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Percent of School Disciplinary Incidents Involving Over-the-Counter Drugs, All Available Years: by County

2010/20112011/20122012/20132013/2014
Minnesota0.1%0.1%0.1%0.2%
Aitkin County0.0%0.0%0.0%1.2%
Anoka County0.4%0.3%0.4%0.4%
Becker County0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Beltrami County0.0%0.4%0.2%0.0%
Benton County0.0%0.4%0.8%0.3%
Big Stone County0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Blue Earth County0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Brown County0.0%0.0%0.0%2.2%
Carlton County0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Carver County0.0%0.0%0.3%0.0%
Cass County0.2%1.0%0.0%0.2%
Chippewa County0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Chisago County0.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Clay County1.0%0.0%0.3%0.2%
Clearwater County0.0%0.0%2.1%0.0%
Cook County0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Cottonwood County0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Crow Wing County0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Dakota County0.1%0.2%0.5%0.7%
Dodge County0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Douglas County0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Faribault County0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Fillmore County0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Freeborn County3.7%0.5%0.0%0.4%
Goodhue County0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Grant County0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Hennepin County0.0%0.1%0.0%0.1%
Houston County1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Hubbard County0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Isanti County0.2%0.8%0.4%0.0%
Itasca County0.1%0.0%0.3%0.3%
Jackson County0.0%0.0%4.7%0.0%
Kanabec County0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Kandiyohi County0.0%0.0%0.0%0.5%
Kittson County0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Koochiching County0.0%0.0%0.0%1.5%
Lac Qui Parle County0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Lake County0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Lake of the Woods County0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Le Sueur County2.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Lincoln County0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Lyon County1.0%0.0%0.4%0.0%
McLeod County1.0%0.0%0.4%0.0%
Mahnomen County0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Marshall County0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Martin County0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Meeker County0.0%0.0%0.0%0.9%
Mille Lacs County0.3%0.5%0.6%1.2%
Morrison County0.0%1.0%0.0%0.4%
Mower County0.0%0.0%0.2%0.0%
Murray County0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Nicollet County0.6%0.0%0.0%
Nobles County0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Norman County0.0%9.1%0.0%0.0%
Olmsted County0.2%0.0%0.1%0.0%
Otter Tail County0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Pennington County0.0%0.0%0.0%1.4%
Pine County0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Pipestone County5.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Polk County0.4%0.4%0.9%0.0%
Pope County0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Ramsey County0.1%0.0%0.1%0.1%
Red Lake County0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Redwood County0.0%0.0%0.0%0.9%
Renville County0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Rice County0.0%0.7%0.3%0.0%
Rock County0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Roseau County0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
St. Louis County0.2%0.2%0.0%0.1%
Scott County0.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%
Sherburne County0.3%1.1%0.1%0.3%
Sibley County0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Stearns County0.3%0.4%0.3%0.5%
Steele County0.0%0.3%0.0%0.0%
Stevens County0.0%0.0%0.0%2.4%
Swift County0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Todd County0.0%0.0%0.0%0.5%
Traverse County0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Wabasha County0.0%0.0%0.0%1.1%
Wadena County0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Waseca County0.0%1.3%0.0%0.0%
Washington County0.3%0.7%0.1%0.1%
Watonwan County0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Wilkin County0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Winona County0.6%0.3%0.0%0.0%
Wright County0.6%0.0%0.0%0.6%
Yellow Medicine County0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%

About the Indicator:

School disciplinary incidents involving over-the-counter medications were obtained by school district, then aggregated to the county level.  Percentages are found by totaling each county's over-the-counter medication-related incidents and dividing them by the total amount of disciplinary incidents for that county. Each incident is counted only once; if multiple reasons per incident were reported, only the most serious reason is counted.

Under state law, secondary students may possess and use nonprescription pain relievers at school, on school grounds, or at a school sponsored function, if the parent provides annual prior written authorization, the product is properly labeled, and the student is not abusing the privilege. This incident type is used when a student violates the district’s discipline policy, which must be consistent with state law.

 

Possession and Use of Pain Reliever Medication: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=121A.222

Data Source: Minnesota Department of Education Data Center

Description: The Minnesota Department of Education's Data Center provides reports and data on students, schools, districts, teachers, and education-related organizations.

Sponsored by: MN Department of Education

Geographic Level: School district, County, State, Region

Frequency: Data collected and reported annually

Characteristics:  Each year districts report all disciplinary incidents that result in an out-of-school suspension/removal of one day or longer and expulsions/exclusions.