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Orion Community Unit School District 223 students suspended 58 times in a single school year

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Orion Community Unit School District 223 reported 58 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 58 students during the year. That equates to 5.4 percent of the 1,077 students enrolled.

Of the 49 in-school suspensions, 39 were given to boys and 10 were given to girls, including 18 elementary or middle schoolers and 31 high schoolers.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons. The category includes 32 incidents. There were 13 incidents of violence without physical injury. For 47 incidents, students were suspended for a day or less.

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

Orion Community Unit School District 223 student discipline report
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
Alcohol
0
0
Violence with injury
2
0
Violence without injury
13
3
Drug offenses
0
1
Firearm
0
0
Other dangerous weapons
1
1
Tobacco
1
0
Other reason
32
4
Total
49
9

Length of suspensions
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
One day or less
47
7
1-3 days
1
1
3-5 days
1
0
5-10 days
0
1
More than 10 days
0
0

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