South Cook News

Hoover Schrum Memorial School District 157 reported 292 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 292 students during the year. That equates to 32.1 percent of the 909 students enrolled.

Of the 137 in-school suspensions, 92 were given to boys and 45 were given to girls, all of whom were elementary or middle schoolers.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons. The category includes 132 incidents. There were four incidents of violence without physical injury. For 129 incidents, students were suspended for a day or less.

Of the 155 out-of-school suspensions, 95 were given to boys and 60 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 117 incidents. There were 37 incidents of violence without physical injury. For 65 incidents, students were suspended for 1-3 days.