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How many times were students suspended or expelled in Galena Unit School District 120 in 2020-2021 school year?

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Galena Unit School District 120 reported five suspensions or expulsions for the 2020-2021 school year, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.

The district removed one student to alternative settings instead of suspending or expelling them. This equates to less than one percent of the 820 students enrolled.

Students were expelled for two incidents with alcohol and tobacco.

Boy students received two suspensions, while three girls were suspended.

There were one elementary or middle school student, and four high school students suspended in 2020-2021 school year.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons, of which there were three. There were two incidents of tobacco. 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.

Galena Unit School District 120 student discipline report
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
Alcohol0
Violence with injury0
Violence without injury0
Drug offenses0
Firearm0
Other dangerous weapons0
Tobacco2
Other reason3
Total5
Length of suspensions
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
One day or less0
1-2 days4
2-3 days0
3-4 days0
4-10 days1
More than 10 days0

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