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Students at New Simpson Hill School District 32 suspended or expelled seven times in a single school year

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New Simpson Hill School District 32 reported seven 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 7 students during the year. This equates to three percent of the 214 students enrolled.

Students were expelled for one incident with alcohol and tobacco.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons, of which there were four. For two incidents, students were suspended for one to two days.

Boy students received seven suspensions.

There were seven elementary or middle school students suspended in 2020-2021 school year.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons, of which there were two. There was one incident of tobacco. 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.

New Simpson Hill School District 32 student discipline report
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
Alcohol00
Violence with injury00
Violence without injury00
Drug offenses00
Firearm00
Other dangerous weapons00
Tobacco01
Other reason42
Total43
Length of suspensions
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
One day or less11
1-2 days22
2-3 days10
3-4 days00
4-10 days00
More than 10 days00

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