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How many times were students suspended or expelled in Lyons School District 103 in 2021-22 school year?

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Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Oficial Website

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Lyons School District 103 reported 30 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 30 students during the year. This equates to one percent of the 2,121 students enrolled.

Students were expelled for 25 incidents with violence that caused physical injury.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for violence with injury, of which there were five. There were three incidents of unspecified reasons. For five incidents, students were suspended for one to two days.

Boy students received 14 suspensions, while 16 girls were suspended.

There were 30 elementary or middle school students suspended in 2021-22 school year.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for violence with injury, of which there were 20. There were two incidents of unspecified reasons. For 11 incidents, students were suspended for three to four 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.

Lyons School District 103 student discipline report
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
Alcohol00
Violence with injury520
Violence without injury00
Drug offenses00
Firearm00
Other dangerous weapons00
Tobacco00
Other reason32
Total822
Length of suspensions
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
One day or less00
1-2 days53
2-3 days14
3-4 days211
4-10 days04
More than 10 days00

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