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Students suspended or expelled eight times in a single school year in Lake Park Community High School District 108

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Lake Park Community High School District 108 reported eight 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 8 students during the year. This equates to less than one percent of the 2,587 students enrolled.

Students were expelled for three incidents with violence that caused physical injury, one incident with alcohol and tobacco, one incident with drugs.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons, of which there were three. There was one incident of violence with injury. For three incidents, students were suspended for one to two days.

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

There were eight high school students suspended in 2020-2021 school year.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for violence with injury, of which there were two. There was one incident of drug offense. For one incident, student was 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.

Lake Park Community High School District 108 student discipline report
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
Alcohol00
Violence with injury12
Violence without injury00
Drug offenses01
Firearm00
Other dangerous weapons00
Tobacco10
Other reason30
Total53
Length of suspensions
In-school SuspensionOut-of-school Suspension
One day or less00
1-2 days30
2-3 days01
3-4 days11
4-10 days11
More than 10 days00

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