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Peoria Heights Community Unit School District 325 students suspended 165 times in a single school year

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Peoria Heights Community Unit School District 325 reported 165 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 165 students during the year. That equates to 20.9 percent of the 790 students enrolled.

Of the 81 in-school suspensions, 47 were given to boys and 34 were given to girls, all of whom were high schoolers.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons. The category includes 81 incidents. For 80 incidents, students were suspended for a day or less.

Of the 84 out-of-school suspensions, 63 were given to boys and 21 were given to girls, including 35 elementary or middle schoolers and 49 high schoolers.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons. The category includes 68 incidents. There were 13 incidents of violence without physical injury. For 33 incidents, students were suspended for 3-5 days.

Peoria Heights Community Unit School District 325 student discipline report
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
Alcohol
0
0
Violence with injury
0
3
Violence without injury
0
13
Drug offenses
0
0
Firearm
0
0
Other dangerous weapons
0
0
Tobacco
0
0
Other reason
81
68
Total
81
84

Length of suspensions
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
One day or less
80
30
1-3 days
0
18
3-5 days
1
33
5-10 days
0
3
More than 10 days
0
0

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