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Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19 students suspended 82 times in a single school year

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Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19 reported 82 suspensions for 2016-17, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.

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

According to the report, the district expelled or suspended 82 students during the year. That equates to 2.1 percent of the 3,901 students enrolled.

Of the 64 in-school suspensions, 42 were given to boys and 22 were given to girls, including 13 elementary or middle schoolers and 51 high schoolers.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons. The category includes 56 incidents. There were five incidents of drugs. For 43 incidents, students were suspended for a day or less.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons. The category includes eight incidents. There were five incidents of drugs. For nine incidents, students were suspended for 1-3 days.

Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19 student discipline report
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
Alcohol
2
4
Violence with injury
0
0
Violence without injury
0
0
Drug offenses
5
5
Firearm
0
0
Other dangerous weapons
0
1
Tobacco
1
0
Other reason
56
8
Total
64
18

Length of suspensions
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
One day or less
43
4
1-3 days
19
9
3-5 days
2
5
5-10 days
0
0
More than 10 days
0
0

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