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Mt Vernon Township High School District 201 students suspended 129 times in a single school year

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Mt Vernon Township High School District 201 reported 129 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 129 students during the year. That equates to 10.8 percent of the 1,197 students enrolled.

Of the 24 in-school suspensions, all of whom were high schoolers.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for tobacco. The category includes 20 incidents. There were four incidents of violence without physical injury. For 22 incidents, students were suspended for a day or less.

Of the 105 out-of-school suspensions, 72 were given to boys and 33 were given to girls, all of whom were high schoolers.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for violence without physical injury. The category includes 76 incidents. There were 12 incidents of violence that caused physical injury. For 66 incidents, students were suspended for 3-5 days.

Mt Vernon Township High School District 201 student discipline report
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
Alcohol
0
0
Violence with injury
0
12
Violence without injury
4
76
Drug offenses
0
12
Firearm
0
0
Other dangerous weapons
0
2
Tobacco
20
3
Other reason
0
0
Total
24
105

Length of suspensions
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
One day or less
22
6
1-3 days
1
1
3-5 days
1
66
5-10 days
0
32
More than 10 days
0
0

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