Table 11. Percentage of public schools reporting that specified disciplinary actions were allowed, and used during the school year, by selected disciplinary actions: School year 2007

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Table 11. Percentage of public schools reporting that specified disciplinary actions were allowed, and used during the school year, by selected disciplinary actions: School year 2007–08

Disciplinary action	Allowed	Used during the 2007–08 school year
Removal or transfer for at least the remainder of the school year
Removal with no continuing school services for at least the remainder of the school year	43	10
Transfer to specialized school for disciplinary reasons¹	64	30
Transfer to another regular school for disciplinary reasons	35	13
Removal with school-provided tutoring/at-home instruction for at least the remainder of the school year	55	16

Suspension or removal for less than the remainder of the school year
Out-of-school suspension or removal
No curriculum/services provided	55	41
Curriculum/services provided	74	48
In-school suspension
No curriculum/services provided	17	8
Curriculum/services provided	74	63

Provide instruction or counseling to reduce problems
Referral to school counselor	94	91
Assigned to program designed to reduce disciplinary problems
During school hours	54	47
Outside of school hours	32	22

Punishment or withdrawal of services
Loss of school bus privileges due to misbehavior	84	69
Corporal punishment	12	9
Placement on school probation with threatened consequences if another incident occurs	56	44
Detention/and or Saturday school	69	63
Loss of student privileges	93	89
Requirement of participation in community service	31	23
¹ Specialized school was defined for respondents as "a school that is specifically for students who were referred for disciplinary reasons, although the school may also have students who were referred for other reasons. The school may be at the same location as your school."
NOTE: Responses were provided by the principal or the person most knowledgeable about crime and safety issues at the school.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), 2007–08 School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS), 2008.

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