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Westville Community Unit School District 2 students suspended, expelled 184 times in a single school year

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Westville Community Unit School District 2 reported one expulsions and 183 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 184 students during the year. That equates to 13.9 percent of the 1,327 students enrolled.

Students were expelled for one incident with a dangerous weapon, other than a firearm.

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

Of the 176 out-of-school suspensions, 133 were given to boys and 43 were given to girls, including 107 elementary or middle schoolers and 69 high schoolers.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons. The category includes 157 incidents. There were seven incidents of drugs. For 58 incidents, students were suspended for 3-5 days.

Westville Community Unit School District 2 student discipline report
Expelled
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
Alcohol
0
0
0
Violence with injury
0
0
0
Violence without injury
0
0
3
Drug offenses
0
0
7
Firearm
0
0
0
Other dangerous weapons
1
0
6
Tobacco
0
0
3
Other reason
0
7
157
Total
1
7
176

Length of suspensions
Expelled
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
One day or less
1
7
52
1-3 days
0
0
11
3-5 days
0
0
58
5-10 days
0
0
55
More than 10 days
0
0
0

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