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East Peoria Community High School District 309 students suspended 1,285 times in a single school year

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East Peoria Community High School District 309 reported 1,285 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 1,285 students during the year. That equates to 126 percent of the 1,020 students enrolled.

Of the 1,021 in-school suspensions, 737 were given to boys and 284 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 1,015 incidents. There were four incidents of tobacco. For 665 incidents, students were suspended for a day or less.

Of the 264 out-of-school suspensions, 190 were given to boys and 74 were given to girls, all of whom were high schoolers.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons. The category includes 240 incidents. There were 14 incidents of tobacco. For 111 incidents, students were suspended for 3-5 days.

East Peoria Community High School District 309 student discipline report
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
Alcohol
0
0
Violence with injury
0
0
Violence without injury
2
6
Drug offenses
0
4
Firearm
0
0
Other dangerous weapons
0
0
Tobacco
4
14
Other reason
1,015
240
Total
1,021
264

Length of suspensions
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
One day or less
665
38
1-3 days
255
41
3-5 days
100
111
5-10 days
1
74
More than 10 days
0
0

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