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Students suspended or expelled two times in a single school year in River Ridge Community Unit School District 210

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River Ridge Community Unit School District 210 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 457 students enrolled.

Students were expelled for one incident with alcohol and tobacco, one incident with a dangerous weapon, other than a firearm.

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

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

The district reported that most out-of-school suspension was given for dangerous weapon, of which there was one. There was one incident of tobacco. For one incident, student was 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.

River Ridge Community Unit School District 210 student discipline report
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
Alcohol0
Violence with injury0
Violence without injury0
Drug offenses0
Firearm0
Other dangerous weapons1
Tobacco1
Other reason0
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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