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Students suspended or expelled 32 times in a single school year in Rankin Community School District 98

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Rankin Community School District 98 reported 32 suspensions or expulsions for the 2020-2021 school year, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.

According to the report, the district expelled or suspended 32 students during the year. This equates to 17 percent of the 193 students enrolled.

Students were expelled for two incidents with violence without physical injury.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons, of which there were five. For four incidents, students were suspended for one to two days.

Boy students received 30 suspensions, while two girls were suspended.

There were 32 elementary or middle school students suspended in 2020-2021 school year.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons, of which there were 25. There were two incidents of violence without injury. For 15 incidents, students were suspended for one to two days.

Illinois ranks as the 5th state in terms of the overall number of schools and student enrollment among all states.

Illinois lawmakers enacted laws in 2015 to restrict schools from disciplining a disproportionate number of Black and minority students out of school and into the criminal justice system, often for minor misbehavior.

Rankin Community School District 98 student discipline report
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
Alcohol00
Violence with injury00
Violence without injury02
Drug offenses00
Firearm00
Other dangerous weapons00
Tobacco00
Other reason525
Total527
Length of suspensions
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
One day or less14
1-2 days415
2-3 days05
3-4 days03
4-10 days00
More than 10 days00

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