As noted by Fox31, overall marijuana suspensions went up more than 18 percent, from more than 2,900 in Colorado during the 2015-2016 school year to 3,400-plus in the subsequent session.
The ten schools with the most violations are mostly clustered in the northern part of the state (Greeley and Fort Collins are both represented) and the northern Denver metro area (high schools in Westminster, Thornton and Northglenn make the list). There's also one school in southwest Colorado and two in Colorado Springs — and the school with the most violations is in Aurora. No Denver Public School made the top ten.
Expulsions for marijuana violations are rare at most of the top ten schools. The institution most likely to expel — Rocky Mountain High School in Fort Collins — took this action in only seven of 39 instances. And while Westminster High School referred nearly half of its 56 marijuana violations to law enforcement, Thornton High School didn't do so for any of the fifty it reported.
Continue to count down the schools and see information about the number of classroom removals, in-school and out-of-school suspensions, expulsions, referrals to law enforcement and other actions at each.
Number 10: Palmer High School
District: Colorado Springs 11
Number of marijuana violations: 36
Classroom removals/suspensions: 0
In-school suspensions: 0
Out-of-school suspensions: 30
Expulsions: 6
Referrals to law enforcement: 0
Other actions taken: 0
Number 9: Coronado High School
District: Colorado Springs 11
Number of marijuana violations: 38
Classroom removals/suspensions: 0
In-school suspensions: 0
Out-of-school suspensions: 34
Expulsions: 4
Referrals to law enforcement: 0
Other actions taken: 0
Number 8 (tie): Jefferson Junior/Senior High Schools
District: Greeley 6
Number of marijuana violations: 39
Classroom removals/suspensions: 0
In-school suspensions: 0
Out-of-school suspensions: 39
Expulsions: 0
Referrals to law enforcement: 0
Other actions taken: 0
Rocky Mountain High School in Fort Collins.
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District: Poudre R-1
Number of marijuana violations: 39
Classroom removals/suspensions: 0
In-school suspensions: 0
Out-of-school suspensions: 32
Expulsions: 7
Referrals to law enforcement: 9
Other actions taken: 0
Number 8 (tie): Durango High School
District: Durango 9-R
Number of marijuana violations: 39
Classroom removals/suspensions: 0
In-school suspensions: 4
Out-of-school suspensions: 32
Expulsions: 1
Referrals to law enforcement: 5
Other actions taken: 2
Number 5: Thornton High School
District: Adams 12 Five Star Schools
Number of marijuana violations: 50
Classroom removals/suspensions: 0
In-school suspensions: 0
Out-of-school suspensions: 45
Expulsions: 5
Referrals to law enforcement: 0
Other actions taken: 0
Number 4: Westminster High School
District: Westminster Public Schools
Number of marijuana violations: 56
Classroom removals/suspensions: 0
In-school suspensions: 2
Out-of-school suspensions: 53
Expulsions: 1
Referrals to law enforcement: 25
Other actions taken: 0
Number 3: Northglenn High School
District: Adams 12 Five Star Schools
Number of marijuana violations: 58
Classroom removals/suspensions: 0
In-school suspensions: 0
Out-of-school suspensions: 53
Expulsions: 5
Referrals to law enforcement: 1
Other actions taken: 0
Number 2: Greeley West High School
District: Greeley 6
Number of marijuana violations: 59
Classroom removals/suspensions: 0
In-school suspensions: 2
Out-of-school suspensions: 56
Expulsions: 1
Referrals to law enforcement: 0
Other actions taken: 0
Number 1: Rangeview High School
District: Adams-Arapahoe 28J
Number of marijuana violations: 63
Classroom removals/suspensions: 0
In-school suspensions: 0
Out-of-school suspensions: 49
Expulsions: 0
Referrals to law enforcement: 4
Other actions taken: 12
