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

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Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

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Rankin Community School District 98 reported five suspensions or expulsions for the 2021-22 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 5 students during the year. This equates to two percent of the 208 students enrolled.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons, of which there were four. For two incidents, students were suspended for a day or less.

Boy students received five suspensions.

There were five elementary or middle school students suspended in 2021-22 school year.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspension was given for unspecified reasons, of which there was one. For one incident, student was suspended for two to three 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 injury00
Drug offenses00
Firearm00
Other dangerous weapons00
Tobacco00
Other reason41
Total41
Length of suspensions
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
One day or less20
1-2 days10
2-3 days11
3-4 days00
4-10 days00
More than 10 days00

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