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How many times were students suspended or expelled in Lyons School District 103 during 2023-24 school year?

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Kristopher A. Rivera, Superintendent at Lyons School District 103 | Lyons School District 103

Kristopher A. Rivera, Superintendent at Lyons School District 103 | Lyons School District 103

Lyons School District 103 reported 65 suspensions during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois Report Card.

In total, there were 66 disciplinary actions recorded during the school year, of which 65 were suspensions representing a rate of approximately 3.1 incidents per 100 of the district’s enrolled students. There was an additional case of a student being removed to alternative settings rather than being suspended or expelled.

Among in-school suspensions where a reason was specified, the most common cause was incidents involving violence that caused physical injury, with 20 recorded cases. There was also one incident involving violence without physical injury. Additionally, two cases were classified under "other reason" or left unspecified.

There were 36 disciplinary incidents involving male students. Another 29 incidents involved female students.

All 65 suspensions issued in the district involved elementary or middle school students.

Out-of-school suspensions most commonly were for incidents involving violence that caused physical injury, with 28 cases reported. Additionally, nine cases were classified under the "other reason" category.

In terms of ethnicity, Hispanic students, who made up 80.6% of the Lyons School District 103 student body, were suspended the most in the district, with 50 suspensions reported during the 2023-24 school year. They were followed by white students, who made up 12.1% of the student body, and received eight suspensions.

Illinois has approved a 2025 budget that allocates $8.6 billion to K-12 education, a $350 million increase from the previous fiscal year—the minimum required under the state funding formula.

In 2024, Illinois registered a teacher retention rate of almost 90%. Yet, around 91% of superintendents reported having a 'serious' problem teacher shortage problem. In total, almost 4,100 teaching positions remained vacant by the end of the year.

“They’re putting a substitute in there, that’s somebody with a four-year degree that’s not in teaching. They’re using a retired teacher…or worse than that, they’re canceling the class, putting the kids in other classrooms, putting them in study hall, but those are strategies we have to use if there’s no qualified teacher,” said Beth Crider, regional superintendent of Peoria County Regional Office of Education #48.

Lyons School District 103 Student Discipline Report
Type of IncidentIn-School SuspensionOut-of-School Suspension
Alcohol--
Violence with injury2028
Violence without injury1-
Drug offenses-5
Firearm--
Other dangerous weapons--
Tobacco--
Other reason29
Total2342
Length of Suspensions
DurationIn-School SuspensionOut-of-School Suspension
One day or less3-
1-2 days1210
2-3 days74
3-4 days119
4-10 days-8
More than 10 days-1

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