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Students at Marseilles Elementary School District 150 suspended or expelled three times in a single school year

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Marseilles Elementary School District 150 reported three 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 3 students during the year. This equates to less than one percent of the 493 students enrolled.

Students were expelled for two incidents with alcohol and tobacco, one incident with a dangerous weapon, other than a firearm.

Boy student received one suspension, while two girls were suspended.

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

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

Marseilles Elementary School District 150 student discipline report
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
Alcohol0
Violence with injury0
Violence without injury0
Drug offenses0
Firearm0
Other dangerous weapons1
Tobacco2
Other reason0
Total3
Length of suspensions
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
One day or less0
1-2 days1
2-3 days1
3-4 days1
4-10 days0
More than 10 days0

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