According to the report, the district expelled or suspended 56 students during the year. That equates to 5.7 percent of the 974 students enrolled.
Of the 39 in-school suspensions, including 25 elementary or middle schoolers and 14 high schoolers.
The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons. The category includes 25 incidents. There were 12 incidents of tobacco. For 35 incidents, students were suspended for a day or less.
The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for violence without physical injury. The category includes 13 incidents. There were one incidents of violence that caused physical injury. For 13 incidents, students were suspended for 3-5 days.
Chester Community Unit School District 139 student discipline report
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
Alcohol
0
0
Violence with injury
0
1
Violence without injury
2
13
Drug offenses
0
1
Firearm
0
0
Other dangerous weapons
0
1
Tobacco
12
1
Other reason
25
0
Total
39
17
Length of suspensions
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
One day or less
35
3
1-3 days
3
0
3-5 days
1
13
5-10 days
0
1
More than 10 days
0
0
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