West Central Reporter

Brussels Community Unit School District 42 reported four suspensions or expulsions for the 2021-22 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 4 students during the year. This equates to four percent of the 107 students enrolled.

Students were expelled for two incidents with alcohol and tobacco, one incident with drugs.

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

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

There were two elementary or middle school students, and two high school students suspended in 2021-22 school year.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspension was given for drug offense, of which there was one. There was one incident of tobacco. For two incidents, students were suspended for two to three 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.

	In-school Suspension	Out-of-school Suspension
Alcohol	0	0
Violence with injury	0	0
Violence without injury	0	0
Drug offenses	0	1
Firearm	0	0
Other dangerous weapons	0	0
Tobacco	1	1
Other reason	0	1
Total	1	3

	In-school Suspension	Out-of-school Suspension
One day or less	0	0
1-2 days	1	0
2-3 days	0	2
3-4 days	0	1
4-10 days	0	0
More than 10 days	0	0