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Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U students suspended 85 times in a single school year

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Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U reported 85 suspensions for 2016-17, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.

According to the report, the district expelled or suspended 85 students during the year. That equates to 5.6 percent of the 1,527 students enrolled.

Of the 75 in-school suspensions, 58 were given to boys and 17 were given to girls, including 34 elementary or middle schoolers and 41 high schoolers.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons. The category includes 59 incidents. There were 13 incidents of violence without physical injury. For 67 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 two incidents of drugs. For six incidents, students were suspended for 3-5 days.

Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U student discipline report
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
Alcohol
0
1
Violence with injury
1
0
Violence without injury
13
3
Drug offenses
0
2
Firearm
0
0
Other dangerous weapons
0
1
Tobacco
2
1
Other reason
59
2
Total
75
10

Length of suspensions
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
One day or less
67
1
1-3 days
5
2
3-5 days
3
6
5-10 days
0
1
More than 10 days
0
0

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