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Putnam County Community Unit School District 535 students suspended 220 times in a single school year

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Putnam County Community Unit School District 535 reported 220 suspensions for 2016-17, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.

According to the report, the district expelled or suspended 220 students during the year. That equates to 25.6 percent of the 858 students enrolled.

Of the 197 in-school suspensions, 128 were given to boys and 69 were given to girls.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons. The category includes 196 incidents. There were one incidents of tobacco. For 193 incidents, students were suspended for a day or less.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons. The category includes 13 incidents. There were eight incidents of violence without physical injury. For 11 incidents, students were suspended for a day or less.

Putnam County Community Unit School District 535 student discipline report
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
Alcohol
0
0
Violence with injury
0
0
Violence without injury
0
8
Drug offenses
0
1
Firearm
0
0
Other dangerous weapons
0
1
Tobacco
1
0
Other reason
196
13
Total
197
23

Length of suspensions
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
One day or less
193
11
1-3 days
4
6
3-5 days
0
5
5-10 days
0
1
More than 10 days
0
0

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