Chambana Sun

Deland-Weldon Community Unit School District 57 reported 18 suspensions or expulsions for the 2021-22 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 10 percent of the 178 students enrolled.

Students were expelled for one incident with violence without physical injury, one incident with alcohol and tobacco.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons, of which there were 13. There was one incident of violence without injury. For eight incidents, students were suspended for one to two days.

Boy students received 11 suspensions, while one girl was suspended.

There were 11 elementary or middle school students, and seven high school students suspended in 2021-22 school year.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons, of which there were three. For two incidents, students were suspended for three to four 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	1	0
Drug offenses	0	0
Firearm	0	0
Other dangerous weapons	0	0
Tobacco	1	0
Other reason	13	3
Total	15	3

	In-school Suspension	Out-of-school Suspension
One day or less	0	0
1-2 days	8	0
2-3 days	4	1
3-4 days	2	2
4-10 days	1	0
More than 10 days	0	0