Phase 1 of the task force gathered information on the disruptions in student education that are caused by the schools. Phase 2 examined what can be done to keep students in school, particularly those students who do not fit the system. The present investigation describes the costs to the state and to the individual that derive from students dropping out of school, being expelled, being suspended, and being retained in grade. Losses are described in two categories, those related directly to costs of operating Florida's schools and those derived from disproportionate use of social services by undereducated citizens. In addition to the economic analysis, interviews were conducted with out-of-school youth and with teachers. Data were also examined to determine if an optimum-size school exists that has a lower rate of school disruption than other sizes. A series of recommendations are offered, tables of data are presented, and an outline of a plan for developing and evaluating an instructional program for the socially maladjusted is included. (Author/IRT)