017 Suspensions, Expulsions, and Health Related Exclusions

Suspensions, Expulsions, and Health Related Exclusions

Maryland Public Schools

2016-2017

Table of Contents

Page Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... i Tables Students Suspended and/or Expelled 1 Percentage of Students Suspended or Expelled: 2002-03 through 2016-17 (Out-of-School) ................................................................. 1 2 Number and Percentage of Students Suspended or Expelled: 2015-16 and 2016-17 (Combined) ....................................................... 2 2a Number and Percentage of Students Suspended or Expelled: 2015-16 and 2016-17 (Out-of-School) .................................................. 3 2b Number and Percentage of Students Suspended: 2015-16 and 2016-17 (In-School) ........................................................................... 4 3 Unduplicated Count of the Number of Students Suspended or Expelled by Race/Ethnicity and Gender (Combined) .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 5 3a Unduplicated Count of the Number of Students Suspended or Expelled by Race/Ethnicity and Gender (Out-of-School) ....................... 6 3b Unduplicated Count of the Number of Students Suspended by Race/Ethnicity and Gender (In-School) ................................................. 7 4 Unduplicated Count of the Number of Students Suspended or Expelled by Grade (Combined) .............................................................. 8 4a Unduplicated Count of the Number of Students Suspended or Expelled by Grade (Out-of-School) ........................................................ 9 4b Unduplicated Count of the Number of Students Suspended by Grade (In-School) .................................................................................. 10 5 Number of Students Suspended or Expelled by Frequency of Suspensions (Combined) ........................................................................ 11 5a Number of Students Suspended or Expelled by Frequency of Suspensions (Out-of-School) .................................................................. 12 5b Number of Students Suspended by Frequency of Suspensions (In-School) ............................................................................................ 13 6 Number of Students Suspended or Expelled by School Level (Combined) .............................................................................................. 14 6a Number of Students Suspended or Expelled by School Level (Out-of-School) ........................................................................................ 15 6b Number of Students Suspended by School Level (In-School) .................................................................................................................. 16 7 Number of Students Suspended or Expelled by Last Offense and Grade Level (Combined) .................................................................. 17 7a Number of Students Suspended or Expelled by Last Offense and Grade Level (Out-of-School) ............................................................. 19 7b Number of Students Suspended by Last Offense and Grade Level (In-School) ...................................................................................... 21 Suspension and/or Expulsion Incidents 8 Number of Suspensions and Expulsions by Major Category (Combined) ................................................................................................ 23 8a Number of Suspensions and Expulsions by Major Category (Out-of-School) .......................................................................................... 24 8b Number of Suspensions by Major Offense Category (In-School) ............................................................................................................. 25 9 Suspensions and Expulsions by Type of Offense (Combined) ................................................................................................................. 26 9a Suspensions and Expulsions by Type of Offense (Out-of-School) ........................................................................................................... 30 9b Suspensions by Type of Offense (In-School) ........................................................................................................................................... 34 10 Number of Out-of-School Removals and Percent Change by Type of Offense: 2015-16 and 2016-17 (Out-of-School) ......................... 38


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Dispositions 11 Dispositions by Offense Code .................................................................................................................................................................. 40 Expulsions 12 Expulsions as a Percentage of Removals by Offense .............................................................................................................................. 42 13 Percent Change of Expulsions by Offense: 2015-16 and 2016-17 .......................................................................................................... 44 Students with Disabilities 14 Extended Removals: Number and Percentage of Students Suspended or Expelled (Out-of-School) ..................................................... 45 15 Number of Students with Disabilities Suspended or Expelled by Race/Ethnicity and Disability (Combined)............................................ 46 15a Number of Students with Disabilities Suspended or Expelled by Race/Ethnicity and Disability (Out-of-School) ...................................... 47 15b Number of Students with Disabilities Suspended by Race/Ethnicity and Disability (In-School) ................................................................ 48 Health Related Exclusions 16 Health Related Exclusions for Immunizations .......................................................................................................................................... 49 17 Health Related Exclusions for Personal Health ........................................................................................................................................ 50

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Introduction

This report contains data on the number of incidents in each local school system during the 2016-17 school year. Student incident data are disaggregated by Out-of-School Suspensions and Expulsions, In-School Suspensions, and Combined In-School and Out-of-School Suspensions and Expulsions.

Each offense has been categorized into eight major categories. The following list shows which offenses are included in each major category. Offense definitions are described in the Maryland Student Records System Manual, 2016.

Attendance^ Arson/Fire/Explosives 101 Class Cutting 501 Arson/Fire 102 Tardiness 502 False Alarm/Bomb Threat 103 Truancy 503 Explosives

Dangerous Substances Sex Offenses 201 Alcohol 601 Sexual Attack 202 Inhalants 602 Sexual Harassment 203 Drugs/Controlled Substances 603 Sexual Activity 204 Tobacco 891 Sells or Solicits Sale of Controlled Substance Disrespect/Disruption 892 Possesses or Uses Illegal Drugs 701 Disrespect

704 Disruption Weapons 706 Dress Code 301 Firearms 302 Other Guns Other 303 Other Weapons 801 Academic Dishonesty 893 Carries a Firearm to School or School Function 802 Inappropriate Use of Personal Electronics

803 Theft Attack/Threats/Fighting 804 Trespassing 401 Attack on Adult 806 Destruction of Property 402 Attack on Student 403 Threat to Adult 404 Threat to Student 405 Fighting 406 Extortion 407 Bullying/Harassment 408 Serious Bodily Injury

Please note that these are aggregate counts of the incidents reported and are in no way intended to meet any specific legislative requirements.

The sum of the subgroup data in this report may not equal all students suspended based on suppression of less than 10 students in membership within a subgroup.

^ Students may no longer be out-of-school suspended or expelled solely for attendance related offenses (Senate Bill 241, effective July 1, 2009).

Table 1 Percentage of Students Suspended or Expelled from Maryland Public Schools^

Out-of-School Suspensions and Expulsions School Year 2002-03 through 2016-17

^ Unduplicated count of students suspended/expelled divided by the September 30, 2016 enrollment. - Data not available. NOTE: Counts exclude prekindergarten students.


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Local Education

Agency 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

Total State 8.9 9.3 8.4 8.7 9.0 8.3 7.3 7.0 6.8 6.2 5.1 4.5 4.0 4.3 4.5

Allegany 6.1 6.7 6.3 6.4 8.3 6.9 6.7 6.9 6.4 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.4 5.2

Anne Arundel 10.0 10.3 10.0 9.9 9.8 9.3 9.1 8.8 8.2 6.7 5.4 5.1 3.8 4.5 5.1

Baltimore City 15.8 16.1 11.7 11.3 12.5 11.5 9.4 8.4 9.1 9.2 7.3 6.4 5.7 7.0 5.7

Edison Schools 9.7 5.5 8.1 15.9 21.0 - - - - - - - - - -

Baltimore 11.6 12.2 11.1 11.4 12.4 11.1 11.2 10.1 10.0 8.0 5.3 4.9 4.5 4.8 5.5

Calvert 6.8 6.7 6.8 7.0 9.1 6.9 7.2 7.2 6.4 6.3 5.2 3.8 2.7 3.0 3.1

Caroline 11.0 11.8 11.5 10.5 10.5 10.2 9.6 7.6 7.0 6.1 5.8 5.4 3.9 3.2 3.1

Carroll 4.5 5.1 4.2 5.0 4.9 4.6 4.4 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.0 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.5

Cecil 13.5 13.5 8.0 13.2 13.0 12.9 12.4 11.7 10.7 9.9 7.7 7.0 6.5 6.7 7.3

Charles 12.1 13.6 13.5 13.3 12.5 12.5 11.0 11.5 9.6 9.9 8.3 7.3 6.6 6.7 6.2

Dorchester 15.2 16.0 15.4 15.4 16.0 16.3 14.8 14.5 14.0 12.7 10.8 10.2 12.4 13.0 13.4

Frederick 6.4 6.3 6.4 7.1 6.9 6.2 6.1 5.8 5.8 5.3 4.0 3.8 2.9 3.0 2.9

Garrett 4.4 4.4 4.2 4.4 4.5 4.9 4.2 3.9 3.0 3.0 3.5 3.8 1.6 1.7 1.7

Harford 8.4 8.6 8.2 7.9 7.8 7.5 6.9 6.2 6.6 5.8 5.8 4.7 4.9 5.5 5.9

Howard 4.2 4.4 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.6 3.5 3.3 3.1 2.9 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.6

Kent 13.7 14.6 13.3 16.0 13.5 13.8 10.6 10.8 8.1 10.9 7.3 6.3 4.5 4.6 4.7

Montgomery 4.2 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.6 4.0 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.4 1.7 1.2 1.4 1.6

Prince George's 9.1 9.7 9.7 10.6 11.2 10.5 8.2 8.6 8.1 7.7 7.0 6.1 5.7 5.9 6.3

Queen Anne's 7.8 7.3 7.2 6.8 6.8 5.6 5.9 4.8 4.1 3.4 2.5 2.0 2.2 1.8 1.6

SEED School - - - - - - 30.0 24.4 34.6 13.0 10.6 12.0 16.3 27.7 28.9

St. Mary's 8.4 9.2 8.7 8.1 7.5 6.9 7.3 7.2 6.9 6.3 5.0 4.3 4.2 3.5 3.6

Somerset 16.5 12.7 16.7 18.7 17.2 15.0 14.0 13.6 11.6 10.6 11.9 11.4 14.2 14.1 13.7

Talbot 6.5 6.4 6.2 7.6 7.3 7.2 7.0 6.4 6.5 6.1 4.7 3.9 3.4 3.5 3.8

Washington 5.1 4.3 4.4 3.9 4.2 4.3 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.5 2.6 2.3 2.0 2.1 2.0

Wicomico 14.3 13.6 13.3 13.8 14.6 12.9 13.2 12.2 11.7 11.4 11.0 10.4 9.5 9.6 9.9

Worcester 7.3 7.5 7.2 5.4 6.5 6.2 5.8 4.9 4.7 4.7 3.7 3.8 3.1 3.1 3.6

Table 2 Number and Percentage of Students Suspended or Expelled from Maryland Public Schools in Kindergarten through Grade Twelve

In-School Suspensions, Out-of-School Suspensions, and Expulsions School Year 2015-16 and 2016-17

NOTE: Counts exclude prekindergarten students.


