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District reports Wallace Community Consolidated School District 195 suspended or expelled students 16 times in a single school year

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Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com

Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com

Wallace Community Consolidated School District 195 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 four percent of the 418 students enrolled.

Students were expelled for 12 incidents with violence without physical injury.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for violence without injury, of which there were six. There was one incident of unspecified reasons. For six incidents, students were suspended for one to two days.

Boy students received 16 suspensions.

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

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for violence without injury, of which there were six. There were three incidents of unspecified reasons. For six 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.

Wallace Community Consolidated School District 195 student discipline report
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
Alcohol00
Violence with injury00
Violence without injury66
Drug offenses00
Firearm00
Other dangerous weapons00
Tobacco00
Other reason13
Total79
Length of suspensions
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
One day or less10
1-2 days66
2-3 days01
3-4 days02
4-10 days00
More than 10 days00

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