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Warren Community Unit School District 205 Report: Suspensions in Warren Community Unit School District 205 totaled 22 in 2023-24 school year

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Kip Sabinson President at Warren Community Unit School District 205 | Official website

Kip Sabinson President at Warren Community Unit School District 205 | Official website

Warren Community Unit School District 205 reported 22 suspensions during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois Report Card.

In total, there were 22 disciplinary actions recorded during the school year, representing a rate of approximately 5.9 incidents per 100 of the district’s enrolled students.

Among in-school suspensions where a reason was specified, the most common cause was incidents involving tobacco, with three recorded cases. There was also one incident involving drugs. Additionally, 15 cases were classified under "other reason" or left unspecified.

There were 15 disciplinary incidents involving male students. Another seven incidents involved female students.

Of all suspensions issued in the district, 20 involved elementary or middle school students, while two involved high school students.

All of the students suspended during the 2023-24 school year in Warren Community Unit School District 205 were white, who made up 91.4% of the district’s student population.

Illinois has approved a 2025 budget that allocates $8.6 billion to K-12 education, a $350 million increase from the previous fiscal year—the minimum required under the state funding formula.

In 2024, Illinois registered a teacher retention rate of almost 90%. Yet, around 91% of superintendents reported having a 'serious' problem teacher shortage problem. In total, almost 4,100 teaching positions remained vacant by the end of the year.

“They’re putting a substitute in there, that’s somebody with a four-year degree that’s not in teaching. They’re using a retired teacher…or worse than that, they’re canceling the class, putting the kids in other classrooms, putting them in study hall, but those are strategies we have to use if there’s no qualified teacher,” said Beth Crider, regional superintendent of Peoria County Regional Office of Education #48.

Warren Community Unit School District 205 Student Discipline Report
Type of IncidentIn-School SuspensionOut-of-School Suspension
Alcohol--
Violence with injury--
Violence without injury--
Drug offenses1-
Firearm--
Other dangerous weapons--
Tobacco3-
Other reason153
Total193
Length of Suspensions
DurationIn-School SuspensionOut-of-School Suspension
One day or less3-
1-2 days61
2-3 days71
3-4 days3-
4-10 days-1
More than 10 days--

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