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Local Education

Agency

2015-16 2016-17

Public School

Enrollment

Total Suspension

Offenses

Number of Students

Suspended

Percent of Students

Suspended

Public School

Enrollment

Total Suspension

Offenses

Number of Students

Suspended

Percent of Students

Suspended

Total State 848,567 73,989 42,428 5.0 855,276 76,587 43,688 5.1

Allegany 8,317 755 505 6.1 8,212 801 462 5.6

Anne Arundel 78,217 7,214 3,935 5.0 79,108 7,869 4,315 5.5

Baltimore City 78,975 9,105 5,848 7.4 77,866 7,330 4,716 6.1

Baltimore 107,311 8,162 5,290 4.9 108,308 9,728 6,116 5.6

Calvert 15,607 1,721 891 5.7 15,552 1,619 884 5.7

Caroline 5,305 718 355 6.7 5,388 617 337 6.3

Carroll 25,178 1,114 647 2.6 24,866 1,242 674 2.7

Cecil 15,101 1,889 1,019 6.7 14,977 2,081 1,096 7.3

Charles 25,472 3,095 1,803 7.1 25,522 2,651 1,606 6.3

Dorchester 4,515 1,390 670 14.8 4,562 1,648 698 15.3

Frederick 39,470 2,522 1,359 3.4 40,111 2,575 1,391 3.5

Garrett 3,682 136 76 2.1 3,638 125 79 2.2

Harford 36,637 6,026 2,734 7.5 36,586 6,166 2,817 7.7

Howard 53,634 2,354 1,466 2.7 54,336 2,319 1,527 2.8

Kent 1,909 409 213 11.2 1,891 350 194 10.3

Montgomery 152,038 3,334 2,344 1.5 154,690 3,923 2,736 1.8

Prince George's 123,071 12,287 7,922 6.4 125,043 14,533 8,800 7.0

Queen Anne's 7,461 352 240 3.2 7,492 285 184 2.5

SEED School 405 185 122 30.1 401 182 131 32.7

St. Mary's 16,946 1,019 599 3.5 17,128 1,088 613 3.6

Somerset 2,716 1,431 521 19.2 2,773 1,404 502 18.1

Talbot 4,401 289 164 3.7 4,322 335 178 4.1

Washington 21,724 2,900 1,558 7.2 21,901 2,549 1,421 6.5

Wicomico 14,203 4,550 1,645 11.6 14,290 4,110 1,683 11.8

Worcester 6,272 1,032 502 8.0 6,313 1,057 528 8.4

Table 2a Number and Percentage of Students Suspended or Expelled from Maryland Public Schools in Kindergarten through Grade Twelve

Out-of-School Suspensions and Expulsions School Year 2015-16 and 2016-17

NOTE: Counts exclude prekindergarten students.


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Local Education

Agency

2015-16 2016-17

Public School

Enrollment

Total Suspension

Offenses

Number of Students

Suspended

Percent of Students

Suspended

Public School

Enrollment

Total Suspension

Offenses

Number of Students

Suspended

Percent of Students

Suspended

Total State 848,567 59,971 36,702 4.3 855,276 63,641 38,254 4.5

Allegany 8,317 648 448 5.4 8,212 738 431 5.2

Anne Arundel 78,217 6,177 3,515 4.5 79,108 7,241 4,043 5.1

Baltimore City 78,975 8,427 5,533 7.0 77,866 6,764 4,449 5.7

Baltimore 107,311 7,934 5,170 4.8 108,308 9,502 6,011 5.5

Calvert 15,607 722 473 3.0 15,552 670 479 3.1

Caroline 5,305 249 172 3.2 5,388 246 168 3.1

Carroll 25,178 952 569 2.3 24,866 1,112 622 2.5

Cecil 15,101 1,889 1,019 6.7 14,977 2,081 1,096 7.3

Charles 25,472 2,902 1,716 6.7 25,522 2,597 1,575 6.2

Dorchester 4,515 1,178 586 13.0 4,562 1,344 613 13.4

Frederick 39,470 2,103 1,180 3.0 40,111 2,065 1,173 2.9

Garrett 3,682 101 61 1.7 3,638 99 61 1.7

Harford 36,637 3,633 2,026 5.5 36,586 3,949 2,142 5.9

Howard 53,634 2,070 1,342 2.5 54,336 2,135 1,430 2.6

Kent 1,909 129 88 4.6 1,891 125 88 4.7

Montgomery 152,038 2,993 2,142 1.4 154,690 3,516 2,515 1.6

Prince George's 123,071 11,038 7,257 5.9 125,043 12,704 7,871 6.3

Queen Anne's 7,461 203 135 1.8 7,492 177 121 1.6

SEED School 405 167 112 27.7 401 150 116 28.9

St. Mary's 16,946 1,019 599 3.5 17,128 1,088 613 3.6

Somerset 2,716 820 384 14.1 2,773 977 381 13.7

Talbot 4,401 278 156 3.5 4,322 315 164 3.8

Washington 21,724 611 463 2.1 21,901 513 447 2.0

Wicomico 14,203 3,419 1,362 9.6 14,290 3,207 1,418 9.9

Worcester 6,272 309 194 3.1 6,313 326 227 3.6

Table 2b Number and Percentage of Students Suspended from Maryland Public Schools in Kindergarten through Grade Twelve

In-School Suspensions School Year 2015-16 and 2016-17

- Local Education Agency implemented in-school intervention/modified instruction programs. NOTE: Counts exclude prekindergarten students.


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Local Education

Agency

2015-16 2016-17

Public School

Enrollment

Total Suspension

Offenses

Number of Students

Suspended

Percent of Students

Suspended

Public School

Enrollment

Total Suspension

Offenses

Number of Students

Suspended

Percent of Students

Suspended

Total State 848,567 14,181 9,152 1.1 855,276 13,032 8,720 1.0

Allegany 8,317 107 79 0.9 8,212 63 56 0.7

Anne Arundel 78,217 1,168 859 1.1 79,108 666 529 0.7

Baltimore City 78,975 678 561 0.7 77,866 566 424 0.5

Baltimore 107,311 228 218 0.2 108,308 226 203 0.2

Calvert 15,607 999 556 3.6 15,552 949 509 3.3

Caroline 5,305 469 254 4.8 5,388 371 240 4.5

Carroll 25,178 162 141 0.6 24,866 130 103 0.4

Cecil 15,101 - - - 14,977 - - -

Charles 25,472 193 136 0.5 25,522 54 46 0.2

Dorchester 4,515 212 155 3.4 4,562 305 176 3.9

Frederick 39,470 419 320 0.8 40,111 510 387 1.0

Garrett 3,682 36 30 0.8 3,638 26 23 0.6

Harford 36,637 2,393 1,362 3.7 36,586 2,217 1,300 3.6

Howard 53,634 284 224 0.4 54,336 184 161 0.3

Kent 1,909 280 175 9.2 1,891 225 140 7.4

Montgomery 152,038 360 315 0.2 154,690 431 385 0.2

Prince George's 123,071 1,249 1,052 0.9 125,043 1,829 1,537 1.2

Queen Anne's 7,461 150 121 1.6 7,492 108 87 1.2

SEED School 405 18 18 4.4 401 32 30 7.5

St. Mary's 16,946 - - - 17,128 - - -

Somerset 2,716 611 283 10.4 2,773 427 249 9.0

Talbot 4,401 11 11 0.2 4,322 20 20 0.5

Washington 21,724 2,290 1,280 5.9 21,901 2,039 1,155 5.3

Wicomico 14,203 1,141 590 4.2 14,290 923 549 3.8

Worcester 6,272 723 412 6.6 6,313 731 411 6.5

Table 3 Unduplicated Count of the Number of Students Suspended or Expelled from Maryland Public Schools

by Race/Ethnicity and Gender In-School Suspensions, Out-of-School Suspensions, and Expulsions

School Year 2016-17

* September 30, 2016 enrollment less than ten for subgroup. Data suppressed.


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Local Education

Agency Total

Students

Race/Ethnicity Gender

American Indian or

Alaska Native Asian

Black or African

American White Hispanic

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific

Islander Two or

More Races Male Female

Total State 43,759 117 435 26,123 10,244 4,714 38 2,088 30,122 13,637

Allegany 462 1 1 44 363 10 * 43 320 142

Anne Arundel 4,321 14 40 2,017 1,477 472 5 296 2,992 1,329

Baltimore City 4,724 13 4 4,354 156 180 3 14 2,991 1,733

Baltimore 6,117 23 71 4,038 1,302 399 5 279 4,057 2,060

Calvert 887 3 5 245 511 44 0 79 642 245

Caroline 337 2 1 81 184 26 * 43 264 73

Carroll 677 0 6 67 535 45 1 23 545 132

Cecil 1,096 3 4 232 692 78 2 85 788 308

Charles 1,608 9 7 1,206 213 92 0 81 1,136 472

Dorchester 706 * 2 482 149 30 * 42 483 223

Frederick 1,392 8 19 416 630 225 4 90 1,038 354

Garrett 82 * 1 2 75 0 * 4 67 15

Harford 2,820 6 26 1,211 1,117 208 4 248 1,967 853

Howard 1,529 5 63 922 275 163 2 99 1,129 400

Kent 195 * 0 80 82 10 * 23 132 63

Montgomery 2,736 3 109 1,212 350 941 0 121 1,988 748

Prince George's 8,825 17 59 6,930 189 1,495 10 125 5,969 2,856

Queen Anne's 185 0 0 36 123 11 * 15 147 38

SEED School 131 * * 125 * 4 * * 68 63

St. Mary's 614 3 2 344 194 22 1 48 424 190

Somerset 502 0 0 335 115 21 * 31 330 172

Talbot 178 * 1 82 75 11 * 9 133 45

Washington 1,422 2 5 346 825 114 1 129 1,029 393

Wicomico 1,685 3 7 1,065 403 90 * 117 1,120 565

Worcester 528 1 2 251 207 23 * 44 363 165

Table 3a Unduplicated Count of the Number of Students Suspended or Expelled from Maryland Public Schools

by Race/Ethnicity and Gender Out-of-School Suspensions and Expulsions

School Year 2016-17



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Local Education

Agency Total

Students


American Indian or

Alaska Native Asian

Black or African



Islander Two or


Total State 38,324 105 367 23,738 8,188 4,136 36 1,754 26,179 12,145

Allegany 431 1 1 42 337 10 * 40 296 135

Anne Arundel 4,049 14 38 1,906 1,362 446 5 278 2,786 1,263

Baltimore City 4,457 13 3 4,122 142 161 3 13 2,812 1,645

Baltimore 6,012 23 66 3,982 1,265 395 5 276 3,991 2,021

Calvert 482 1 2 137 271 25 0 46 344 138

Caroline 168 1 1 50 90 9 * 17 134 34

Carroll 625 0 5 65 491 40 1 23 504 121

Cecil 1,096 3 4 232 692 78 2 85 788 308

Charles 1,577 9 7 1,189 203 89 0 80 1,107 470

Dorchester 621 * 2 422 132 25 * 39 430 191

Frederick 1,174 7 12 357 530 188 4 76 867 307

Garrett 64 * 1 2 57 0 * 4 54 10

Harford 2,145 4 12 988 784 160 4 193 1,505 640

Howard 1,432 5 58 869 254 154 1 91 1,061 371

Kent 89 * 0 41 31 5 * 12 63 26

Montgomery 2,515 3 98 1,120 314 867 0 113 1,811 704

Prince George's 7,896 14 48 6,231 171 1,315 10 107 5,320 2,576

Queen Anne's 122 0 0 24 80 6 * 12 102 20

SEED School 116 * * 110 * 4 * * 61 55

St. Mary's 614 3 2 344 194 22 1 48 424 190

Somerset 381 0 0 259 83 13 * 26 254 127

Talbot 164 * 1 74 71 10 * 8 121 43

Washington 447 1 1 126 239 31 0 49 278 169

Wicomico 1,420 1 5 921 315 75 * 103 916 504

Worcester 227 1 0 125 78 8 * 15 150 77

Table 3b Unduplicated Count of the Number of Students Suspended from Maryland Public Schools

by Race/Ethnicity and Gender In-School Suspensions

School Year 2016-17

- Local Education Agency implemented in-school intervention/modified instruction programs. * September 30, 2016 enrollment less than ten for subgroup. Data suppressed.


