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How many times were students suspended or expelled in Lincoln Community High School District 404 in 2020-2021 school year?

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Lincoln Community High School District 404 reported 15 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 15 students during the year. This equates to two percent of the 801 students enrolled.

Students were expelled for two incidents with alcohol and tobacco, four incidents with drugs.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons, of which there were seven. For seven incidents, students were suspended for one to two days.

Boy students received 13 suspensions, while two girls were suspended.

There were 15 high school students suspended in 2020-2021 school year.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for drug offense, of which there were four. There were two incidents of tobacco. For three 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.

Lincoln Community High School District 404 student discipline report
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
Alcohol00
Violence with injury00
Violence without injury00
Drug offenses04
Firearm00
Other dangerous weapons00
Tobacco02
Other reason72
Total78
Length of suspensions
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
One day or less00
1-2 days73
2-3 days00
3-4 days03
4-10 days02
More than 10 days00

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