Illinois Valley Times

Earlville Community Unit School District 9 reported 45 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 45 students during the year. This equates to 12 percent of the 375 students enrolled.

Students were expelled for 15 incidents with alcohol and tobacco, one incident witha dangerous weapon firearm.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons, of which there were 28. There were 15 incidents of alcohol. For 15 incidents, students were suspended for one to two days.

Boy students received 28 suspensions, while 17 girls were suspended.

There were 17 elementary or middle school students, and 28 high school students suspended in 2021-22 school year.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspension was given for firearm, of which there was one. There was one incident of unspecified reasons. For one incident, student was suspended for three to four 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	15	0
Violence with injury	0	0
Violence without injury	0	0
Drug offenses	0	0
Firearm	0	1
Other dangerous weapons	0	0
Tobacco	0	0
Other reason	28	1
Total	43	2

	In-school Suspension	Out-of-school Suspension
One day or less	0	0
1-2 days	15	0
2-3 days	2	0
3-4 days	14	1
4-10 days	12	1
More than 10 days	0	0