
Last Updated: October 27, 2010
This article appeared in the October 2010 Rural Policy Matters.

Notes: Long-term suspensions are those extending to the end of the current school year or beyond.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), 2005–06 School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS), 2006.
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