Rock Island Today

Annawan Community Unit School District 226 reported 17 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 17 students during the year. This equates to five percent of the 334 students enrolled.

Students were expelled for one incident 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 13. There was one incident of dangerous weapon. For 13 incidents, students were suspended for one to two days.

Boy students received eight suspensions, while nine girls were suspended.

There were 11 elementary or middle school students, and six high school students suspended in 2021-22 school year.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspension was given for drug offense, of which there was one. There was one incident of tobacco. For two incidents, students were suspended for three to four 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.

	In-school Suspension	Out-of-school Suspension
Alcohol	0	0
Violence with injury	0	0
Violence without injury	0	0
Drug offenses	0	1
Firearm	0	0
Other dangerous weapons	1	0
Tobacco	0	1
Other reason	13	1
Total	14	3

	In-school Suspension	Out-of-school Suspension
One day or less	0	0
1-2 days	13	1
2-3 days	1	0
3-4 days	0	2
4-10 days	0	0
More than 10 days	0	0