By TIM WILLERT Staff Writer twillert@oklahoman.comOklahoma City Public Schools is suspending 63 percent fewer students than it did last year, leaving a top official to wonder whether the district can fill a new support program for those serving long-term suspensions. The district suspended 135 in the first three weeks of school compared with 368 during the same period last year, Teri Bell, executive director of student support services, told The Oklahoman on Tuesday. Bell credited the district's new student discipline and compliance office for the reduction, along with a willingness on the part of school administrators to spend more time doing interventions. “I think part of it is the processes we're putting in place,” she said, referring to an effort to better use data to monitor and analyze district discipline data. “We're asking principals to look at what's causing the problem.Read more on NewsOK.com