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How many times were students suspended or expelled in Limestone Walters Community Consolidated School District 316 in 2021-22 school year?

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Limestone Walters Community Consolidated School District 316 reported six 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 6 students during the year. This equates to three percent of the 194 students enrolled.

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

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for violence without injury, of which there were five. For four incidents, students were suspended for one to two days.

Boy students received five suspensions, while one girl was suspended.

There were six 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.

Limestone Walters Community Consolidated School District 316 student discipline report
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
Alcohol00
Violence with injury00
Violence without injury50
Drug offenses00
Firearm00
Other dangerous weapons00
Tobacco00
Other reason01
Total51
Length of suspensions
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
One day or less10
1-2 days40
2-3 days01
3-4 days00
4-10 days00
More than 10 days00

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