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Heritage Community Unit School District 8 students suspended 21 times in a single school year

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Heritage Community Unit School District 8 reported 21 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 21 students during the year. That equates to 4.4 percent of the 478 students enrolled.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons. The category includes 19 incidents. There were two incidents of alcohol. For 10 incidents, students were suspended for a day or less.

Heritage Community Unit School District 8 student discipline report
Out-of-school Suspension
Alcohol
2
Violence with injury
0
Violence without injury
0
Drug offenses
0
Firearm
0
Other dangerous weapons
0
Tobacco
0
Other reason
19
Total
21

Length of suspensions
Out-of-school Suspension
One day or less
10
1-3 days
6
3-5 days
2
5-10 days
3
More than 10 days
0

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