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Friday, April 26, 2024

Richland County Community Unit School District 1 students suspended 201 times in a single school year

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Richland County Community Unit School District 1 reported 201 suspensions for 2016-17, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.

According to the report, the district expelled or suspended 201 students during the year. That equates to 8.3 percent of the 2,417 students enrolled.

Of the 94 in-school suspensions, 81 were given to boys and 13 were given to girls.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons. The category includes 94 incidents. For 83 incidents, students were suspended for a day or less.

Of the 107 out-of-school suspensions, 86 were given to boys and 21 were given to girls, including 54 elementary or middle schoolers and 53 high schoolers.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons. The category includes 98 incidents. There were seven incidents of drugs. For 39 incidents, students were suspended for 3-5 days.

Richland County Community Unit School District 1 student discipline report
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
Alcohol
0
1
Violence with injury
0
0
Violence without injury
0
0
Drug offenses
0
7
Firearm
0
0
Other dangerous weapons
0
0
Tobacco
0
1
Other reason
94
98
Total
94
107

Length of suspensions
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
One day or less
83
30
1-3 days
10
26
3-5 days
1
39
5-10 days
0
12
More than 10 days
0
0

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