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Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3 students suspended 153 times in a single school year

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Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3 reported 153 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 153 students during the year. That equates to 7.7 percent of the 1,978 students enrolled.

Of the 85 in-school suspensions, all of whom were elementary or middle schoolers.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons. The category includes 63 incidents. There were 17 incidents of violence without physical injury. For 68 incidents, students were suspended for a day or less.

Of the 68 out-of-school suspensions, 49 were given to boys and 19 were given to girls, including 57 elementary or middle schoolers and 11 high schoolers.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for violence without physical injury. The category includes 45 incidents. There were 12 incidents of unspecified reasons. For 52 incidents, students were suspended for 3-5 days.

Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3 student discipline report
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
Alcohol
0
1
Violence with injury
5
0
Violence without injury
17
45
Drug offenses
0
4
Firearm
0
0
Other dangerous weapons
0
3
Tobacco
0
3
Other reason
63
12
Total
85
68

Length of suspensions
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
One day or less
68
5
1-3 days
16
8
3-5 days
1
52
5-10 days
0
3
More than 10 days
0
0

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