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Students suspended or expelled 10 times in a single school year in Elmwood Community Unit School District 322

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Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | Oficial Website

Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | Oficial Website

Elmwood Community Unit School District 322 reported 10 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 10 students during the year. This equates to two percent of the 626 students enrolled.

Students were expelled for one incident with violence that caused physical injury, one incident with violence without physical injury, one incident with drugs.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons, of which there were two. There was one incident of violence with injury. For three incidents, students were suspended for one to two days.

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

There were seven elementary or middle school students, and three high school students suspended in 2021-22 school year.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons, of which there were five. There was one incident of drug offense. For two 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.

Elmwood Community Unit School District 322 student discipline report
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
Alcohol00
Violence with injury10
Violence without injury10
Drug offenses01
Firearm00
Other dangerous weapons00
Tobacco00
Other reason25
Total46
Length of suspensions
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
One day or less00
1-2 days32
2-3 days02
3-4 days10
4-10 days02
More than 10 days00

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