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Lyons Township High School District 204 students suspended 366 times in a single school year

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Lyons Township High School District 204 reported 366 suspensions for 2016-17, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.

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

According to the report, the district expelled or suspended 366 students during the year. That equates to 9.2 percent of the 3,998 students enrolled.

Of the 250 in-school suspensions, 170 were given to boys and 80 were given to girls, all of whom were high schoolers.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons. The category includes 199 incidents. There were 34 incidents of drugs. For 231 incidents, students were suspended for a day or less.

Of the 116 out-of-school suspensions, 91 were given to boys and 25 were given to girls, all of whom were high schoolers.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons. The category includes 44 incidents. There were 29 incidents of drugs. For 54 incidents, students were suspended for 3-5 days.

Lyons Township High School District 204 student discipline report
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
Alcohol
7
15
Violence with injury
0
1
Violence without injury
8
24
Drug offenses
34
29
Firearm
0
0
Other dangerous weapons
2
3
Tobacco
0
0
Other reason
199
44
Total
250
116

Length of suspensions
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
One day or less
231
22
1-3 days
16
26
3-5 days
3
54
5-10 days
0
14
More than 10 days
0
0

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