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How many times were students suspended or expelled in Rock Island School District 41 in 2020-2021 school year?

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Rock Island School District 41 reported seven suspensions or expulsions for the 2020-2021 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 7 students during the year. This equates to less than one percent of the 6,017 students enrolled.

Students were expelled for three incidents with drugs.

The district reported that most in-school suspension was given for drug offense, of which there was one. For one incident, student was suspended for three to four days.

Boy students received five suspensions, while two girls were suspended.

There were seven elementary or middle school students suspended in 2020-2021 school year.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons, of which there were four. There were two incidents of drug offense. For four incidents, students were suspended for two to three 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.

Rock Island School District 41 student discipline report
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
Alcohol00
Violence with injury00
Violence without injury00
Drug offenses12
Firearm00
Other dangerous weapons00
Tobacco00
Other reason04
Total16
Length of suspensions
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
One day or less00
1-2 days01
2-3 days04
3-4 days10
4-10 days01
More than 10 days00

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