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Prairie Hills Elementary School District 144 students suspended 143 times in a single school year

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Prairie Hills Elementary School District 144 reported 143 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 143 students during the year. That equates to 5.5 percent of the 2,595 students enrolled.

Of the 81 in-school suspensions, 58 were given to boys and 23 were given to girls, all of whom were elementary or middle schoolers.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for violence without physical injury. The category includes 44 incidents. There were 30 incidents of unspecified reasons. For 55 incidents, students were suspended for a day or less.

Of the 62 out-of-school suspensions, 40 were given to boys and 22 were given to girls, all of whom were elementary or middle schoolers.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons. The category includes 56 incidents. There were three incidents of drugs. For 28 incidents, students were suspended for 3-5 days.

Prairie Hills Elementary School District 144 student discipline report
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
Alcohol
0
0
Violence with injury
3
1
Violence without injury
44
0
Drug offenses
0
3
Firearm
0
0
Other dangerous weapons
4
1
Tobacco
0
1
Other reason
30
56
Total
81
62

Length of suspensions
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
One day or less
55
6
1-3 days
22
20
3-5 days
4
28
5-10 days
0
8
More than 10 days
0
0

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