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Local Education

Agency Total

Students


American Indian or

Alaska Native Asian

Black or African



Islander Two or


Total State 8,724 20 86 4,199 2,970 893 6 550 6,401 2,323

Allegany 56 0 0 3 42 2 * 9 40 16

Anne Arundel 529 0 4 220 224 40 1 40 422 107

Baltimore City 424 1 1 373 22 25 0 2 292 132

Baltimore 203 0 7 105 72 13 0 6 141 62

Calvert 509 3 3 144 295 22 0 42 380 129

Caroline 240 2 0 51 136 20 * 31 194 46

Carroll 104 0 2 8 83 7 0 4 82 22

Cecil - - - - - - - - - -

Charles 46 1 0 27 12 5 0 1 43 3

Dorchester 176 * 0 128 30 9 * 9 113 63

Frederick 387 1 8 106 182 62 0 28 316 71

Garrett 23 * 0 0 23 0 * 0 16 7

Harford 1,300 4 15 536 552 82 3 108 925 375

Howard 162 0 8 93 32 15 1 13 118 44

Kent 140 * 0 54 60 9 * 17 95 45

Montgomery 385 0 15 178 54 115 0 23 297 88

Prince George's 1,538 4 13 1,168 27 299 0 27 1,089 449

Queen Anne's 87 0 0 16 59 6 * 6 65 22

SEED School 30 * * 30 * 0 * * 18 12

St. Mary's - - - - - - - - - -

Somerset 249 0 0 161 63 13 * 12 164 85

Talbot 20 * 0 13 5 1 * 1 16 4

Washington 1,156 1 5 274 680 98 1 97 882 274

Wicomico 549 3 3 319 155 32 * 37 405 144

Worcester 411 0 2 192 162 18 * 37 288 123

Table 4 Unduplicated Count of the Number of Students Suspended or Expelled from Maryland Public Schools

by Grade In-School Suspensions, Out-of-School Suspensions, and Expulsions

School Year 2016-17


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Local Education

Agency Total

Students PreK Kgn 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Total State 43,759 71 601 1,029 1,220 1,560 1,963 2,144 4,727 5,815 5,701 7,105 5,183 3,616 3,024

Allegany 462 0 6 8 5 7 13 29 47 55 75 86 48 54 29

Anne Arundel 4,321 6 77 102 136 155 212 221 510 665 583 624 484 327 219

Baltimore City 4,724 8 58 196 226 305 369 333 554 552 552 595 446 325 205

Baltimore 6,117 1 43 98 115 149 196 246 769 873 805 992 804 543 483

Calvert 887 3 12 12 18 24 28 31 113 97 140 144 101 78 86

Caroline 337 0 2 11 7 24 16 18 29 30 35 67 36 26 36

Carroll 677 3 25 22 24 22 34 32 37 81 76 102 75 82 62

Cecil 1,096 0 13 13 27 30 29 43 117 126 164 157 145 115 117

Charles 1,608 2 28 36 25 54 59 69 176 167 178 289 229 139 157

Dorchester 706 8 17 29 36 56 48 41 79 77 49 145 43 56 22

Frederick 1,392 1 28 48 38 43 61 72 113 231 186 198 139 118 116

Garrett 82 3 0 9 2 4 4 8 5 13 12 5 9 4 4

Harford 2,820 3 35 41 60 110 126 114 328 335 421 490 284 253 220

Howard 1,529 2 19 29 40 43 59 75 158 189 192 252 211 129 131

Kent 195 1 2 9 3 7 6 5 23 28 15 24 25 24 23

Montgomery 2,736 0 23 29 30 44 51 69 282 424 437 538 387 222 200

Prince George's 8,825 25 144 230 273 330 444 474 770 1,167 1,057 1,616 1,125 660 510

Queen Anne's 185 1 4 3 2 8 3 5 12 15 18 30 40 23 21

SEED School 131 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 26 19 19 10 7 16

St. Mary's 614 1 5 12 11 23 33 22 71 77 63 116 68 62 50

Somerset 502 0 6 11 23 22 20 63 36 39 57 83 53 50 39

Talbot 178 0 9 6 10 12 10 5 8 24 14 24 19 22 15

Washington 1,422 1 7 12 23 27 34 43 185 245 229 188 182 132 114

Wicomico 1,685 2 36 61 80 58 76 93 231 214 241 253 148 102 90

Worcester 528 0 2 2 6 3 32 33 40 65 83 68 72 63 59

Table 4a Unduplicated Count of the Number of Students Suspended or Expelled from Maryland Public Schools

by Grade Out-of-School Suspensions and Expulsions

School Year 2016-17


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Local Education

Agency Total


Total State 38,324 70 554 929 1,032 1,320 1,633 1,802 4,038 5,020 4,923 6,440 4,724 3,225 2,614

Allegany 431 0 6 8 5 6 9 22 45 49 70 85 47 52 27

Anne Arundel 4,049 6 75 93 105 124 177 182 480 622 549 619 476 324 217

Baltimore City 4,457 8 57 184 213 287 329 318 534 529 521 568 419 302 188

Baltimore 6,012 1 43 97 111 145 187 239 750 852 786 983 797 539 482

Calvert 482 3 8 6 8 13 13 20 31 31 57 114 82 49 47

Caroline 168 0 2 4 4 7 13 4 9 12 21 33 27 14 18

Carroll 625 3 22 20 21 18 31 30 37 77 71 96 70 80 49

Cecil 1,096 0 13 13 27 30 29 43 117 126 164 157 145 115 117

Charles 1,577 2 28 35 21 50 49 57 176 167 178 289 229 139 157

Dorchester 621 8 16 28 33 49 47 37 78 77 47 116 30 40 15

Frederick 1,174 1 25 37 26 28 35 36 92 186 153 192 136 114 113

Garrett 64 3 0 7 1 4 4 6 4 6 7 5 9 4 4

Harford 2,145 3 30 37 56 87 98 90 231 233 292 411 242 190 145

Howard 1,432 2 18 28 35 38 47 61 151 182 173 245 200 124 128

Kent 89 1 1 8 1 6 2 2 7 14 7 7 8 9 16

Montgomery 2,515 0 21 25 28 29 33 55 265 403 416 506 341 215 178

Prince George's 7,896 25 139 222 234 297 404 440 627 1,030 949 1,426 1,031 601 471

Queen Anne's 122 1 3 2 1 6 2 4 7 12 10 16 31 16 11

SEED School 116 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 24 15 17 10 5 14

St. Mary's 614 1 5 12 11 23 33 22 71 77 63 116 68 62 50

Somerset 381 0 4 8 20 15 15 38 36 39 37 59 42 38 30

Talbot 164 0 6 5 7 10 8 5 8 24 14 24 19 19 15

Washington 447 0 4 5 6 13 13 16 28 42 69 82 87 57 25

Wicomico 1,420 2 27 44 53 32 49 61 203 183 222 242 144 89 69

Worcester 227 0 1 1 5 3 6 14 20 23 32 32 34 28 28

Table 4b Unduplicated Count of the Number of Students Suspended from Maryland Public Schools

by Grade In-School Suspensions

School Year 2016-17

- Local Education Agency implemented in-school intervention/modified instruction programs.


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Local Education

Agency Total


Total State 8,724 4 113 195 313 371 516 525 1,118 1,234 1,273 1,162 775 587 538

Allegany 56 0 0 1 0 2 5 9 7 11 12 3 1 2 3

Anne Arundel 529 0 20 28 52 46 61 65 58 83 83 10 12 7 4

Baltimore City 424 0 4 21 28 37 59 24 33 44 48 38 38 29 21

Baltimore 203 0 1 1 7 9 18 16 37 37 33 18 15 8 3

Calvert 509 0 5 7 12 15 22 19 96 80 96 42 32 40 43

Caroline 240 0 1 10 4 19 10 16 28 20 23 52 19 17 21

Carroll 104 1 10 4 7 8 6 6 2 9 8 12 9 6 16

Cecil - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Charles 46 0 0 3 5 9 12 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Dorchester 176 0 3 3 4 8 2 10 1 0 4 83 18 32 8

Frederick 387 0 11 23 20 24 38 43 45 87 63 16 5 6 6

Garrett 23 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 1 10 6 0 0 0 0

Harford 1,300 0 10 11 14 37 57 39 216 183 268 160 88 100 117

Howard 162 1 2 2 9 10 17 19 12 17 27 13 22 7 4

Kent 140 0 1 1 2 1 4 4 20 24 11 20 21 19 12

Montgomery 385 0 5 8 4 20 19 17 39 35 40 74 79 20 25

Prince George's 1,538 1 9 21 64 49 72 61 207 223 182 336 169 88 56

Queen Anne's 87 0 1 1 2 4 2 1 7 5 9 19 14 11 11

SEED School 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 3 5 4 3 2 2

St. Mary's - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Somerset 249 0 2 5 5 12 7 43 0 1 42 57 33 25 17

Talbot 20 0 4 1 3 4 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0

Washington 1,156 1 4 10 20 16 25 30 173 223 195 135 130 94 100

Wicomico 549 0 18 30 49 41 47 58 96 85 49 21 9 21 25

Worcester 411 0 2 1 1 0 30 26 29 54 68 48 58 50 44

Table 5 Number of Students Suspended or Expelled from Maryland Public Schools

by Frequency of Suspensions In-School Suspensions, Out-of-School Suspensions, and Expulsions

