Carbondale Reporter

Carterville Community Unit School District 5 reported 147 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 147 students during the year. That equates to 6.7 percent of the 2,208 students enrolled.

Of the 104 in-school suspensions, 84 were given to boys and 20 were given to girls, including 85 elementary or middle schoolers and 19 high schoolers.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons. The category includes 99 incidents. There were four incidents of drugs. For 91 incidents, students were suspended for a day or less.

Of the 43 out-of-school suspensions, 32 were given to boys and 11 were given to girls, including 27 elementary or middle schoolers and 16 high schoolers.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons. The category includes 28 incidents. There were 15 incidents of drugs. For 17 incidents, students were suspended for 1-3 days.