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Community High School District 99 students suspended 301 times in a single school year

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Community High School District 99 reported 301 suspensions for 2016-17, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.

The district transferred 11 students to another program instead of suspending or expelling them.

According to the report, the district expelled or suspended 301 students during the year. That equates to 6.2 percent of the 4,880 students enrolled.

Of the 143 in-school suspensions, 98 were given to boys and 45 were given to girls, all of whom were high schoolers.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons. The category includes 52 incidents. There were 33 incidents of drugs. For 75 incidents, students were suspended for 1-3 days.

Of the 158 out-of-school suspensions, 106 were given to boys and 52 were given to girls, all of whom were high schoolers.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for drugs. The category includes 52 incidents. There were 51 incidents of unspecified reasons. For 86 incidents, students were suspended for 3-5 days.

Community High School District 99 student discipline report
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
Alcohol
4
5
Violence with injury
16
24
Violence without injury
29
23
Drug offenses
33
52
Firearm
0
0
Other dangerous weapons
3
3
Tobacco
6
0
Other reason
52
51
Total
143
158

Length of suspensions
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
One day or less
39
22
1-3 days
75
13
3-5 days
23
86
5-10 days
6
37
More than 10 days
0
0

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