School Year 2016-17


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Local Education

Agency Total

Students

Number of Times Suspended

1 2 3 4 5 More than

5

Total State 43,759 28,287 7,879 3,399 1,836 971 1,387

Allegany 462 285 87 43 31 10 6

Anne Arundel 4,321 2,711 780 344 196 121 169

Baltimore City 4,724 3,313 810 315 142 67 77

Baltimore 6,117 4,095 1,150 444 259 89 80

Calvert 887 556 166 73 33 26 33

Caroline 337 220 55 25 11 8 18

Carroll 677 427 112 62 30 21 25

Cecil 1,096 626 227 124 61 19 39

Charles 1,608 1,057 293 132 64 31 31

Dorchester 706 341 154 68 51 33 59

Frederick 1,392 872 253 113 56 34 64

Garrett 82 59 7 9 4 3 0

Harford 2,820 1,524 544 291 165 95 201

Howard 1,529 1,074 259 111 47 22 16

Kent 195 119 40 19 4 7 6

Montgomery 2,736 2,053 406 151 68 29 29

Prince George's 8,825 5,919 1,558 642 341 173 192

Queen Anne's 185 139 24 9 5 3 5

SEED School 131 96 23 9 2 1 0

St. Mary's 614 373 131 52 25 17 16

Somerset 502 233 93 45 37 26 68

Talbot 178 107 40 9 7 8 7

Washington 1,422 900 264 116 57 37 48

Wicomico 1,685 900 291 137 110 71 176

Worcester 528 288 112 56 30 20 22

Table 5a Number of Students Suspended or Expelled from Maryland Public Schools

by Frequency of Suspensions Out-of-School Suspensions and Expulsions

School Year 2016-17


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Local Education

Agency Total

Students


1 2 3 4 5 More than

5

Total State 38,324 25,611 6,753 2,818 1,504 740 898

Allegany 431 264 87 41 26 8 5

Anne Arundel 4,049 2,583 708 329 191 105 133

Baltimore City 4,457 3,166 753 286 133 64 55

Baltimore 6,012 4,044 1,125 432 252 86 73

Calvert 482 357 82 27 11 3 2

Caroline 168 122 28 10 4 3 1

Carroll 625 402 104 55 23 21 20

Cecil 1,096 626 227 124 61 19 39

Charles 1,577 1,042 281 130 62 31 31

Dorchester 621 316 134 61 50 21 39

Frederick 1,174 765 198 94 50 23 44

Garrett 64 43 6 11 3 1 0

Harford 2,145 1,294 417 198 104 54 78

Howard 1,432 1,021 242 93 41 22 13

Kent 89 69 14 2 1 2 1

Montgomery 2,515 1,935 356 123 56 23 22

Prince George's 7,896 5,369 1,394 547 291 145 150

Queen Anne's 122 93 17 4 4 3 1

SEED School 116 94 12 8 2 0 0

St. Mary's 614 373 131 52 25 17 16

Somerset 381 184 78 36 19 23 41

Talbot 164 96 37 10 8 6 7

Washington 447 396 39 9 3 0 0

Wicomico 1,420 798 234 123 82 58 125

Worcester 227 159 49 13 2 2 2

Table 5b Number of Students Suspended from Maryland Public Schools

by Frequency of Suspensions In-School Suspensions

School Year 2016-17



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Local Education

Agency Total

Students


1 2 3 4 5 More than

5

Total State 8,724 6,411 1,331 512 211 126 133

Allegany 56 49 7 0 0 0 0

Anne Arundel 529 442 56 20 6 3 2

Baltimore City 424 342 45 22 12 0 3

Baltimore 203 185 14 3 1 0 0

Calvert 509 313 93 47 19 19 18

Caroline 240 176 35 14 5 4 6

Carroll 104 82 17 5 0 0 0

Cecil - - - - - - -

Charles 46 40 4 2 0 0 0

Dorchester 176 113 34 10 9 5 5

Frederick 387 311 48 19 3 4 2

Garrett 23 20 3 0 0 0 0

Harford 1,300 828 254 104 53 30 31

Howard 162 145 11 6 0 0 0

Kent 140 90 33 7 5 3 2

Montgomery 385 346 33 5 1 0 0

Prince George's 1,538 1,313 177 33 11 4 0

Queen Anne's 87 72 10 4 1 0 0

SEED School 30 28 2 0 0 0 0

St. Mary's - - - - - - -

Somerset 249 162 40 22 14 8 3

Talbot 20 20 0 0 0 0 0

Washington 1,156 732 222 101 35 28 38

Wicomico 549 357 113 37 16 11 15

Worcester 411 245 80 51 20 7 8


by School Level In-School Suspensions, Out-of-School Suspensions, and Expulsions

School Year 2016-17


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Local Education

Agency Total Students Elementary

Schools Middle

Schools High

Schools Combined Schools

Other Schools

Total State 43,759 7,495 13,531 17,409 5,256 68

Allegany 462 68 177 217 0 0

Anne Arundel 4,321 868 1,736 1,544 172 1

Baltimore City 4,724 599 192 1,133 2,800 0

Baltimore 6,117 843 2,331 2,769 163 11

Calvert 887 126 348 404 9 0

Caroline 337 78 94 165 0 0

Carroll 677 162 194 309 0 12

Cecil 1,096 155 407 534 0 0

Charles 1,608 273 511 777 47 0

Dorchester 706 235 205 266 0 0

Frederick 1,392 265 512 538 35 42

Garrett 82 30 30 22 0 0

Harford 2,820 489 1,075 1,190 66 0

Howard 1,529 267 522 666 74 0

Kent 195 33 66 96 0 0

Montgomery 2,736 243 1,119 1,294 80 0

Prince George's 8,825 1,832 2,334 3,806 853 0

Queen Anne's 185 26 34 114 11 0

SEED School 131 0 0 0 131 0

St. Mary's 614 107 209 296 2 0

Somerset 502 145 75 0 282 0

Talbot 178 52 31 64 31 0

Washington 1,422 147 637 595 43 0

Wicomico 1,685 401 613 350 321 0

Worcester 528 51 79 260 136 2


by School Level Out-of-School Suspensions and Expulsions

School Year 2016-17


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Local Education


Schools Middle

Schools High


Other Schools

Total State 38,324 6,367 11,599 15,669 4,620 69

Allegany 431 56 164 211 0 0

Anne Arundel 4,049 724 1,633 1,526 165 1

Baltimore City 4,457 589 190 1,095 2,583 0

Baltimore 6,012 818 2,272 2,748 163 11

Calvert 482 69 117 287 9 0

Caroline 168 34 42 92 0 0

Carroll 625 145 185 283 0 12

Cecil 1,096 155 407 534 0 0

Charles 1,577 242 511 777 47 0

Dorchester 621 218 202 201 0 0

Frederick 1,174 173 418 522 19 42

Garrett 64 25 17 22 0 0

Harford 2,145 401 747 933 64 0

Howard 1,432 229 490 640 73 0

Kent 89 21 28 40 0 0

Montgomery 2,515 188 1,060 1,187 80 0

Prince George's 7,896 1,666 2,057 3,442 731 0

Queen Anne's 122 19 18 74 11 0

SEED School 116 0 0 0 116 0

St. Mary's 614 107 209 296 2 0

Somerset 381 100 75 0 206 0

Talbot 164 41 31 62 30 0

Washington 447 57 139 247 4 0

Wicomico 1,420 265 567 331 257 0

Worcester 227 25 20 119 60 3


by School Level In-School Suspensions

School Year 2016-17



16

Local Education


Schools Middle

Schools High


Other Schools

Total State 8,724 1,834 3,113 2,752 1,024 1

Allegany 56 17 30 9 0 0

Anne Arundel 529 264 220 32 13 0

Baltimore City 424 27 3 54 340 0

Baltimore 203 52 106 42 3 0

Calvert 509 80 272 157 0 0

Caroline 240 60 71 109 0 0

Carroll 104 42 19 43 0 0

Cecil - - - - - -

Charles 46 46 0 0 0 0

Dorchester 176 30 5 141 0 0

Frederick 387 146 190 33 18 0

Garrett 23 6 17 0 0 0

Harford 1,300 168 667 461 4 0

Howard 162 60 55 46 1 0

Kent 140 13 55 72 0 0

Montgomery 385 73 112 198 2 0

Prince George's 1,538 271 455 628 184 0

Queen Anne's 87 11 21 55 0 0

SEED School 30 0 0 0 30 0

St. Mary's - - - - - -

Somerset 249 74 1 0 174 0

Talbot 20 15 0 2 3 0

Washington 1,156 106 569 439 42 0

Wicomico 549 239 175 32 103 0

Worcester 411 34 70 199 107 1


by Last Offense and Grade Level In-School Suspensions, Out-of-School Suspensions, and Expulsions

School Year 2016-17


17

Offense Total PreK Kgn 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Total 43,759 71 601 1,029 1,220 1,560 1,963 2,144 4,727 5,815 5,701 7,105 5,183 3,616 3,024

Class Cutting 467 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 19 19 43 97 81 82 121

Tardiness 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 11 9 21

Truancy 80 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 5 6 25 18 20

Alcohol 415 0 0 0 1 1 1 7 11 54 47 67 70 61 95

Inhalants 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 8 1 1

Drugs/Controlled Substances 1,772 0 0 1 1 6 12 19 24 103 174 404 403 313 312

Tobacco 206 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 24 20 37 48 32 33

Firearms 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 5 2

Other Guns 102 0 0 3 6 4 5 13 4 21 10 17 5 7 7

Other Weapons 1,230 0 2 28 34 60 73 89 87 180 135 221 140 83 98

Attack on Adult 1,641 20 143 164 146 124 123 108 143 147 136 141 105 68 73

Attack on Student 5,321 19 195 267 323 400 419 425 619 684 616 516 392 291 155

Threat to Adult 968 3 16 38 40 43 51 49 88 105 112 157 117 78 71

Threat to Student 937 2 10 28 40 58 66 51 101 117 125 132 87 66 54

Fighting 10,074 4 32 102 152 320 485 531 1,690 1,579 1,294 1,636 1,099 706 444

Extortion 81 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 9 11 25 13 7 10

Bullying/Harassment 1,193 0 6 5 29 39 65 79 126 224 207 148 114 79 72

Serious Bodily Injury 24 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 6 4 2 1 3

Arson/Fire 169 0 0 1 3 7 10 8 32 29 42 16 13 7 1

False Alarm/Bomb Threat 160 0 2 7 2 9 13 4 8 18 20 39 23 11 4

Explosives 53 0 0 0 2 5 2 3 11 7 6 6 7 3 1

Sexual Attack 100 0 5 10 3 2 1 4 9 17 21 12 6 5 5

Sexual Harassment 529 2 6 19 20 24 26 37 70 101 111 46 28 22 17

Sexual Activity 460 1 7 6 3 10 7 9 26 45 80 93 70 51 52

Disrespect 5,239 3 30 68 82 99 133 147 440 567 671 1,111 737 617 534

Disruption 10,268 16 137 250 284 281 355 405 985 1,476 1,479 1,809 1,318 830 643

Dress Code 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 12 18 16 8 13

Academic Dishonesty 46 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 8 10 6 7 9

Inappropriate Use of Personal Electronics 341 0 0 1 2 2 16 28 42 27 70 61 41 34 17


by Last Offense and Grade Level In-School Suspensions, Out-of-School Suspensions, and Expulsions

School Year 2016-17


18


Theft 821 0 0 12 20 43 47 63 82 106 121 131 98 50 48

Trespassing 145 0 0 1 1 1 3 6 9 25 11 34 24 14 16

Destruction of Property 630 1 10 17 26 20 38 43 70 90 88 67 61 39 60

Special Education - Sells or Solicits Sale of Controlled Substance 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 0 2 1

Special Education - Possesses or Uses Illegal Drugs 49 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 5 17 8 4 6

Special Education - Carries a Firearm to School or School Function 67 0 0 0 0 1 3 10 8 14 8 9 4 5 5


by Last Offense and Grade Level Out-of-School Suspensions and Expulsions

School Year 2016-17


19


Total 38,324 70 554 929 1,032 1,320 1,633 1,802 4,038 5,020 4,923 6,440 4,724 3,225 2,614

Alcohol 410 0 0 0 1 1 1 7 11 53 47 67 70 59 93

Inhalants 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 1 0

Drugs/Controlled Substances 1,765 0 0 0 1 7 12 18 27 102 174 410 400 310 304

Tobacco 159 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 14 13 34 34 26 29

Firearms 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 5 2

Other Guns 100 0 0 3 5 3 5 13 4 20 10 18 5 7 7

Other Weapons 1,172 0 2 27 30 53 64 80 81 168 132 220 137 79 99

Attack on Adult 1,599 19 136 157 135 118 116 104 142 148 136 142 106 68 72

Attack on Student 4,860 19 178 243 280 355 343 330 561 622 588 508 386 293 154

Threat to Adult 932 4 16 36 38 40 47 50 86 97 109 153 113 74 69


Fighting 9,340 4 30 97 118 257 389 462 1,475 1,427 1,215 1,613 1,104 711 438

Extortion 80 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 9 9 25 13 7 10

