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Monday, November 25, 2024

Students suspended or expelled 31 times in a single school year in Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C

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Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C reported 31 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 31 students during the year. This equates to less than one percent of the 3,598 students enrolled.

Students were expelled for six incidents with violence without physical injury.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons, of which there were 22. There were four incidents of violence without injury. For 15 incidents, students were suspended for one to two days.

Boy students received 31 suspensions.

There were 31 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 three. There were two incidents of violence without injury. For three incidents, students were suspended for one to two 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.

Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C student discipline report
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
Alcohol00
Violence with injury00
Violence without injury42
Drug offenses00
Firearm00
Other dangerous weapons00
Tobacco00
Other reason223
Total265
Length of suspensions
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
One day or less00
1-2 days153
2-3 days82
3-4 days30
4-10 days00
More than 10 days00

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