Which Pa. schools had the largest number of arrests in 2019-20?
Updated Feb 15, 2021;
The Pennsylvania Department of Education’s annual Safe Schools report for the 2019-20 school year showed a noticeable drop in reported arrests.
Districts are required to submit their misconduct reports, both criminal and academic infractions, to the state every year. Reporting sometimes changes from year-to-year, but no changes were made last school year.
Last year, the top three criminal reasons why students were in trouble statewide were:
Possession, use, or sale of tobacco or vaping 8.34 percent
Fighting 8.14 percent
Minor altercation 5.42 percent
Here’s a list of the schools that had the largest number of arrests, and the crime that was most common at each school.
Remote learning, COVID-19 mitigation efforts cause drop in arrests made at Pa. schools in 2019-20
Updated Feb 15, 2021;
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Arrests made at public schools dipped 36 percent statewide during the last school year, according to the 2019-20 state Department of Education’s Safe Schools report.
The drop, mostly connected to the outbreak of COVID-19, might indicate that in a post-virus world the number and types of crimes reported at schools will look different in the next few reports as law enforcement officials learn how to respond to calls for help during a pandemic, state education officials and local law enforcement said.