Bullying/Harassment 995 0 4 4 16 25 44 67 99 186 170 134 105 73 68


Arson/Fire 170 0 0 1 2 7 10 8 33 30 43 15 13 7 1


Explosives 51 0 0 0 1 4 2 2 11 7 6 6 8 3 1

Sexual Attack 99 0 3 10 3 3 1 4 9 17 21 12 6 5 5


Sexual Activity 444 1 5 4 1 11 7 9 20 42 80 94 70 48 52

Disrespect 4,113 4 25 51 59 73 103 107 332 435 465 915 612 497 435

Disruption 8,806 14 130 225 257 249 308 342 809 1,215 1,215 1,566 1,189 725 562

Dress Code 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0



Theft 685 0 0 6 13 27 32 49 58 87 104 124 91 49 45

Trespassing 131 0 0 1 1 1 3 6 9 23 8 30 23 14 12



by Last Offense and Grade Level Out-of-School Suspensions and Expulsions

School Year 2016-17


20


Special Education - Sells or Solicits Sale of Controlled Substance 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 0 2 1




by Last Offense and Grade Level In-School Suspensions

School Year 2016-17


21


Total 8,724 4 113 195 313 371 516 525 1,118 1,234 1,273 1,162 775 587 538

Class Cutting 599 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 25 27 59 130 116 98 136

Tardiness 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 8 13 10 22

Truancy 104 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 7 12 32 23 23

Alcohol 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 3

Inhalants 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1

Drugs/Controlled Substances 55 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 6 8 10 9 11

Tobacco 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 11 13 16 10 6

Other Guns 7 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0

Other Weapons 84 0 0 1 5 9 13 11 9 16 7 4 4 4 1

Attack on Adult 120 1 20 22 22 14 11 7 4 6 7 0 1 2 3

Attack on Student 823 0 44 48 75 77 121 139 107 100 61 23 15 10 3

Threat to Adult 84 0 3 5 5 6 5 5 8 11 12 7 8 5 4


Fighting 1,202 0 3 18 49 87 133 101 301 223 139 81 37 15 15

Extortion 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0

Bullying/Harassment 286 0 3 2 13 17 24 14 41 64 55 21 16 8 8


Arson/Fire 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0


Explosives 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

Sexual Attack 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


Sexual Activity 32 0 2 2 3 0 1 1 6 5 4 3 2 3 0

Disrespect 1,795 0 11 27 38 45 53 65 165 210 339 325 196 170 151

Disruption 2,450 3 16 48 65 55 90 113 340 409 410 416 227 157 101

Dress Code 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 14 24 22 9 14



Theft 187 0 0 7 9 19 21 17 32 27 22 10 11 8 4


by Last Offense and Grade Level In-School Suspensions

School Year 2016-17


22


Trespassing 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 5 1 0 5




Table 8 Suspensions and Expulsions from Maryland Public Schools

by Major Offense Category In-School Suspensions, Out-of-School Suspensions, and Expulsions

School Year 2016-17


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Local Education

Agency Total

Offenses Attendance Dangerous Substances Weapons

Attacks/ Threats/ Fighting

Arson/Fire/ Explosives

Sex Offenses

Disrespect/ Disruption Other

Total State 76,719 1,302 3,403 1,852 32,783 512 1,632 31,975 3,260

Allegany 801 10 35 18 363 2 18 337 18

Anne Arundel 7,878 27 340 153 3,819 29 174 3,044 292

Baltimore City 7,344 22 137 254 4,469 128 119 1,819 396

Baltimore 9,729 23 436 323 3,632 44 167 4,616 488

Calvert 1,623 178 76 23 516 6 45 699 80

Caroline 617 15 12 20 237 0 11 294 28

Carroll 1,254 27 83 21 550 5 36 483 49

Cecil 2,081 0 106 27 772 14 31 1,045 86

Charles 2,654 0 90 58 1,207 17 86 1,101 95

Dorchester 1,660 48 14 18 663 3 19 810 85

Frederick 2,576 11 120 45 1,313 12 61 918 96

Garrett 131 0 3 2 54 2 9 55 6

Harford 6,169 372 175 81 1,924 8 114 3,337 158

Howard 2,326 20 171 63 1,307 15 71 566 113

Kent 351 41 20 5 114 0 4 155 12

Montgomery 3,923 51 421 179 2,261 64 143 624 180

Prince George's 14,586 0 736 413 5,291 118 354 7,027 647

Queen Anne's 286 27 39 6 107 1 3 93 10

SEED School 182 5 10 3 78 0 0 74 12

St. Mary's 1,089 0 53 9 561 9 32 405 20

Somerset 1,404 56 31 13 482 4 12 750 56

Talbot 335 2 18 9 147 0 8 140 11

Washington 2,550 225 144 42 1,074 11 36 865 153

Wicomico 4,113 21 98 57 1,562 19 71 2,164 121

Worcester 1,057 121 35 10 280 1 8 554 48

Table 8a Suspensions and Expulsions from Maryland Public Schools

by Major Offense Category Out-of-School Suspensions and Expulsions

School Year 2016-17

^Students may no longer be out-of-school suspended or expelled solely for attendance related offenses (Senate Bill 241, effective July 1, 2009).


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Local Education

Agency Total

Offenses Attendance^ Dangerous Substances Weapons



Sex Offenses


Total State 63,769 0 3,231 1,745 29,153 489 1,454 25,090 2,607

Allegany 738 0 34 14 339 2 15 318 16

Anne Arundel 7,250 0 336 146 3,556 29 163 2,754 266

Baltimore City 6,778 0 136 249 4,225 125 111 1,555 377

Baltimore 9,503 0 434 321 3,563 44 161 4,512 468

Calvert 674 0 71 18 334 6 23 198 24

Caroline 246 0 11 9 137 0 9 68 12

Carroll 1,123 0 83 18 508 5 34 432 43

Cecil 2,081 0 106 27 772 14 31 1,045 86

Charles 2,600 0 90 57 1,177 12 84 1,091 89

Dorchester 1,356 0 14 18 638 3 18 624 41

Frederick 2,066 0 117 40 1,057 11 56 719 66

Garrett 105 0 3 1 44 2 7 44 4

Harford 3,952 0 171 76 1,615 8 90 1,884 108

Howard 2,141 0 169 59 1,226 13 66 507 101

Kent 126 0 16 5 61 0 3 39 2

Montgomery 3,516 0 393 164 2,068 63 127 551 150

Prince George's 12,756 0 725 406 4,778 113 331 5,838 565

Queen Anne's 178 0 31 4 86 1 2 50 4

SEED School 150 0 10 3 76 0 0 49 12

St. Mary's 1,089 0 53 9 561 9 32 405 20

Somerset 977 0 26 13 409 3 10 479 37

Talbot 315 0 18 9 141 0 8 130 9

Washington 513 0 68 22 312 9 10 82 10

Wicomico 3,210 0 97 48 1,309 17 59 1,597 83

Worcester 326 0 19 9 161 0 4 119 14

Table 8b Suspensions from Maryland Public Schools

by Major Offense Category In-School Suspensions

School Year 2016-17



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Local Education

Agency Total

Offenses Attendance Dangerous Substances Weapons



Sex Offenses


Total State 13,036 1,302 174 109 3,681 24 181 6,907 658

Allegany 63 10 1 4 24 0 3 19 2

Anne Arundel 666 27 4 8 287 0 13 299 28

Baltimore City 566 22 1 5 244 3 8 264 19

Baltimore 226 23 2 2 69 0 6 104 20

Calvert 949 178 5 5 182 0 22 501 56

Caroline 371 15 1 11 100 0 2 226 16

Carroll 131 27 0 3 42 0 2 51 6

Cecil - - - - - - - - -

Charles 54 0 0 1 30 5 2 10 6

Dorchester 305 48 0 0 25 0 1 187 44

Frederick 510 11 3 5 256 1 5 199 30

Garrett 26 0 0 1 10 0 2 11 2

Harford 2,217 372 4 5 309 0 24 1,453 50

Howard 185 20 2 4 81 2 5 59 12

Kent 225 41 4 0 53 0 1 116 10

Montgomery 431 51 30 16 210 1 17 76 30

Prince George's 1,830 0 11 7 513 5 23 1,189 82

Queen Anne's 108 27 8 2 21 0 1 43 6

SEED School 32 5 0 0 2 0 0 25 0

St. Mary's - - - - - - - - -

Somerset 427 56 5 0 73 1 2 271 19

Talbot 20 2 0 0 6 0 0 10 2

Washington 2,040 225 76 20 764 2 26 784 143

Wicomico 923 21 1 9 261 3 12 575 41

Worcester 731 121 16 1 119 1 4 435 34

Table 9 Suspensions and Expulsions from Maryland Public Schools

by Type of Offense In-School Suspensions, Out-of-School Suspensions, and Expulsions

School Year 2016-17


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Local Education

Agency

Attendance Dangerous Substances

Class Cutting Tardiness Truancy Total Alcohol Inhalants

Drugs/ Controlled

Substances Tobacco

Sells or Solicits Sale of

Controlled Substance

Possesses or Uses Illegal Drugs Total

Total State 1,008 115 179 1,302 507 21 2,441 349 13 72 3,403

Allegany 5 0 5 10 3 0 27 2 2 1 35

Anne Arundel 24 3 0 27 80 11 197 52 0 0 340

Baltimore City 22 0 0 22 5 2 95 2 4 29 137

Baltimore 19 0 4 23 43 0 372 21 0 0 436

Calvert 174 2 2 178 20 0 52 4 0 0 76

Caroline 14 1 0 15 2 0 9 1 0 0 12

Carroll 27 0 0 27 29 0 52 2 0 0 83

Cecil 0 0 0 0 8 0 45 50 1 2 106

Charles 0 0 0 0 6 0 79 5 0 0 90

Dorchester 47 1 0 48 1 0 12 0 0 1 14

Frederick 11 0 0 11 34 3 66 14 2 1 120

Garrett 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3

Harford 277 46 49 372 34 0 77 54 1 9 175

Howard 17 3 0 20 20 0 148 3 0 0 171

Kent 36 5 0 41 1 0 15 4 0 0 20

Montgomery 28 1 22 51 100 0 294 7 2 18 421

Prince George's 0 0 0 0 62 0 652 15 1 6 736

Queen Anne's 15 0 12 27 4 0 21 14 0 0 39

SEED School 5 0 0 5 0 0 9 1 0 0 10

St. Mary's 0 0 0 0 8 0 45 0 0 0 53

Somerset 55 0 1 56 4 0 16 10 0 1 31

Talbot 2 0 0 2 7 0 9 1 0 1 18

Washington 114 29 82 225 11 4 70 57 0 2 144

Wicomico 11 10 0 21 18 0 66 14 0 0 98

Worcester 105 14 2 121 7 1 11 16 0 0 35

Table 9 (Continued) Suspensions and Expulsions from Maryland Public Schools


School Year 2016-17


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Local Education

Agency

Weapons Attacks/Threats/Fighting

Firearms Other Guns

Other Weapons

Carries a Firearm to School or

School Function Total

Attack on

Adult

Attack on

Student

Threat to

Adult

Threat to

Student Fighting Extortion Bullying/

Harassment

Serious Bodily Injury Total

Total State 13 130 1,622 87 1,852 3,120 8,803 1,915 1,739 15,016 139 2,015 36 32,783

