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Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6 students suspended, expelled 97 times in a single school year

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Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6 reported six expulsions and 91 suspensions for 2016-17, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.

The district transferred two students to another program instead of suspending or expelling them.

According to the report, the district expelled or suspended 97 students during the year. That equates to 9.3 percent of the 1,039 students enrolled.

Students were expelled for five incidents with unspecified reasons and one incident with violence that caused physical injury.

Of the 77 in-school suspensions, 62 were given to boys and 15 were given to girls, including 15 elementary or middle schoolers and 62 high schoolers.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons. The category includes 76 incidents. There were one incidents of tobacco. For 54 incidents, students were suspended for a day or less.

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

Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6 student discipline report
Expelled
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
Alcohol
0
0
0
Violence with injury
1
0
2
Violence without injury
0
0
1
Drug offenses
0
0
1
Firearm
0
0
0
Other dangerous weapons
0
0
2
Tobacco
0
1
0
Other reason
5
76
8
Total
6
77
14

Length of suspensions
Expelled
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
One day or less
3
54
3
1-3 days
0
10
1
3-5 days
0
13
7
5-10 days
2
0
3
More than 10 days
1
0
0

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