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Morton High School District 201 students suspended 4,384 times in a single school year

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Morton High School District 201 reported 4,384 suspensions for 2016-17, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.

According to the report, the district expelled or suspended 4,384 students during the year. That equates to 53.5 percent of the 8,190 students enrolled.

Of the 3,296 in-school suspensions, 2,175 were given to boys and 1,121 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 3,187 incidents. There were 87 incidents of violence without physical injury. For 3,208 incidents, students were suspended for a day or less.

Of the 1,088 out-of-school suspensions, 710 were given to boys and 378 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 554 incidents. There were 312 incidents of violence that caused physical injury. For 314 incidents, students were suspended for a day or less.

Morton High School District 201 student discipline report
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
Alcohol
0
8
Violence with injury
17
312
Violence without injury
87
153
Drug offenses
3
48
Firearm
0
0
Other dangerous weapons
0
12
Tobacco
2
1
Other reason
3,187
554
Total
3,296
1,088

Length of suspensions
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
One day or less
3,208
314
1-3 days
81
257
3-5 days
5
235
5-10 days
2
282
More than 10 days
0
0

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