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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Students suspended or expelled 13 times in a single school year in Clay City Community Unit School District 10

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Clay City Community Unit School District 10 reported 13 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 13 students during the year. This equates to four percent of the 298 students enrolled.

Students were expelled for one incident with alcohol and tobacco, one incident with a dangerous weapon, other than a firearm.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons, of which there were 10. There was one incident of tobacco. For six incidents, students were suspended for one to two days.

Boy students received 11 suspensions, while two girls were suspended.

There were eight elementary or middle school students, and five high school students suspended in 2020-2021 school year.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspension was given for dangerous weapon, of which there was one. There was one incident of unspecified reasons. For one incident, student was 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.

Clay City Community Unit School District 10 student discipline report
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
Alcohol00
Violence with injury00
Violence without injury00
Drug offenses00
Firearm00
Other dangerous weapons01
Tobacco10
Other reason101
Total112
Length of suspensions
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
One day or less20
1-2 days61
2-3 days10
3-4 days11
4-10 days10
More than 10 days00

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