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Round Lake Community Unit School District 116 students suspended 2,148 times in a single school year

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Round Lake Community Unit School District 116 reported 2,148 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 2,148 students during the year. That equates to 29.9 percent of the 7,182 students enrolled.

Of the 1,714 in-school suspensions, 1,189 were given to boys and 525 were given to girls, including 822 elementary or middle schoolers and 892 high schoolers.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons. The category includes 1,620 incidents. There were 38 incidents of drugs. For 682 incidents, students were suspended for a day or less.

Of the 434 out-of-school suspensions, 299 were given to boys and 135 were given to girls, including 325 elementary or middle schoolers and 109 high schoolers.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons. The category includes 349 incidents. There were 37 incidents of drugs. For 220 incidents, students were suspended for a day or less.

Round Lake Community Unit School District 116 student discipline report
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
Alcohol
11
8
Violence with injury
22
20
Violence without injury
0
2
Drug offenses
38
37
Firearm
0
0
Other dangerous weapons
4
15
Tobacco
19
3
Other reason
1,620
349
Total
1,714
434

Length of suspensions
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
One day or less
682
220
1-3 days
163
88
3-5 days
510
88
5-10 days
349
38
More than 10 days
10
0

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