10. Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools 2003-2004 Suspensions 23.7% of suspensions were received by white youth. 76.3% of suspensions were received by minority youth. RRI – 3.2
11. Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools 2004-2005 Suspensions 19.8% of Suspensions were received by white youth. 81% of suspensions were received by minority youth. RRI – 3.9
12. Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools 2003-2004 and 2004- 2005 Out of School Suspensions by ethnicity Although OSS decreased overall in 2004- 2005 from the previous year, minority students received more OSS than white students both years in all grade levels.
13. Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 Out of School Suspensions by ethnicity and gender RRI-OSS Comparisons Elementary Middle High Male Female Male Female Male Female Minority students were between 3.4 and 7.9 times as likely to be suspended during these two years. 6.0 5.1 6.9 5.4 7.5 4.1 2004-05 5.1 3.6 6.2 3.4 7.9 5.0 2003-04
14. Winston-Salem Police Department Juvenile Arrest Complaints* July 1, 2003-June 30, 2004 and July 1, 2004-June 30, 2005 Minority youth account for between 77% and 78.9% of all juveniles with arrest charges. * Ages 6-15
15. Winston-Salem Police Department Juveniles With Arrest Complaints* 2003-2004 Arrest Charges Minority youth were 6 times as likely to have arrest charges than white youth. * Ages 6-15
16. Winston-Salem Police Department Juvenile With Arrest Complaints* 2004-2005 Arrest Charges Minority youth were 5 times as likely to have arrest charges than white youth. * Ages 6-15
20. Forsyth County DJJDP Referrals & Complaints 2004 - 2005 For both years, minority youth are more than four times as likely as white youth to be referred to juvenile court or to have a complaint filed with juvenile court as white youth, but they are almost equally likely to have complaints approved or not approved as white youth. Relative Rate Index Comparisons 1.06 1.15 4. Complaints Not Approved .96 .94 3. Approved Complaints 4.37 4.29 2. Juvenile Complaints 4.20 4.55 1. Juvenile Referrals 2005 2004 Category
23. Winston-Salem/ Forsyth County School Absences and Drop Outs 50% of the white youth and 41% of the minority youth sampled had been truant. Minority and white youth were equally likely not to be enrolled or to have no record. All youth who had dropped out were African-American (7 youth).
24. Child Protection and Social Assistance Minority youth were 1.71 times as likely to have received food stamps or public assistance than white youth, equally likely to have received both, and 1.45 times as likely to have received both in addition to child welfare services.
25. Mental Health 23 of the 100 youth had active case files with mental health services. The RRI comparison indicates little disparity between ethnicities. 23% 23 TOTAL n/a 100% 1 Multi Race n/a 100% 1 Native American .88 22.1% 15 African American 25% 6 White RRI Percentage of Population # of youth Ethnicity