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Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3 students suspended 127 times in a single school year

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Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3 reported 127 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 127 students during the year. That equates to 4.1 percent of the 3,069 students enrolled.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons. The category includes one incidents. For one incidents, students were suspended for a day or less.

Of the 126 out-of-school suspensions, 112 were given to boys and 14 were given to girls, including 87 elementary or middle schoolers and 37 high schoolers.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons. The category includes 88 incidents. There were 32 incidents of violence without physical injury. For 72 incidents, students were suspended for a day or less.

Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3 student discipline report
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
Alcohol
0
0
Violence with injury
0
0
Violence without injury
0
32
Drug offenses
0
5
Firearm
0
1
Other dangerous weapons
0
0
Tobacco
0
0
Other reason
1
88
Total
1
126

Length of suspensions
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
One day or less
1
72
1-3 days
0
29
3-5 days
0
11
5-10 days
0
13
More than 10 days
0
1

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