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Students at LaGrange Highlands School District 106 suspended or expelled six times in a single school year

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Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

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LaGrange Highlands School District 106 reported six suspensions or expulsions for the 2021-22 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 6 students during the year. This equates to less than one percent of the 982 students enrolled.

Students were expelled for one incident with violence without physical injury, two incidents with drugs, one incident with a dangerous weapon, other than a firearm.

The district reported that most in-school suspension was given for dangerous weapon, of which there was one. There was one incident of unspecified reasons. For two incidents, students were suspended for two to three days.

Boy students received five suspensions, while one girl was suspended.

There were six elementary or middle school students suspended in 2021-22 school year.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for drug offense, of which there were two. There was one incident of violence without injury. For two incidents, students were 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.

LaGrange Highlands School District 106 student discipline report
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
Alcohol00
Violence with injury00
Violence without injury01
Drug offenses02
Firearm00
Other dangerous weapons10
Tobacco00
Other reason11
Total24
Length of suspensions
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
One day or less00
1-2 days02
2-3 days20
3-4 days02
4-10 days00
More than 10 days00

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