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How many times were students suspended or expelled in Gower School District 62 in 2020-2021 school year?

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Gower School District 62 reported five 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 5 students during the year. This equates to less than one percent of the 887 students enrolled.

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

Boy students received five suspensions.

There were five elementary or middle 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 two. There were two incidents of tobacco. For four incidents, students were suspended for four to 10 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.

Gower School District 62 student discipline report
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
Alcohol0
Violence with injury0
Violence without injury0
Drug offenses2
Firearm0
Other dangerous weapons1
Tobacco2
Other reason0
Total5
Length of suspensions
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
One day or less0
1-2 days0
2-3 days1
3-4 days0
4-10 days4
More than 10 days0

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