According to the report, the district expelled or suspended 61 students during the year. This equates to 10 percent of the 612 students enrolled.
Students were expelled for two 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 33. For 22 incidents, students were suspended for one to two days.
Boy students received 39 suspensions, while 22 girls were suspended.
There were 61 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 26. There were two incidents of dangerous weapon. For 10 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 | 0 |
| Violence without injury | 0 | 0 |
| Drug offenses | 0 | 0 |
| Firearm | 0 | 0 |
| Other dangerous weapons | 0 | 2 |
| Tobacco | 0 | 0 |
| Other reason | 33 | 26 |
| Total | 33 | 28 |
| In-school Suspension | Out-of-school Suspension | |
|---|---|---|
| One day or less | 9 | 2 |
| 1-2 days | 22 | 10 |
| 2-3 days | 2 | 8 |
| 3-4 days | 0 | 4 |
| 4-10 days | 0 | 4 |
| More than 10 days | 0 | 0 |
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