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AlabamaData includes suspensions and expulsions, as well as corporal punishment, placement in alternative programs or interim educational settings and removals by hearing officers due to possibility of injury. Incidents can be recorded under more than one category. Incidents involving more than one student are counted once. Subjective categories included in the analysis are defiance of authority, disruptive demonstrations, disorderly conduct—other and disodedience—persistent, willful. Physical violence categories are assault, fighting and homicide.
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AlaskaData only includes suspensions. The figures reflect the number of students who received a suspension in each category. Subjective categories included in the analysis are disruptive behavior and insubordination/willful disobedience. Physical violence categories are assault and fighting.
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CaliforniaData includes suspensions and expulsions. The figures reflect the number of incident that lead to suspension or expulsion. The subjective category included in the analysis is defiance. Physical violence categories are violent incident (injury) and violent incident (without injury).
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ColoradoData includes suspensions and expulsions. The figures reflect the number of incidents that led to suspension or expulsion. The subjective category included in the analysis is disobedient/defiant or repeated interference. Physical violence categories are "1st, 2nd or vechicular assault" and "3rd degree assaults/disorderly conduct."
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GeorgiaData includes suspensions and expulsions. The figures reflect the number of students punished in each category. A single incident could be recorded across more than one category. Subjective categories included in the analysis are disorderly conduct and student incivility. Physical violence categories are battery, fighting, homicide, serious bodily injuring and violence against a teacher.
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IndianaData includes suspensions and expulsions. The figures reflect the number of incidents that led to suspension or expulsion. The subjective category included in the analysis is defiance. Physical violence categories are battery and fighting.
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LousianaData includes suspensions and expulsions. The figures reflect the number of incidents that led to suspension or expulsion. Subjective categories included in the analysis are treats authority with disrespect,willful disobedience, and disturbs the school and violates rules. Physical violence categories are crime of violence, exhibits injurous conduct and instigates/participates in fights.
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MarylandData includes suspensions and expulsions. The figures reflect the number of incidents that led to suspension or expulsion. The subjective category included in the analysis is disrespect/disruption. The category of attacks/fighting/threats was classified as physical violence.
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MassachusettsData includes suspensions and expulsions. The figures reflect the number of incidents that led to suspension or expulsion. A single incident could be recorded across more than one category. Subjective categories included in the analysis are disorderly conduct (disruptive behavior) and insubordination (disobedience). Physical violence categories are battery (physical attack/harm), physical altercation, minor (pushing, shoving) and fighting (mutual altercation).
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MinnesotaData includes suspensions and expulsions. The figures reflect the number of incidents that led to suspension or expulsion. The subjective category included in the analysis was disruptive/disorderly conduct/insubordination. Physical violence categories are assault, fighting, homicide and physical contact.
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MississippiData only includes suspensions. The figures reflect the number of incidents that led to suspension or expulsion. The subjective category included in the analysis was disorderly conduct. Physical violence categories are assault, fighting, homicide and staff assault.
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MontanaData includes suspensions and expulsions. The figures reflect the number of incidents that led to suspension or expulsion. Subjective categories included in the analysis are disorderly conduct and insubordination (disobedience). Physical violence categories are aggravated assault (battery), fighting (mutual altercation) and physical altercation, minor.
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New HampshireData includes suspensions that last for at least one day and expulsions. The figures reflect the number of incidents that led to suspension or expulsion. Subjective categories included in the analysis are disruption and defiance. Physical violence categories are violent incidents with physical injury requiring professional medical attention and violent incidents, including harassment and bullying (without physical injury).
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New MexicoData includes suspensions and expulsions. The figures reflect the number of incidents that led to suspension or expulsion. The subjective category included in the analysis is disorderly conduct. Physical violence categories are assault/battery and other violence.
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North Carolina Data includes "short-term suspensions for unacceptable behaviors." The figures reflect the number of incidents that led to this punishment. The subjective category included in the analysis is defiant behaviors. The category of "assaults/threats" was classified as physical violence.
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OhioData includes suspensions and expulsions. The figures reflect the number of incidents that led to suspension or expulsion. If an incident crosses more than one category, it is reported as a fraction. In other words, if a student was suspended for two reasons, the punishment would be recorded as 0.5 in each category. The subjective category included in the analysis is disobedient/disruptive behavior. Physical violence categories are fighting/violence and serious bodily injury.
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OregonData includes suspensions and expulsions. The figures reflect the number of incidents that led to suspension or expulsion. The subjective category included in the analysis is disruptive behavior, which includes insubordination and disorderly conduct, as well as harassment, obscene behavior, minor physical altercations, and “other” rule violations. The category for physical violence is physical assault/attack.
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Rhode IslandData includes suspensions. The figures reflect the number of incidents that led to suspension. A single incident could be recorded across more than one category. The subjective categories included in the analysis are disorderly conduct and insubordination. Physical violence categories are assault/battery of teacher, assault/battery of student and fighting/physical altercation.
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VermontData includes "exclusionary discipline." The figures reflect the number of students punished in each category. Subjective categories included in the analysis are disorderly conduct. Physical violence categories are assault/battery/maiming, domestic assault (simple or aggravated), homicide and unlawful restraint.
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WashingtonData includes suspensions and expulsions. The figures reflect the number of incidents that led to suspension or expulsion. A single incident could be recorded across more than one category and could include more than one student. The subjective categories included in the analysis are disruptive conduct and failure to cooperate. Physical violence categories are fighting without major injury, serious bodily injury, and violence with and without major injury.
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