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Students suspended or expelled two times in a single school year in St. Anne Community Consolidated School District 256

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St. Anne Community Consolidated School District 256 reported two suspensions or expulsions for the 2020-2021 school year, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.

The district removed one student to alternative settings instead of suspending or expelling them. This equates to less than one percent of the 289 students enrolled.

Students were expelled for one incident with violence that caused physical injury, one incident with alcohol and tobacco.

The district reported that most in-school suspension was given for tobacco, of which there was one. For one incident, student was suspended for four to 10 days.

Boy student received one suspension, while one girl was suspended.

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

The district reported that most out-of-school suspension was given for violence with injury, of which there was one. For one incident, student was suspended for two to three 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.

St. Anne Community Consolidated School District 256 student discipline report
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
Alcohol00
Violence with injury01
Violence without injury00
Drug offenses00
Firearm00
Other dangerous weapons00
Tobacco10
Other reason00
Total11
Length of suspensions
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
One day or less00
1-2 days00
2-3 days01
3-4 days00
4-10 days10
More than 10 days00

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