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How many times were students suspended or expelled in Pope County Community Unit School District 1 in 2021-22 school year?

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Pope County Community Unit School District 1 reported eight 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 8 students during the year. This equates to two percent of the 467 students enrolled.

Students were expelled for one incident with violence that caused physical injury, one incident with violence without physical injury.

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

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

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

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons, of which there were three. There was one incident of violence with injury. For three 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.

Pope County Community Unit School District 1 student discipline report
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
Alcohol00
Violence with injury01
Violence without injury01
Drug offenses00
Firearm00
Other dangerous weapons00
Tobacco00
Other reason33
Total35
Length of suspensions
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
One day or less00
1-2 days33
2-3 days00
3-4 days01
4-10 days01
More than 10 days00

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