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Maywood Melrose Park Broadview School District 89 students suspended 163 times in a single school year

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Maywood Melrose Park Broadview School District 89 reported 163 suspensions for 2016-17, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.

The district transferred one students to another program instead of suspending or expelling them.

According to the report, the district expelled or suspended 163 students during the year. That equates to 3.2 percent of the 5,040 students enrolled.

Of the 53 in-school suspensions, 30 were given to boys and 23 were given to girls, all of whom were elementary or middle schoolers.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons. The category includes 35 incidents. There were 13 incidents of violence without physical injury. For 46 incidents, students were suspended for a day or less.

Of the 110 out-of-school suspensions, 49 were given to boys and 61 were given to girls, all of whom were elementary or middle schoolers.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for violence without physical injury. The category includes 45 incidents. There were 36 incidents of unspecified reasons. For 30 incidents, students were suspended for 1-3 days.

Maywood Melrose Park Broadview School District 89 student discipline report
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
Alcohol
0
0
Violence with injury
5
22
Violence without injury
13
45
Drug offenses
0
5
Firearm
0
0
Other dangerous weapons
0
2
Tobacco
0
0
Other reason
35
36
Total
53
110

Length of suspensions
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
One day or less
46
22
1-3 days
7
30
3-5 days
0
29
5-10 days
0
29
More than 10 days
0
0

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