Peoria Standard

Henry Senachwine Community Unit School District 5 reported 141 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 141 students during the year. That equates to 24.2 percent of the 582 students enrolled.

Of the 121 in-school suspensions, 80 were given to boys and 41 were given to girls, including 84 elementary or middle schoolers and 37 high schoolers.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons. The category includes 111 incidents. There were four incidents of violence without physical injury. For 72 incidents, students were suspended for a day or less.

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