Interesting Statistics

1.) During the 2007-2008 school year what percentage of schools reported one or more incidents of crime?

2.) What percentage of students were diagnosed with a disability during the 2006-2007 school year nationwide?

In Croydon if my recollection is correct 50% of the students are labeled with some sort of disability or another. If my recollection is correct, as I suspected too many students are being labeled with a disability in order to funnel more taxes dollars into the school system in my opinion.

3.) What percentage of the U.S. student population that received corporal punishment at school in 2006-07?



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Cathy
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Answer 1.

85% of public schools in 2007-08 that reported one or more incidents of crime at school.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics and Bureau of Justice Statistics, "Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2009"

Answer to 2.

13.7 % Of the U.S. student population in 2006-07, the percentage diagnosed as having disabilities.
Source: "Impairing Education: Corporal Punishment of Students with Disabilities in US Public Schools," American Civil Liberties Union and Human Rights Watch

Answer 3.

18.8% of the U.S. student population that received corporal punishment at school in 2006-07.
Source: "Impairing Education: Corporal Punishment of Students with Disabilities in US Public Schools," American Civil Liberties Union and Human Rights Watch