The percentage of Pinellas County’s high school students
serving in-school suspensions during the 2006-2007 school year
increased to 26.9%, the highest rate in eight years. The
percentage of middle school students serving in-school
suspensions also increased, but not to the degree of increase
exhibited among high school students. Although elementary
school suspensions are at a very low rate, the percentage of
students receiving suspensions increased to a new multi-year
high.
A comparison of in-school suspension rates between Pinellas
County, the state and similarly sized counties for the 2006-2007
school year shows that Pinellas’ rate was slightly above Duval and
Hillsborough counties and substantially above the state, Orange and
Palm Beach counties.
Out-of-School Suspensions
The percentage of Pinellas County’s high school and middle
school students serving out-of-school suspensions increased
during the last two school years. Nevertheless, the long-term
declining trend is still apparent. Although the trend of
elementary school students’ out-of-school suspensions has been
relatively flat, the last two years have increased.
In 2006-2007, the percentage of Pinellas County students serving
out-of school suspensions was fractionally above the state average.
Compared to other similarly sized counties, Pinellas was in the middle
of the group.
JWB
Children's Services Council of Pinellas County Florida
6698 68th Avenue North, Suite A,
Pinellas Park, Florida 33781-5015,
Phone: 727-547-5600,
Fax: 727-547-5610