Allegany 1 2 15 0 18 18 143 19 39 117 0 26 1 363

Anne Arundel 0 19 134 0 153 224 701 120 166 2,324 3 281 0 3,819

Baltimore City 3 17 164 70 254 614 1,361 297 110 1,913 35 134 5 4,469

Baltimore 4 17 302 0 323 364 1,115 187 0 1,450 8 508 0 3,632

Calvert 0 1 22 0 23 45 136 33 48 237 0 17 0 516

Caroline 0 1 17 2 20 14 68 12 35 95 0 13 0 237

Carroll 0 2 19 0 21 108 160 26 66 147 0 43 0 550

Cecil 0 0 27 0 27 69 218 41 73 316 0 55 0 772

Charles 0 4 54 0 58 144 295 71 40 617 0 37 3 1,207

Dorchester 0 4 13 1 18 85 153 85 94 239 0 7 0 663

Frederick 1 0 43 1 45 171 411 67 82 460 0 120 2 1,313

Garrett 0 1 1 0 2 7 22 5 8 9 0 3 0 54

Harford 0 2 78 1 81 157 603 104 237 687 1 133 2 1,924

Howard 0 2 61 0 63 145 292 83 97 586 2 100 2 1,307

Kent 1 1 3 0 5 7 20 7 3 70 0 6 1 114

Montgomery 1 24 145 9 179 250 622 132 101 1,028 9 106 13 2,261

Prince George's 1 13 396 3 413 315 1,388 253 165 2,918 79 173 0 5,291

Queen Anne's 0 0 6 0 6 9 27 4 12 46 0 9 0 107

SEED School 0 2 1 0 3 2 16 9 2 49 0 0 0 78

St. Mary's 0 4 5 0 9 51 118 49 38 290 0 15 0 561

Somerset 0 0 13 0 13 58 139 48 46 178 0 11 2 482

Talbot 1 0 8 0 9 37 48 8 11 38 0 3 2 147

Washington 0 1 41 0 42 40 235 54 97 549 0 97 2 1,074

Wicomico 0 13 44 0 57 174 438 187 134 529 2 97 1 1,562

Worcester 0 0 10 0 10 12 74 14 35 124 0 21 0 280



School Year 2016-17


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Local Education

Agency

Arson/Fire/Explosives Sex Offenses Disrespect/Disruption

Arson/Fire

False Alarm/ Bomb Threat Explosives Total

Sexual Attack

Sexual Harassment

Sexual Activity Total Disrespect Disruption

Dress Code Total

Total State 217 226 69 512 123 880 629 1,632 11,311 20,520 144 31,975

Allegany 1 1 0 2 0 14 4 18 57 278 2 337

Anne Arundel 13 13 3 29 39 67 68 174 1,897 1,145 2 3,044

Baltimore City 77 43 8 128 11 61 47 119 112 1,579 128 1,819

Baltimore 5 25 14 44 7 0 160 167 1,630 2,986 0 4,616

Calvert 0 5 1 6 0 32 13 45 381 315 3 699

Caroline 0 0 0 0 1 4 6 11 73 221 0 294

Carroll 2 1 2 5 1 29 6 36 272 211 0 483

Cecil 7 6 1 14 0 26 5 31 580 465 0 1,045

Charles 4 10 3 17 11 44 31 86 194 907 0 1,101

Dorchester 0 2 1 3 1 11 7 19 341 469 0 810

Frederick 2 8 2 12 1 45 15 61 503 414 1 918

Garrett 0 2 0 2 1 4 4 9 16 39 0 55

Harford 2 6 0 8 3 87 24 114 1,779 1,555 3 3,337

Howard 8 3 4 15 2 56 13 71 141 425 0 566

Kent 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 48 107 0 155

Montgomery 36 20 8 64 13 117 13 143 121 502 1 624

Prince George's 47 56 15 118 24 169 161 354 1,269 5,758 0 7,027

Queen Anne's 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 3 51 42 0 93

SEED School 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 56 2 74

St. Mary's 2 7 0 9 2 17 13 32 124 281 0 405

Somerset 0 3 1 4 0 9 3 12 182 566 2 750

Talbot 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 8 62 78 0 140

Washington 4 5 2 11 1 23 12 36 523 342 0 865

Wicomico 6 9 4 19 3 48 20 71 621 1,543 0 2,164

Worcester 1 0 0 1 0 7 1 8 318 236 0 554



School Year 2016-17


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Local Education

Agency

Other

Total Offenses

Academic Dishonesty

Inappropriate Use of

Personal Electronics Theft Trespassing

Destruction of Property Total

Total State 59 526 1,337 226 1,112 3,260 76,719

Allegany 1 5 8 0 4 18 801

Anne Arundel 6 52 140 9 85 292 7,878

Baltimore City 1 11 94 82 208 396 7,344

Baltimore 5 69 201 51 162 488 9,729

Calvert 3 21 38 5 13 80 1,623

Caroline 0 8 8 0 12 28 617

Carroll 2 6 16 0 25 49 1,254

Cecil 5 10 38 0 33 86 2,081

Charles 2 10 50 6 27 95 2,654

Dorchester 2 55 14 0 14 85 1,660

Frederick 3 33 29 1 30 96 2,576

Garrett 0 2 2 0 2 6 131

Harford 8 34 71 2 43 158 6,169

Howard 2 17 52 3 39 113 2,326

Kent 0 5 4 0 3 12 351

Montgomery 4 13 107 6 50 180 3,923

Prince George's 5 85 284 47 226 647 14,586

Queen Anne's 0 3 2 0 5 10 286

SEED School 0 5 5 1 1 12 182

St. Mary's 0 0 8 2 10 20 1,089

Somerset 2 14 17 3 20 56 1,404

Talbot 0 0 4 0 7 11 335

Washington 3 40 60 3 47 153 2,550

Wicomico 2 8 73 4 34 121 4,113

Worcester 3 20 12 1 12 48 1,057

Table 9a Suspensions and Expulsions from Maryland Public Schools

by Type of Offense Out-of-School Suspensions and Expulsions

School Year 2016-17

^Students may no longer be out-of-school suspended or expelled solely for attendance related offenses (Senate Bill 241, effective July 1, 2009).


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Local Education

Agency

Attendance^ Dangerous Substances


Drugs/ Controlled

Substances Tobacco

Sells or Solicits Sale

of Controlled Substance


Total State 0 0 0 0 496 17 2,382 253 13 70 3,231

Allegany 0 0 0 0 3 0 26 2 2 1 34

Anne Arundel 0 0 0 0 80 11 197 48 0 0 336

Baltimore City 0 0 0 0 5 2 94 2 4 29 136

Baltimore 0 0 0 0 43 0 370 21 0 0 434

Calvert 0 0 0 0 20 0 49 2 0 0 71

Caroline 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 0 0 0 11

Carroll 0 0 0 0 29 0 52 2 0 0 83

Cecil 0 0 0 0 8 0 45 50 1 2 106

Charles 0 0 0 0 6 0 79 5 0 0 90

Dorchester 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 0 0 1 14

Frederick 0 0 0 0 34 3 66 11 2 1 117

Garrett 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3

Harford 0 0 0 0 34 0 76 51 1 9 171

Howard 0 0 0 0 20 0 147 2 0 0 169

Kent 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 0 0 0 16

Montgomery 0 0 0 0 93 0 275 5 2 18 393

Prince George's 0 0 0 0 62 0 641 15 1 6 725

Queen Anne's 0 0 0 0 4 0 16 11 0 0 31

SEED School 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 10

St. Mary's 0 0 0 0 8 0 45 0 0 0 53

Somerset 0 0 0 0 4 0 16 6 0 0 26

Talbot 0 0 0 0 7 0 9 1 0 1 18

Washington 0 0 0 0 8 0 57 2 0 1 68

Wicomico 0 0 0 0 18 0 65 14 0 0 97

Worcester 0 0 0 0 6 1 10 2 0 0 19

Table 9a (Continued) Suspensions and Expulsions from Maryland Public Schools


School Year 2016-17


31

Local Education

Agency


Firearms Other Guns

Other Weapons



Attack on

Adult

Attack on

Student

Threat to

Adult

Threat to


Harassment


Total State 13 123 1,525 84 1,745 2,960 7,704 1,798 1,399 13,507 136 1,616 33 29,153

