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Thursday, April 18, 2024

Aurora East Unified School District 131 students suspended, expelled 4,082 times in a single school year

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Aurora East Unified School District 131 reported eight expulsions and 4,074 suspensions for 2016-17, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.

The district transferred two students to another program instead of suspending or expelling them.

According to the report, the district expelled or suspended 4,082 students during the year. That equates to 28.5 percent of the 14,317 students enrolled.

Students were expelled for six incidents with violence that caused physical injury and two incidents with unspecified reasons.

Of the 2,621 in-school suspensions, 1,801 were given to boys and 820 were given to girls, including 1,840 elementary or middle schoolers and 781 high schoolers.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons. The category includes 2,121 incidents. There were 400 incidents of violence without physical injury. For 2,278 incidents, students were suspended for a day or less.

Of the 1,453 out-of-school suspensions, 1,004 were given to boys and 449 were given to girls, including 905 elementary or middle schoolers and 548 high schoolers.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons. The category includes 882 incidents. There were 369 incidents of violence without physical injury. For 564 incidents, students were suspended for 1-3 days.

Aurora East Unified School District 131 student discipline report
Expelled
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
Alcohol
0
0
1
Violence with injury
6
65
91
Violence without injury
0
400
369
Drug offenses
0
25
83
Firearm
0
0
0
Other dangerous weapons
0
5
22
Tobacco
0
5
5
Other reason
2
2,121
882
Total
8
2,621
1,453

Length of suspensions
Expelled
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
One day or less
0
2,278
442
1-3 days
0
301
564
3-5 days
0
31
331
5-10 days
0
11
116
More than 10 days
8
0
0

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