Southern Illinois News

New Simpson Hill School District 32 reported 16 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 16 students during the year. This equates to eight percent of the 209 students enrolled.

Students were expelled for 10 incidents with violence without physical injury, four incidents with alcohol and tobacco.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for violence without injury, of which there were nine. There were three incidents of tobacco. For eight incidents, students were suspended for one to two days.

Boy students received 13 suspensions, while three girls were suspended.

There were 16 elementary or middle school students suspended in 2021-22 school year.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspension was given for violence without injury, of which there was one. There was one incident of tobacco. For one incident, student was 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.

	In-school Suspension	Out-of-school Suspension
Alcohol	0	0
Violence with injury	0	0
Violence without injury	9	1
Drug offenses	0	0
Firearm	0	0
Other dangerous weapons	0	0
Tobacco	3	1
Other reason	2	0
Total	14	2

	In-school Suspension	Out-of-school Suspension
One day or less	3	0
1-2 days	8	1
2-3 days	1	1
3-4 days	2	0
4-10 days	0	0
More than 10 days	0	0