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Bement Community Unit School District 5 students suspended 45 times in a single school year

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Bement Community Unit School District 5 reported 45 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 45 students during the year. That equates to 14.2 percent of the 317 students enrolled.

Of the 36 in-school suspensions, all of whom were high schoolers.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons. The category includes 36 incidents. For 36 incidents, students were suspended for a day or less.

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

Bement Community Unit School District 5 student discipline report
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
Alcohol
0
0
Violence with injury
0
0
Violence without injury
0
0
Drug offenses
0
0
Firearm
0
0
Other dangerous weapons
0
0
Tobacco
0
0
Other reason
36
9
Total
36
9

Length of suspensions
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
One day or less
36
6
1-3 days
0
2
3-5 days
0
0
5-10 days
0
1
More than 10 days
0
0

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