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Students suspended or expelled 22 times in a single school year in Eureka Community Unit School District 140

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Eureka Community Unit School District 140 reported 22 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 22 students during the year. This equates to two percent of the 1,441 students enrolled.

Students were expelled for 11 incidents with violence without physical injury, one incident with drugs.

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

Boy students received 21 suspensions, while one girl was suspended.

There were 22 elementary or middle school students suspended in 2020-2021 school year.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for violence without injury, of which there were four. There were two incidents of unspecified reasons. For four 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.

Eureka Community Unit School District 140 student discipline report
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
Alcohol00
Violence with injury00
Violence without injury74
Drug offenses01
Firearm00
Other dangerous weapons00
Tobacco00
Other reason82
Total157
Length of suspensions
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
One day or less62
1-2 days74
2-3 days20
3-4 days00
4-10 days01
More than 10 days00

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