According to the report, the district expelled or suspended 21 students during the year. This equates to three percent of the 721 students enrolled.
Students were expelled for one incident with violence that caused physical injury, six incidents with violence without physical injury, one incident with alcohol and tobacco, 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 six. There were four incidents of violence without injury. For nine incidents, students were suspended for one to two days.
Boy students received 16 suspensions, while five girls were suspended.
There were 21 elementary or middle 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 four. There were two incidents of violence without injury. For three incidents, students were suspended for one to two 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 | 1 |
| Violence without injury | 4 | 2 |
| Drug offenses | 0 | 0 |
| Firearm | 0 | 0 |
| Other dangerous weapons | 1 | 2 |
| Tobacco | 0 | 1 |
| Other reason | 6 | 4 |
| Total | 11 | 10 |
| In-school Suspension | Out-of-school Suspension | |
|---|---|---|
| One day or less | 0 | 0 |
| 1-2 days | 9 | 3 |
| 2-3 days | 1 | 2 |
| 3-4 days | 1 | 2 |
| 4-10 days | 0 | 3 |
| More than 10 days | 0 | 0 |
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