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Monday, November 25, 2024

District reports McHenry Community High School District 156 suspended or expelled students nine times in a single school year

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McHenry Community High School District 156 reported nine 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 9 students during the year. This equates to less than one percent of the 2,146 students enrolled.

Students were expelled for eight incidents with drugs.

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

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

There were nine high school students suspended in 2020-2021 school year.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for drug offense, of which there were eight. For eight incidents, students were suspended for four to 10 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.

McHenry Community High School District 156 student discipline report
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
Alcohol00
Violence with injury00
Violence without injury00
Drug offenses08
Firearm00
Other dangerous weapons00
Tobacco00
Other reason10
Total18
Length of suspensions
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
One day or less00
1-2 days10
2-3 days00
3-4 days00
4-10 days08
More than 10 days00

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