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Riverdale Community Unit School District 100 students suspended 126 times in a single school year

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Riverdale Community Unit School District 100 reported 126 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 126 students during the year. That equates to 10.7 percent of the 1,177 students enrolled.

Of the 68 in-school suspensions, 49 were given to boys and 19 were given to girls.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons. The category includes 67 incidents. There were one incidents of drugs. For 61 incidents, students were suspended for a day or less.

Of the 58 out-of-school suspensions, including 21 elementary or middle schoolers and 37 high schoolers.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons. The category includes 36 incidents. There were 11 incidents of violence that caused physical injury. For 24 incidents, students were suspended for a day or less.

Riverdale Community Unit School District 100 student discipline report
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
Alcohol
0
0
Violence with injury
0
11
Violence without injury
0
0
Drug offenses
1
11
Firearm
0
0
Other dangerous weapons
0
0
Tobacco
0
0
Other reason
67
36
Total
68
58

Length of suspensions
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
One day or less
61
24
1-3 days
7
8
3-5 days
0
15
5-10 days
0
11
More than 10 days
0
0

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