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District reports Midlothian School District 143 suspended or expelled students 17 times in a single school year

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Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter

Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter

Midlothian School District 143 reported 17 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 17 students during the year. This equates to one percent of the 1,561 students enrolled.

Boy students received seven suspensions, while 10 girls were suspended.

There were 17 elementary or middle school students suspended in 2021-22 school year.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons, of which there were 17. For seven incidents, students were suspended for four to 10 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.

Midlothian School District 143 student discipline report
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
Alcohol0
Violence with injury0
Violence without injury0
Drug offenses0
Firearm0
Other dangerous weapons0
Tobacco0
Other reason17
Total17
Length of suspensions
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
One day or less0
1-2 days6
2-3 days1
3-4 days3
4-10 days7
More than 10 days0

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