The district removed one student to alternative settings instead of suspending or expelling them. This equates to less than one percent of the 7,321 students enrolled.
Students were expelled for 34 incidents with violence without physical injury, 54 incidents with alcohol and tobacco, 19 incidents with drugs, three incidents with a dangerous weapon, other than a firearm.
The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons, of which there were 155. There were 43 incidents of tobacco. For 135 incidents, students were suspended for one to two days.
Boy students received 152 suspensions, while 42 girls were suspended.
There were 141 elementary or middle school students, and 168 high school students suspended in 2020-2021 school year.
The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons, of which there were 44. There were 13 incidents of drug offense. For 27 incidents, students were suspended for three to four days.
Illinois lawmakers enacted laws in 2015 to restrict schools from disciplining a disproportionate number of Black and minority students out of school and into the criminal justice system, often for minor misbehavior.
| In-school Suspension | Out-of-school Suspension | |
|---|---|---|
| Alcohol | 0 | 0 |
| Violence with injury | 0 | 0 |
| Violence without injury | 25 | 9 |
| Drug offenses | 6 | 13 |
| Firearm | 0 | 0 |
| Other dangerous weapons | 1 | 2 |
| Tobacco | 43 | 11 |
| Other reason | 155 | 44 |
| Total | 230 | 79 |
| In-school Suspension | Out-of-school Suspension | |
|---|---|---|
| One day or less | 7 | 0 |
| 1-2 days | 135 | 23 |
| 2-3 days | 36 | 11 |
| 3-4 days | 40 | 27 |
| 4-10 days | 11 | 18 |
| More than 10 days | 1 | 0 |
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