Allegany 1 2 11 0 14 17 137 18 36 111 0 19 1 339

Anne Arundel 0 18 128 0 146 206 629 116 154 2,204 3 244 0 3,556

Baltimore City 3 16 161 69 249 592 1,286 282 96 1,802 35 127 5 4,225

Baltimore 4 17 300 0 321 364 1,100 184 0 1,414 6 495 0 3,563

Calvert 0 1 17 0 18 38 77 28 25 161 0 5 0 334

Caroline 0 1 7 1 9 12 37 10 13 59 0 6 0 137

Carroll 0 1 17 0 18 100 149 25 58 141 0 35 0 508

Cecil 0 0 27 0 27 69 218 41 73 316 0 55 0 772

Charles 0 4 53 0 57 143 278 71 36 609 0 37 3 1,177

Dorchester 0 4 13 1 18 83 148 85 91 226 0 5 0 638

Frederick 1 0 38 1 40 138 316 61 66 393 0 83 0 1,057

Garrett 0 1 0 0 1 7 19 4 5 8 0 1 0 44

Harford 0 2 73 1 76 149 483 96 207 588 0 90 2 1,615

Howard 0 2 57 0 59 139 267 78 88 563 2 87 2 1,226

Kent 1 1 3 0 5 7 12 6 2 31 0 2 1 61

Montgomery 1 23 132 8 164 240 566 122 86 943 9 90 12 2,068

Prince George's 1 13 389 3 406 310 1,252 247 134 2,616 79 140 0 4,778

Queen Anne's 0 0 4 0 4 8 20 4 9 39 0 6 0 86

SEED School 0 2 1 0 3 2 16 9 2 47 0 0 0 76

St. Mary's 0 4 5 0 9 51 118 49 38 290 0 15 0 561

Somerset 0 0 13 0 13 54 99 48 36 166 0 4 2 409

Talbot 1 0 8 0 9 37 43 8 11 38 0 2 2 141

Washington 0 1 21 0 22 28 63 21 14 178 0 6 2 312

Wicomico 0 10 38 0 48 157 336 175 105 474 2 59 1 1,309

Worcester 0 0 9 0 9 9 35 10 14 90 0 3 0 161



School Year 2016-17


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Local Education

Agency


Arson/Fire


Sexual Attack

Sexual Harassment


Dress Code Total

Total State 213 213 63 489 119 739 596 1,454 8,321 16,763 6 25,090

Allegany 1 1 0 2 0 11 4 15 48 269 1 318

Anne Arundel 13 13 3 29 39 59 65 163 1,689 1,063 2 2,754

Baltimore City 76 42 7 125 11 55 45 111 90 1,465 0 1,555

Baltimore 5 25 14 44 7 0 154 161 1,566 2,946 0 4,512

Calvert 0 5 1 6 0 11 12 23 113 85 0 198

Caroline 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 9 16 52 0 68

Carroll 2 1 2 5 1 27 6 34 248 184 0 432

Cecil 7 6 1 14 0 26 5 31 580 465 0 1,045

Charles 4 6 2 12 11 42 31 84 190 901 0 1,091

Dorchester 0 2 1 3 1 10 7 18 271 353 0 624

Frederick 1 8 2 11 1 41 14 56 389 329 1 719

Garrett 0 2 0 2 1 4 2 7 12 32 0 44

Harford 2 6 0 8 3 63 24 90 1,038 846 0 1,884

Howard 8 2 3 13 2 52 12 66 119 388 0 507

Kent 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 5 34 0 39

Montgomery 36 19 8 63 12 102 13 127 106 444 1 551

Prince George's 47 51 15 113 24 152 155 331 990 4,848 0 5,838

Queen Anne's 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 36 14 0 50

SEED School 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 39 0 49

St. Mary's 2 7 0 9 2 17 13 32 124 281 0 405

Somerset 0 3 0 3 0 7 3 10 73 405 1 479

Talbot 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 8 58 72 0 130

Washington 3 5 1 9 1 5 4 10 41 41 0 82

Wicomico 6 8 3 17 0 41 18 59 436 1,161 0 1,597

Worcester 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 73 46 0 119



School Year 2016-17


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Local Education

Agency

Other

Total Offenses

Academic Dishonesty




Total State 36 323 1,095 204 949 2,607 63,769

Allegany 0 5 7 0 4 16 738

Anne Arundel 6 47 129 7 77 266 7,250

Baltimore City 1 11 85 82 198 377 6,778

Baltimore 4 67 192 46 159 468 9,503

Calvert 2 0 17 1 4 24 674

Caroline 0 1 1 0 10 12 246

Carroll 2 4 16 0 21 43 1,123

Cecil 5 10 38 0 33 86 2,081

Charles 2 9 47 6 25 89 2,600

Dorchester 1 15 13 0 12 41 1,356

Frederick 1 20 25 1 19 66 2,066

Garrett 0 1 1 0 2 4 105

Harford 2 17 55 1 33 108 3,952

Howard 0 13 49 3 36 101 2,141

Kent 0 0 1 0 1 2 126

Montgomery 4 12 85 4 45 150 3,516

Prince George's 1 65 250 46 203 565 12,756

Queen Anne's 0 1 1 0 2 4 178

SEED School 0 5 5 1 1 12 150

St. Mary's 0 0 8 2 10 20 1,089

Somerset 2 7 14 0 14 37 977

Talbot 0 0 2 0 7 9 315

Washington 0 1 4 0 5 10 513

Wicomico 2 7 46 4 24 83 3,210

Worcester 1 5 4 0 4 14 326

Table 9b Suspensions from Maryland Public Schools

by Type of Offense In-School Suspensions

School Year 2016-17



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Local Education

Agency

Attendance Dangerous Substances


Drugs/ Controlled

Substances Tobacco

Sells or Solicits Sale of Controlled

Substance


Total State 1,008 115 179 1,302 11 4 61 96 0 2 174

Allegany 5 0 5 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

Anne Arundel 24 3 0 27 0 0 0 4 0 0 4

Baltimore City 22 0 0 22 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

Baltimore 19 0 4 23 0 0 2 0 0 0 2

Calvert 174 2 2 178 0 0 3 2 0 0 5

Caroline 14 1 0 15 0 0 0 1 0 0 1

Carroll 27 0 0 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cecil - - - - - - - - - - -

Charles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Dorchester 47 1 0 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Frederick 11 0 0 11 0 0 0 3 0 0 3

Garrett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Harford 277 46 49 372 0 0 1 3 0 0 4

Howard 17 3 0 20 0 0 1 1 0 0 2

Kent 36 5 0 41 0 0 0 4 0 0 4

Montgomery 28 1 22 51 7 0 21 2 0 0 30

Prince George's 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 11

Queen Anne's 15 0 12 27 0 0 5 3 0 0 8

SEED School 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

St. Mary's - - - - - - - - - - -

Somerset 55 0 1 56 0 0 0 4 0 1 5

Talbot 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Washington 114 29 82 225 3 4 13 55 0 1 76

Wicomico 11 10 0 21 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

Worcester 105 14 2 121 1 0 1 14 0 0 16

Table 9b (Continued) Suspensions from Maryland Public Schools


School Year 2016-17



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Local Education

Agency


Firearms Other Guns

Other Weapons



Attack on

Adult

Attack on

Student

Threat to

Adult

Threat to


Harassment


Total State 0 8 98 3 109 163 1,115 117 344 1,533 3 402 4 3,681

Allegany 0 0 4 0 4 1 6 1 3 6 0 7 0 24

Anne Arundel 0 2 6 0 8 19 80 4 16 130 0 38 0 287

Baltimore City 0 1 3 1 5 22 75 15 14 111 0 7 0 244

Baltimore 0 0 2 0 2 0 15 3 0 36 2 13 0 69

Calvert 0 0 5 0 5 7 59 5 23 76 0 12 0 182

Caroline 0 0 10 1 11 2 31 2 22 36 0 7 0 100

Carroll 0 1 2 0 3 8 11 1 8 6 0 8 0 42

Cecil - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Charles 0 0 1 0 1 1 17 0 4 8 0 0 0 30

Dorchester 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 3 13 0 2 0 25

Frederick 0 0 5 0 5 33 95 6 16 67 0 37 2 256

Garrett 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 3 1 0 2 0 10

Harford 0 0 5 0 5 8 120 8 30 99 1 43 0 309

Howard 0 0 4 0 4 6 25 5 9 23 0 13 0 81

Kent 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 1 39 0 4 0 53

Montgomery 0 1 14 1 16 12 59 10 15 95 0 18 1 210

Prince George's 0 0 7 0 7 5 136 6 31 302 0 33 0 513

Queen Anne's 0 0 2 0 2 1 7 0 3 7 0 3 0 21

SEED School 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2

St. Mary's - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Somerset 0 0 0 0 0 4 40 0 10 12 0 7 0 73

Talbot 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 6

Washington 0 0 20 0 20 12 172 33 83 373 0 91 0 764

Wicomico 0 3 6 0 9 17 107 12 29 57 0 38 1 261

Worcester 0 0 1 0 1 3 39 4 21 34 0 18 0 119



School Year 2016-17



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Local Education

Agency


Arson/Fire


Sexual Attack

Sexual Harassment


Dress Code Total

Total State 4 13 7 24 5 142 34 181 3,000 3,769 138 6,907

Allegany 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 9 9 1 19

Anne Arundel 0 0 0 0 1 8 4 13 215 84 0 299

Baltimore City 1 1 1 3 0 6 2 8 22 114 128 264

Baltimore 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 64 40 0 104

Calvert 0 0 0 0 0 21 1 22 268 230 3 501

Caroline 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 57 169 0 226

Carroll 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 24 27 0 51

Cecil - - - - - - - - - - - -

Charles 0 4 1 5 0 2 0 2 4 6 0 10

Dorchester 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 70 117 0 187

Frederick 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 5 114 85 0 199

Garrett 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 7 0 11

Harford 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 24 741 709 3 1,453

Howard 0 1 1 2 0 4 1 5 22 37 0 59

Kent 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 43 73 0 116

Montgomery 0 1 0 1 1 16 0 17 15 61 0 76

Prince George's 0 5 0 5 0 17 6 23 279 910 0 1,189

Queen Anne's 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 15 28 0 43

SEED School 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 17 2 25

St. Mary's - - - - - - - - - - - -

Somerset 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 109 161 1 271

Talbot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 0 10

Washington 1 0 1 2 0 18 8 26 482 302 0 784

Wicomico 0 1 2 3 3 7 2 12 188 387 0 575

Worcester 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 4 245 190 0 435



School Year 2016-17



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Local Education

Agency

Other

Total Offenses

Academic Dishonesty




Total State 23 204 245 22 164 658 13,036

Allegany 1 0 1 0 0 2 63

Anne Arundel 0 6 11 2 9 28 666

Baltimore City 0 0 9 0 10 19 566

Baltimore 1 2 9 5 3 20 226

Calvert 1 21 21 4 9 56 949

Caroline 0 7 7 0 2 16 371

Carroll 0 2 0 0 4 6 131

Cecil - - - - - - -

Charles 0 1 3 0 2 6 54

Dorchester 1 40 1 0 2 44 305

Frederick 2 13 4 0 11 30 510

Garrett 0 1 1 0 0 2 26

Harford 6 17 16 1 10 50 2,217

Howard 2 4 3 0 3 12 185

Kent 0 5 3 0 2 10 225

Montgomery 0 1 22 2 5 30 431

Prince George's 4 20 34 1 23 82 1,830

Queen Anne's 0 2 1 0 3 6 108

SEED School 0 0 0 0 0 0 32

St. Mary's - - - - - - -

Somerset 0 7 3 3 6 19 427

Talbot 0 0 2 0 0 2 20

Washington 3 39 56 3 42 143 2,040

Wicomico 0 1 30 0 10 41 923

Worcester 2 15 8 1 8 34 731

Table 10 Number of Suspensions and Expulsions from Maryland Public Schools and Percent Change by Type of Offense


NOTE: Drugs includes offense codes 203-Drugs/Controlled Substances, 891-Sells or Solicits Sale of Controlled Substance, and 892-Possesses or Uses Illegal Drugs. Other Weapons includes offense codes 303-Other Weapons and 893-Bringing or Possessing a Firearm onto School Property or to a School Sponsored Activity.


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Offense

Number of Out-of-School Suspensions and

Expulsions Percent Change

One-Year 2015-16 2016-17

Total 60,104 63,769 6.1

Firearms 7 13 85.7

Sexual Activity 460 596 29.6

Sexual Attack 93 119 28.0

Extortion 110 136 23.6

Arson/Fire 178 213 19.7

Disrespect 7,099 8,321 17.2

False Alarm/Bomb Threat 189 213 12.7

Inappropriate Use of Personal Electronics 294 323 9.9

Attack on Adult 2,713 2,960 9.1

Disruption 15,413 16,763 8.8

Destruction of Property 873 949 8.7

Bullying/Harassment 1,521 1,616 6.2

Other Weapons 1,518 1,609 6.0

Sexual Harassment 705 739 4.8

Drugs/Controlled Substances 2,355 2,465 4.7

Alcohol 476 496 4.2

Attack on Student 7,406 7,704 4.0

Threat to Student 1,354 1,399 3.3

Theft 1,060 1,095 3.3

Fighting 13,337 13,507 1.3

Tobacco 262 253 -3.4

Other Guns 138 123 -10.9

Threat to Adult 2,069 1,798 -13.1

Explosives 74 63 -14.9

Trespassing 265 204 -23.0

Table 10 Number of Suspensions and Expulsions from Maryland Public Schools and Percent Change by Type of Offense




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Offense

Number of Out-of-School Suspensions and

Expulsions Percent Change

One-Year 2015-16 2016-17

Academic Dishonesty 47 36 -23.4

Dress Code 8 6 -25.0

Inhalants 27 17 -37.0

Serious Bodily Injury 53 33 -37.7

Table 11 Dispositions by Offense Code

In-School Suspensions, Out-of-School Suspensions, and Expulsions School Year 2016-17


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Offense

Out-of-School Suspensions

45-Day Unilateral Removal

Hearing Officer

Removal

Expulsions

In-School Suspensions

Educational Services Provided

Manifestation of Disability

Educational Services Rejected



Total 62,975 312 99 22 0 351 10 13,036

Class Cutting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,008

Tardiness 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 115

Truancy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 179

Alcohol 487 0 5 1 0 3 0 11

Inhalants 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

Drugs/Controlled Substances 2,312 3 5 0 0 60 2 61

Tobacco 250 0 2 0 0 1 0 96

Firearms 7 0 0 0 0 5 1 0

Other Guns 118 0 2 3 0 0 0 8

Other Weapons 1,433 11 0 7 0 73 1 98

Attack on Adult 2,874 56 10 0 0 18 2 163

Attack on Student 7,588 41 25 1 0 49 0 1,115

Threat to Adult 1,760 7 4 2 0 24 1 117

Threat to Student 1,370 13 2 0 0 14 0 344

Fighting 13,408 50 14 0 0 34 1 1,533

Extortion 125 0 0 0 0 11 0 3

Bullying/Harassment 1,599 10 3 0 0 4 0 402

Serious Bodily Injury 32 0 1 0 0 0 0 4

Arson/Fire 207 0 0 1 0 5 0 4

False Alarm/Bomb Threat 209 1 0 0 0 1 2 13

Explosives 62 1 0 0 0 0 0 7

Sexual Attack 116 1 0 0 0 2 0 5

Sexual Harassment 735 2 1 0 0 1 0 142

Sexual Activity 593 1 1 0 0 1 0 34

Disrespect 8,276 22 5 0 0 18 0 3,000

Disruption 16,657 73 10 2 0 21 0 3,769

Dress Code 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 138

Academic Dishonesty 34 0 2 0 0 0 0 23

Table 11 Dispositions by Offense Code

In-School Suspensions, Out-of-School Suspensions, and Expulsions School Year 2016-17


