Chestertown, Maryland

More about the Kent County Board of Education Resolution No. 2010-1...There will be five (5) community elementary schools comprised of students in Pre-K through 5th grade: Garnett School (existing); Worton Elementary School (existing); Millington Elementary School (existing); Galena Elementary School (NEW - to be located in the current Galena Middle School building); Rock Hall Elementary School (existing - to be relocated to the current Rock Hall Middle School building). There will be one (1) middle school comprised of students in grades 6, 7 and 8 located at the current Chestertown Middle School building. The new consolidated middles school will be named Kent County Middle School. Rock Hall Middle School and Galena Middle School students in grades 6, 7 and 8 will be relocated to Kent County Middle School.

In-School Suspensions from Kent County Public Schools for the school year 2009-10 (as of 3/10/10): Class cutting - 38; Tardiness - 10; Tobacco - 3; Physical Attack-Teacher/Staff - 2; Physical Attack-Student - 10; Verbal Threat-Teacher/Staff - 1; Fighting - 34; Sexual Harassment - 2; Disrespect - 35; Insubordination - 28; Classroom Disruption - 44; Inciting/Participating in Disturbance 5;
Academic Dishonesty/Cheating - 1; Portable Communication Device - 1; Theft - 3; Refusal to Obey School Policies - 15. Total In-School Suspensions - 232. (Note: Total In-School Suspensions for 2008-2009was 292 and for 2007-08 it was 121.)

Out-of-School Suspensions from Kent County Public Schools for the school year 2009-10 (as of 3/10/10): Class Cutting - 14; Alcohol - 4; Tobacco - 7; Other Weapons - 1; Physical Attack-Teacher/Staff - 9; Physical Attack-Stuff - 21; Verbal Threat-Teacher/Staff - 7; Verbal Threat-Student - 8; Fighting - 39; Sexual Assault - 1; Sexual Harassment - 2; Sexual Activity - 1; Disrespect - 41; Insubordination - 27; Harassment - 1; Classroom Disruption - 24; Inciting/participating in Disturbance - 8; Portable Communication Device - 1; Theft - 2; Vandalism - 1; Refusal to Obey School Policites - 23. Total Out-of-School Suspensions - 242. (Note: Out-of-School Suspensions for 2008-09 was 455 and for 2007-08 it was 717.)