Since August, about 180 police reports have been filed regarding incidents at Cedar Rapids-Iowa City area high schools. While reports are coded as an "arrest," law enforcement officials said, they typically do not involve taking students into custody.
About 90 percent of reports were made at a high school with a school resource officer: Kennedy, Washington, Jefferson and Metro in Cedar Rapids; Prairie High in the College Community district; Linn-Mar High and Marion High.
The most common offense is disorderly conduct. According to Cedar Rapids School Resource Officers, students cited for disorderly conduct do not leave school with a criminal record if they compete a diversionary writing assignment.
Source: Cedar Rapids, Marion, Iowa City, Mount Vernon, North Liberty and Hiawatha police departments; Linn County Sheriff’s Office; Johnson County Sheriff’s Office