There were 12 offenders convicted of crimes involving weapons living in St. Clair County released on parole during the third quarter of 2023, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Metro East Sun.
Hispanic students, constituting 4.7% or 46 of Belle Valley School's total student population of 980, accounted for five out of the nine total suspensions (55.6%) in the 2021-22 school year, averaging roughly one suspension per nine students, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.