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Students suspended or expelled 12 times in a single school year in Harrison School District 36

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Harrison School District 36 reported 12 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 12 students during the year. This equates to three percent of the 362 students enrolled.

Students were expelled for five incidents with violence without physical injury, two incidents with alcohol and tobacco, two incidents with a dangerous weapon, other than a firearm.

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

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

There were 12 elementary or middle school students suspended in 2020-2021 school year.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for violence without injury, of which there were three. There were two incidents of tobacco. For four 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.

Harrison School District 36 student discipline report
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
Alcohol00
Violence with injury00
Violence without injury23
Drug offenses00
Firearm00
Other dangerous weapons11
Tobacco02
Other reason21
Total57
Length of suspensions
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
One day or less21
1-2 days34
2-3 days01
3-4 days01
4-10 days00
More than 10 days00

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