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• Edit this Header. Type the organization and program name and the funder for whom it is being completed. The page # is already set at the bottom right <br /> of every page. <br /> B. PROGRAM NEEDS STATEMENT (Entire Section B not to exceed one page) <br /> 1 . a) What is the unacceptable condition requiring change? b) Who has the need? <br /> c) Where do they live? d) Provide local, state, or national trend data, with reference <br /> source, that corroborates that this is an area of need. <br /> A) Students that are suspended from school and are left alone without adult <br /> supervision become at-risk. With additional unsupervised time they are subject to <br /> engage in promiscuity, drugs, alcohol, or some other crime. Practically all of <br /> students suspended from school return with few assignments if any at all. They also <br /> return with no instructions on behavior modification or coping skills. <br /> Since suspensions are unexcused absents, they must be reported to the state as <br /> unexcused. Allocated funds are reduced when they are reported as suspended. <br /> Also, family dynamics are a major factor in improving the behavior of children. <br /> Most parents of suspended students need additional knowledge on coping skills and <br /> effective parenting as well. <br /> B) According to School District's Informational Service Department, statewide there is <br /> An average of 10 — 12 per cent of the student body suspended annually. That <br /> equates to over 1600 students in this district alone. <br /> All national data has proven that juveniles with unsupervised time are more likely <br /> to get into serious trouble. <br /> C) As of now, any suspended student of Indian River County is eligible for our <br /> program <br /> D) See attachment 7. <br /> 7 <br />