Pinellas County Schools, Out of School Suspensions for Tobacco, Alcohol or Drugs
| n= total suspensions for school year | School Year 2006/2007 | School Year 2007/2008 | School Year 2008/2009 | School Year 2009/2010 | School Year 2010/2011 | School Year 2011/2012 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| Elementary School | (n=2,722) | (n=2,288) | (n=2,712) | (n=2,444) | (n=2,290) | (n=2,470) | ||||||
| Tobacco | 3 | 0.10% | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
| Alcohol | 1 | 0.00% | 6 | 0.30% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
| Drugs | 2 | 0.10% | 3 | 0.10% | 1 | 0.00% | 5 | 0.20% | 2 | 0.10% | 1 | 0.00% |
| Middle School | (n=5,730) | (n=5,977) | (n=8,038) | (n=8,326) | (n=8,555) | (n=8,526) | ||||||
| Tobacco | 12 | 0.20% | 15 | 0.30% | 22 | 0.30% | 33 | 0.40% | 46 | 0.50% | 23 | 0.30% |
| Alcohol | 27 | 0.50% | 26 | 0.40% | 20 | 0.20% | 24 | 0.30% | 39 | 0.50% | 27 | 0.30% |
| Drugs | 102 | 1.80% | 123 | 2.10% | 107 | 1.30% | 119 | 1.40% | 139 | 1.60% | 134 | 1.60% |
| High School | (n=7,811) | (n=8,486) | (n=10,397) | (n=7,775) | (n=6,604) | (n=5,911) | ||||||
| Tobacco | 73 | 0.90% | 67 | 0.80% | 98 | 0.90% | 100 | 1.30% | 91 | 1.40% | 54 | 0.90% |
| Alcohol | 67 | 0.90% | 49 | 0.60% | 40 | 0.40% | 48 | 0.60% | 54 | 0.80% | 64 | 1.10% |
| Drugs | 276 | 3.50% | 276 | 3.30% | 343 | 3.30% | 373 | 4.80% | 289 | 4.40% | 406 | 6.90% |
- From the 2006/2007 school year to the 2010/2011 school year, drug use caused more suspensions in Pinellas County high schools than Tobacco and alcohol use combined.
- From 2010/2011 to 2011/2012 school year, the percentage of out of school suspensions due to drugs increased from 4.4% to 6.9% in Pinellas County high schools.
SOURCE: Pinellas County Schools Out of School Suspensions Reports
Pinellas County Schools Incidents of Crime and Violence in 2008/2009
In the 2008/2009 school year, Pinellas County had the following incidents of crime and violence related to substance use or violent crimes: Alcohol = 74; Gang Related = 10; Bullying Related = 296; Hate Crime Related = 2; Injury Related = 82; Weapon Related = 166; Firearms Involved = 8; Other Weapons Involved = 158; Drug Related = 642; Marijuana/Hashish = 524; and Other Illicit Drugs = 118.
SOURCE: Florida School Indicators Report
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