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How many times were students suspended or expelled in Western Community Unit School District 12 in 2020-2021 school year?

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Western Community Unit School District 12 reported eight 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 8 students during the year. This equates to two percent of the 515 students enrolled.

Students were expelled for one incident with violence that caused physical injury, one incident with violence without physical injury, two incidents 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 two. There was one incident of violence without injury. For one incident, student was suspended for a day or less.

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

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

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for tobacco, of which there were two. There was one incident of violence with injury. For three 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.

Western Community Unit School District 12 student discipline report
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
Alcohol00
Violence with injury01
Violence without injury10
Drug offenses00
Firearm00
Other dangerous weapons01
Tobacco02
Other reason21
Total35
Length of suspensions
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
One day or less10
1-2 days13
2-3 days11
3-4 days00
4-10 days01
More than 10 days00

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