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Rock Island Milan School District 41 students suspended 1,583 times in a single school year

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Rock Island Milan School District 41 reported 1,583 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 1,583 students during the year. That equates to 24.3 percent of the 6,518 students enrolled.

Of the 887 in-school suspensions, 665 were given to boys and 222 were given to girls, including 605 elementary or middle schoolers and 282 high schoolers.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons. The category includes 865 incidents. There were 11 incidents of violence without physical injury. For 812 incidents, students were suspended for a day or less.

Of the 696 out-of-school suspensions, 492 were given to boys and 204 were given to girls, including 417 elementary or middle schoolers and 279 high schoolers.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons. The category includes 619 incidents. There were 24 incidents of violence without physical injury. For 335 incidents, students were suspended for a day or less.

Rock Island Milan School District 41 student discipline report
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
Alcohol
0
0
Violence with injury
3
19
Violence without injury
11
24
Drug offenses
6
22
Firearm
0
1
Other dangerous weapons
2
11
Tobacco
0
0
Other reason
865
619
Total
887
696

Length of suspensions
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
One day or less
812
335
1-3 days
55
216
3-5 days
16
120
5-10 days
4
22
More than 10 days
0
3

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