Metro East Sun

East Alton School District 13 reported 11 suspensions or expulsions for the 2021-22 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 one percent of the 739 students enrolled.

Students were expelled for two incidents with violence that caused physical injury, four incidents with violence without physical injury, one incident with alcohol and tobacco, one incident with a dangerous weapon, other than a firearm.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for violence without injury, of which there were four. There were three incidents of unspecified reasons. For nine incidents, students were suspended for one to two days.

Boy students received nine suspensions, while two girls were suspended.

There were 11 elementary or middle school students suspended in 2021-22 school year.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspension was given for violence with injury, of which there was one. There was one incident of dangerous weapon. For one incident, student was suspended for two to three 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.

	In-school Suspension	Out-of-school Suspension
Alcohol	0	0
Violence with injury	1	1
Violence without injury	4	0
Drug offenses	0	0
Firearm	0	0
Other dangerous weapons	0	1
Tobacco	1	0
Other reason	3	0
Total	9	2

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