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How many times were students suspended or expelled in Lincoln Elementary School District 156 in 2021-22 school year?

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Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com

Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com

Lincoln Elementary School District 156 reported 41 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 41 students during the year. This equates to five percent of the 779 students enrolled.

Students were expelled for three incidents with violence that caused physical injury, 19 incidents with violence without physical injury, one incident with drugs, three incidents with a dangerous weapon, other than a firearm.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for violence without injury, of which there were 10. There were nine incidents of unspecified reasons. For 14 incidents, students were suspended for one to two days.

Boy students received 32 suspensions, while nine girls were suspended.

There were 41 elementary or middle school students suspended in 2021-22 school year.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for violence without injury, of which there were nine. There were six incidents of unspecified reasons. For nine incidents, students were suspended for one to two 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.

Lincoln Elementary School District 156 student discipline report
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
Alcohol00
Violence with injury03
Violence without injury109
Drug offenses01
Firearm00
Other dangerous weapons03
Tobacco00
Other reason96
Total1922
Length of suspensions
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
One day or less00
1-2 days149
2-3 days49
3-4 days10
4-10 days04
More than 10 days00

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