Southern Illinois News

Vienna High School District 133 reported 10 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 10 students during the year. This equates to three percent of the 316 students enrolled.

Students were expelled for one incident with violence without physical injury, five incidents with alcohol and tobacco, four incidents with drugs.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for tobacco, of which there were five. There were two incidents of drug offense. For seven incidents, students were suspended for three to four days.

Boy students received six suspensions, while four girls were suspended.

There were 10 high 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 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.

	In-school Suspension	Out-of-school Suspension
Alcohol	0	0
Violence with injury	0	0
Violence without injury	0	1
Drug offenses	2	2
Firearm	0	0
Other dangerous weapons	0	0
Tobacco	5	0
Other reason	0	0
Total	7	3

	In-school Suspension	Out-of-school Suspension
One day or less	0	0
1-2 days	0	0
2-3 days	0	0
3-4 days	7	2
4-10 days	0	1
More than 10 days	0	0