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Students at Flossmoor School District 161 suspended or expelled three times in a single school year

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Flossmoor School District 161 reported three 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 3 students during the year. This equates to less than one percent of the 2,245 students enrolled.

Boy students received zero suspensions, while three girls were suspended.

There were three elementary or middle school students suspended in 2020-2021 school year.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons, of which there were three. 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.

Flossmoor School District 161 student discipline report
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
Alcohol0
Violence with injury0
Violence without injury0
Drug offenses0
Firearm0
Other dangerous weapons0
Tobacco0
Other reason3
Total3
Length of suspensions
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
One day or less1
1-2 days0
2-3 days2
3-4 days0
4-10 days0
More than 10 days0

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