Sangamon Sun

Lincoln Community High School District 404 reported 54 suspensions for 2016-17, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.

According to the report, the district expelled or suspended 54 students during the year. That equates to 6.4 percent of the 844 students enrolled.

Of the 19 in-school suspensions, all of whom were high schoolers.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons. The category includes 17 incidents. There were two incidents of tobacco. For 19 incidents, students were suspended for a day or less.

Of the 35 out-of-school suspensions, 20 were given to boys and 15 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 16 incidents. There were 10 incidents of unspecified reasons. For 22 incidents, students were suspended for 5-10 days.