Disciplinary Suspensions in South Pekin School District 137 for 2023–24
South Pekin School District 137 recorded 18 disciplinary suspensions during the 2023–24 school year, a rate of about 9.7 incidents per 100 enrolled students.
Types and Reasons for Suspensions
Three suspensions were served in-school. Of those, one was for violence that resulted in physical injury; the remaining two were listed as other or left unspecified.
Fifteen suspensions were out-of-school. The most common reason was violence causing physical injury, accounting for eight cases. Two incidents were classified as violence without injury, one involved a drug offense, and four were recorded under other reasons.
Demographics and Duration
All 18 students who received suspensions attended elementary or middle schools. Male students accounted for 15 of the incidents, while female students accounted for three.
Every suspended student was identified as white; white students make up roughly 91.4% of the district’s enrollment.
Most penalties were short in duration. All three in-school suspensions lasted one to two days. Among out-of-school suspensions, 13 were for...