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Offense

Out-of-School Suspensions

45-Day Unilateral Removal

Hearing Officer

Removal

Expulsions

In-School Suspensions


Manifestation of Disability




Inappropriate Use of Personal Electronics 322 0 1 0 0 0 0 204

Theft 1,087 4 0 0 0 4 0 245

Trespassing 202 1 1 0 0 0 0 22

Destruction of Property 931 12 4 0 0 2 0 164

Special Education - Sells or Solicits Sale of Controlled Substance 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Special Education - Possesses or Uses Illegal Drugs 68 0 0 2 0 0 0 2

Special Education - Carries a Firearm to School or School Function 78 3 0 3 0 0 0 3

Table 12 Expulsions as a Percentage of Total Out-of-School Removals by Offense

Out-of-School Suspensions and Expulsions School Year 2016-17


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Offense

Total Out-of-School

Removals Total

Expulsions Percent Expelled

Total 63,769 361 0.6

Alcohol 496 3 0.6

Inhalants 17 0 0.0

Drugs/Controlled Substances 2,382 62 2.6

Tobacco 253 1 0.4

Firearms 13 6 46.2

Other Guns 123 0 0.0

Other Weapons 1,525 74 4.9

Attack on Adult 2,960 20 0.7

Attack on Student 7,704 49 0.6

Threat to Adult 1,798 25 1.4

Threat to Student 1,399 14 1.0

Fighting 13,507 35 0.3

Extortion 136 11 8.1

Bullying/Harassment 1,616 4 0.2

Serious Bodily Injury 33 0 0.0

Arson/Fire 213 5 2.3

False Alarm/Bomb Threat 213 3 1.4

Explosives 63 0 0.0

Sexual Attack 119 2 1.7


Sexual Activity 596 1 0.2

Disrespect 8,321 18 0.2

Disruption 16,763 21 0.1

Dress Code 6 0 0.0

Academic Dishonesty 36 0 0.0

Inappropriate Use of Personal Electronics 323 0 0.0

Theft 1,095 4 0.4

Trespassing 204 0 0.0

Destruction of Property 949 2 0.2

Table 12 Expulsions as a Percentage of Total Out-of-School Removals by Offense



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Offense

Total Out-of-School

Removals Total

Expulsions Percent Expelled

Special Education - Sells or Solicits Sale of Controlled Substance 13 0 0.0

Special Education - Possesses or Uses Illegal Drugs 70 0 0.0

Special Education - Carries a Firearm to School or School Function 84 0 0.0

Table 13 Percent Change of Expulsions by Offense

Expulsions School Years 2015-16 and 2016-17



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Reason for Initial Suspension

Total Expulsions

2015-16

Total Expulsions

2016-17 Percent Change

Total 372 361 -3.0

Disrespect 2 18 800.0

Bullying/Harassment 1 4 300.0

Firearms 2 6 200.0

Threat to Student 5 14 180.0

Disruption 12 21 75.0

Theft 3 4 33.3

Attack on Student 44 49 11.4

Alcohol 3 3 0.0

Tobacco 0 1 0.0


Other Weapons 75 74 -1.3

Threat to Adult 26 25 -3.8

Fighting 40 35 -12.5

Drugs/Controlled Substances 74 62 -16.2

Arson/Fire 6 5 -16.7

False Alarm/Bomb Threat 4 3 -25.0

Extortion 15 11 -26.7

Destruction of Property 3 2 -33.3

Sexual Attack 4 2 -50.0

Sexual Activity 2 1 -50.0

Attack on Adult 41 20 -51.2

Other Guns 4 0 -100.0

Serious Bodily Injury 2 0 -100.0

Trespassing 4 0 -100.0

Table 14 Extended Removals: Number and Percentage of Students Suspended or Expelled


+Source: Maryland Special Education/Early Intervention Services Census Data & Related Tables, October 1, 2016


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Local Education

Agency

+Students with Disabilities as a Percent of the 10/1/16 Enrollment

Number and Percentage of All Students Suspended Number and Percentage of Students with Disabilities

Suspended Number and Percentage of Non-Disabled Students

Suspended

Total Students Out-of-School

Suspended/Expelled

Out-of-School Suspended/Expelled More Than 10 Days Percent


Suspended/Expelled



Suspended/Expelled


Total State 12.0 38,324 1,386 3.6 9,631 289 3.0 28,693 1,097 3.8

Allegany 15.9 431 0 0.0 120 0 0.0 311 0 0.0

Anne Arundel 10.3 4,049 163 4.0 832 22 2.6 3,217 141 4.4

Baltimore City 15.9 4,457 194 4.4 1,214 58 4.8 3,243 136 4.2

Baltimore 12.9 6,012 69 1.1 1,503 11 0.7 4,509 58 1.3

Calvert 9.7 482 0 0.0 107 0 0.0 375 0 0.0

Caroline 10.2 168 0 0.0 32 0 0.0 136 0 0.0

Carroll 11.7 625 3 0.5 183 1 0.5 442 2 0.5

Cecil 15.1 1,096 23 2.1 342 4 1.2 754 19 2.5

Charles 11.8 1,577 7 0.4 388 0 0.0 1,189 7 0.6

Dorchester 9.7 621 17 2.7 77 7 9.1 544 10 1.8

Frederick 10.9 1,174 31 2.6 375 2 0.5 799 29 3.6

Garrett 10.4 64 0 0.0 19 0 0.0 45 0 0.0

Harford 13.4 2,145 192 9.0 713 35 4.9 1,432 157 11.0

Howard 9.6 1,432 4 0.3 375 0 0.0 1,057 4 0.4

Kent 12.6 89 0 0.0 19 0 0.0 70 0 0.0

Montgomery 11.8 2,515 130 5.2 672 26 3.9 1,843 104 5.6

Prince George's 11.4 7,896 522 6.6 1,918 121 6.3 5,978 401 6.7

Queen Anne's 11.4 122 0 0.0 37 0 0.0 85 0 0.0

SEED School 11.7 116 13 11.2 21 2 9.5 95 11 11.6

St. Mary's 10.3 614 0 0.0 142 0 0.0 472 0 0.0

Somerset 14.1 381 3 0.8 91 0 0.0 290 3 1.0

Talbot 9.8 164 1 0.6 37 0 0.0 127 1 0.8

Washington 10.1 447 0 0.0 82 0 0.0 365 0 0.0

Wicomico 12.0 1,420 14 1.0 288 0 0.0 1,132 14 1.2

Worcester 12.6 227 0 0.0 44 0 0.0 183 0 0.0

Table 15 Number of Students with Disabilities Suspended or Expelled

by Race/Ethnicity and Disability In-School Suspensions, Out-of-School Suspensions, and Expulsions

Maryland Public Schools School Year 2016-17


46

Disability Total

Students

American Indian or

Alaska Native Asian

Black or African



Islander Two or

More Races

Total 10,593 26 56 6,466 2,699 845 4 497

Intellectual Disability 466 0 2 343 76 33 0 12

Hard of Hearing 11 0 0 6 0 4 0 1

Deaf 4 0 0 3 1 0 0 0

Speech/Language Impairments 410 0 1 255 100 37 0 17

Visual Impairments 11 1 0 6 3 1 0 0

Emotional Disability 2,120 6 5 1,287 591 118 1 112

Other Health Impairments 3,178 7 11 2,051 776 186 1 146

Specific Learning Disabilities 3,198 9 15 2,023 652 377 2 120

Multiple Disabilities 556 0 2 195 273 33 0 53

Deaf-Blind 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Traumatic Brain Injury 17 0 1 9 5 0 0 2

Autism 467 2 18 192 188 38 0 29

Developmental Delay 154 1 1 96 33 18 0 5

Table 15a Number of Students with Disabilities Suspended or Expelled

by Race/Ethnicity and Disability Out-of-School Suspensions and Expulsions



47

Disability Total

Students

American Indian or

Alaska Native Asian

Black or African



Islander

Two or More Races

Total 9,631 24 51 6,040 2,301 770 4 441



Deaf 4 0 0 3 1 0 0 0



Emotional Disability 2,029 5 5 1,251 549 113 1 105

Other Health Impairments 2,853 7 8 1,923 624 165 1 125

Specific Learning Disabilities 2,838 8 14 1,844 525 344 2 101


Deaf-Blind 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0


Autism 430 2 17 178 168 36 0 29


Table 15b Number of Students with Disabilities Suspended

by Race/Ethnicity and Disability In-School Suspensions



48

Disability Total

Students

American Indian or

Alaska Native Asian

Black or African



Islander Two or

More Races

Total 1,853 5 9 888 693 144 0 114





Emotional Disability 281 1 0 122 123 15 0 20

Other Health Impairments 612 2 3 290 235 42 0 40

Specific Learning Disabilities 585 1 3 318 176 59 0 28



Autism 67 0 3 23 37 2 0 2


Table 16 Health Related Exclusions for Immunizations




49

Local Education

Agency Total

Race Gender

American Indian or

Alaska Native Asian

Black or African



Islander Two or


Total State 958 6 31 511 219 146 3 42 517 441

Allegany 7 0 0 2 5 0 * 0 2 5

Anne Arundel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Baltimore City 237 1 3 185 20 26 2 0 141 96

Baltimore 417 2 23 179 111 75 0 27 224 193

Calvert 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

Caroline 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 0

Carroll 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cecil 35 0 0 13 13 9 0 0 16 19

Charles 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 1

Dorchester 0 * 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 0

Frederick 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Garrett 16 * 0 1 9 5 * 1 6 10

Harford 174 3 2 85 51 20 1 12 91 83

Howard 10 0 3 2 1 4 0 0 8 2

Kent 0 * 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 0

Montgomery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Prince George's 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0

Queen Anne's 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 0

SEED School 0 * * 0 * 0 * * 0 0

St. Mary's 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Somerset 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 0

Talbot 0 * 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 0

Washington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Wicomico 56 0 0 41 9 5 * 1 25 31

Worcester 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 0

Table 17 Health Related Exclusions for Personal Health




50

Local Education

Agency Total

Race Gender

American Indian or

Alaska Native Asian

Black or African



Islander Two or


Total State 469 2 12 14 350 64 1 26 88 381

Allegany 3 0 0 2 1 0 * 0 3 0

Anne Arundel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Baltimore City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Baltimore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Calvert 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Caroline 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 0

Carroll 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cecil 115 2 0 2 85 20 1 5 19 96

Charles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Dorchester 0 * 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 0

Frederick 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Garrett 71 * 0 0 66 4 * 1 9 62

Harford 139 0 3 2 119 6 0 9 20 119

Howard 21 0 8 4 3 5 0 1 15 6

Kent 0 * 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 0

Montgomery 18 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 18

Prince George's 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Queen Anne's 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 0

SEED School 0 * * 0 * 0 * * 0 0

St. Mary's 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Somerset 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 0

Talbot 0 * 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 0

Washington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Wicomico 102 0 1 4 76 11 * 10 22 80

Worcester 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 0