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Triad Community Unit School District 2 students suspended 230 times in a single school year

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Triad Community Unit School District 2 reported 230 suspensions for 2016-17, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.

The district transferred two students to another program instead of suspending or expelling them.

According to the report, the district expelled or suspended 230 students during the year. That equates to 6.2 percent of the 3,708 students enrolled.

Of the 220 in-school suspensions, 172 were given to boys and 48 were given to girls, including 55 elementary or middle schoolers and 165 high schoolers.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons. The category includes 182 incidents. There were 18 incidents of violence without physical injury. For 93 incidents, students were suspended for a day or less.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for violence without physical injury. The category includes three incidents. There were three incidents of a dangerous weapon, other than a firearm. For four incidents, students were suspended for a day or less.

Triad Community Unit School District 2 student discipline report
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
Alcohol
8
0
Violence with injury
4
0
Violence without injury
18
3
Drug offenses
2
0
Firearm
0
1
Other dangerous weapons
5
3
Tobacco
1
0
Other reason
182
3
Total
220
10

Length of suspensions
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
One day or less
93
4
1-3 days
88
1
3-5 days
30
2
5-10 days
9
3
More than 10 days
0
0

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