Chambana Sun

Monticello Community Unit School District 25 reported 18 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 18 students during the year. This equates to one percent of the 1,600 students enrolled.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons, of which there were 12. For six incidents, students were suspended for one to two days.

Boy students received 16 suspensions, while two girls were suspended.

There were 16 elementary or middle school students, and two high school students suspended in 2020-2021 school year.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons, of which there were six. For two incidents, students were suspended for one to two 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.

	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	12	6
Total	12	6

	In-school Suspension	Out-of-school Suspension
One day or less	0	0
1-2 days	6	2
2-3 days	4	2
3-4 days	2	2
4-10 days	0	0
More than 10 days	0	0