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Students suspended or expelled two times in a single school year in Illini Central Community Unit School District 189

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Illini Central Community Unit School District 189 reported two 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 2 students during the year. This equates to less than one percent of the 655 students enrolled.

Students were expelled for one incident with violence without physical injury.

The district reported that most in-school suspension was given for violence without injury, of which there was one. There was one incident of unspecified reasons. For one incident, student was suspended for one to two days.

Boy students received two suspensions.

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

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.

Illini Central Community Unit School District 189 student discipline report
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
Alcohol0
Violence with injury0
Violence without injury1
Drug offenses0
Firearm0
Other dangerous weapons0
Tobacco0
Other reason1
Total2
Length of suspensions
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
One day or less0
1-2 days1
2-3 days1
3-4 days0
4-10 days0
More than 10 days0

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