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How many times were students suspended or expelled in Pontiac-William Holliday School District 105 in 2020-2021 school year?

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Pontiac-William Holliday School District 105 reported 11 suspensions or expulsions for the 2020-2021 school year, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.

According to the report, the district expelled or suspended 11 students during the year. This equates to two percent of the 642 students enrolled.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons, of which there were two. For two incidents, students were suspended for one to two days.

Boy students received five suspensions, while six girls were suspended.

There were 11 elementary or middle school students suspended in 2020-2021 school year.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons, of which there were nine. For five incidents, students were suspended for four to 10 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.

Pontiac-William Holliday School District 105 student discipline report
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
Alcohol00
Violence with injury00
Violence without injury00
Drug offenses00
Firearm00
Other dangerous weapons00
Tobacco00
Other reason29
Total29
Length of suspensions
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
One day or less00
1-2 days22
2-3 days01
3-4 days01
4-10 days05
More than 10 days00

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