Will County Gazette

Channahon School District 17 reported 23 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 23 students during the year. This equates to two percent of the 1,164 students enrolled.

Students were expelled for three incidents with violence that caused physical injury, one incident with violence without physical injury, one incident with a dangerous weapon, other than a firearm.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons, of which there were 14. There were three incidents of violence with injury. For 12 incidents, students were suspended for one to two days.

Boy students received 21 suspensions, while two girls were suspended.

There were 23 elementary or middle school students suspended in 2021-22 school year.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons, of which there were four. There was one incident of dangerous weapon. For two incidents, students were suspended for three to four 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	3	0
Violence without injury	1	0
Drug offenses	0	0
Firearm	0	0
Other dangerous weapons	0	1
Tobacco	0	0
Other reason	14	4
Total	18	5

	In-school Suspension	Out-of-school Suspension
One day or less	0	0
1-2 days	12	1
2-3 days	1	1
3-4 days	4	2
4-10 days	1	1
More than 10 days	0	0