South Central Reporter

Iuka Community Consolidated School District 7 reported 22 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 22 students during the year. This equates to 10 percent of the 220 students enrolled.

Students were expelled for four incidents with violence that caused physical injury, three incidents with violence without physical injury, one incident with alcohol and tobacco, two incidents 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 12. There were four incidents of violence with injury. For 18 incidents, students were suspended for one to two days.

Boy students received 22 suspensions.

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

The district reported that most out-of-school suspension was given for dangerous weapon, of which there was one. For one incident, student was 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	4	0
Violence without injury	3	0
Drug offenses	0	0
Firearm	0	0
Other dangerous weapons	1	1
Tobacco	1	0
Other reason	12	0
Total	21	1

	In-school Suspension	Out-of-school Suspension
One day or less	0	0
1-2 days	18	0
2-3 days	1	0
3-4 days	1	1
4-10 days	1	0
More than 10 days	0	0