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Oak Lawn Hometown School District 123 students suspended 222 times in a single school year

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Oak Lawn Hometown School District 123 reported 222 suspensions for 2016-17, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.

The district transferred one students to another program instead of suspending or expelling them.

According to the report, the district expelled or suspended 222 students during the year. That equates to 6.9 percent of the 3,202 students enrolled.

Of the 151 in-school suspensions, 118 were given to boys and 33 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 72 incidents. There were 41 incidents of violence that caused physical injury. For 108 incidents, students were suspended for a day or less.

Of the 71 out-of-school suspensions, 57 were given to boys and 14 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 45 incidents. There were 11 incidents of violence that caused physical injury. For 22 incidents, students were suspended for 3-5 days.

Oak Lawn Hometown School District 123 student discipline report
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
Alcohol
0
0
Violence with injury
41
11
Violence without injury
36
8
Drug offenses
0
2
Firearm
0
0
Other dangerous weapons
1
1
Tobacco
1
4
Other reason
72
45
Total
151
71

Length of suspensions
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
One day or less
108
20
1-3 days
36
18
3-5 days
5
22
5-10 days
2
11
More than 10 days
0
0

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