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Students at Washington School District 52 suspended or expelled three times in a single school year

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Washington School District 52 reported three 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 3 students during the year. This equates to less than one percent of the 848 students enrolled.

Students were expelled for one incident with violence that caused physical injury.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons, of which there were two. For one incident, student was suspended for one to two days.

Boy student received one suspension, while two girls were suspended.

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

The district reported that most out-of-school suspension was given for violence with injury, of which there was one. For one incident, student was 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.

Washington School District 52 student discipline report
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
Alcohol00
Violence with injury01
Violence without injury00
Drug offenses00
Firearm00
Other dangerous weapons00
Tobacco00
Other reason20
Total21
Length of suspensions
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
One day or less00
1-2 days11
2-3 days00
3-4 days10
4-10 days00
More than 10 days00

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