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How many times were students suspended or expelled in Salem School District 111 in 2021-22 school year?

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Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | Official Website

Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | Official Website

Salem School District 111 reported 56 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 56 students during the year. This equates to six percent of the 913 students enrolled.

Students were expelled for two incidents with violence that caused physical injury, 23 incidents with violence without physical injury, eight incidents with alcohol and tobacco, one incident with drugs, 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 12. There were five incidents of violence without injury. For 14 incidents, students were suspended for one to two days.

Boy students received 46 suspensions, while 10 girls were suspended.

There were 56 elementary or middle school students suspended in 2021-22 school year.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for violence without injury, of which there were 18. There were nine incidents of unspecified reasons. For 15 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.

Salem School District 111 student discipline report
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
Alcohol42
Violence with injury02
Violence without injury518
Drug offenses01
Firearm00
Other dangerous weapons01
Tobacco02
Other reason129
Total2135
Length of suspensions
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
One day or less77
1-2 days1415
2-3 days03
3-4 days07
4-10 days03
More than 10 days00

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