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Thursday, April 18, 2024

Sullivan Community Unit School District 300 students suspended 191 times in a single school year

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Sullivan Community Unit School District 300 reported 191 suspensions for 2016-17, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.

According to the report, the district expelled or suspended 191 students during the year. That equates to 16.7 percent of the 1,143 students enrolled.

Of the 172 in-school suspensions, 113 were given to boys and 59 were given to girls, including 56 elementary or middle schoolers and 116 high schoolers.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons. The category includes 158 incidents. There were five incidents of violence that caused physical injury. For 106 incidents, students were suspended for a day or less.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for violence that caused physical injury. The category includes six incidents. There were six incidents of unspecified reasons. For seven incidents, students were suspended for 3-5 days.

Sullivan Community Unit School District 300 student discipline report
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
Alcohol
0
0
Violence with injury
5
6
Violence without injury
5
3
Drug offenses
0
1
Firearm
0
0
Other dangerous weapons
1
2
Tobacco
3
1
Other reason
158
6
Total
172
19

Length of suspensions
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
One day or less
106
5
1-3 days
38
5
3-5 days
26
7
5-10 days
2
2
More than 10 days
0
0

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