According to the report, the district expelled or suspended 20 students during the year. This equates to less than one percent of the 7,006 students enrolled.
Students were expelled for 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 seven. There were two incidents of dangerous weapon. For seven incidents, students were suspended for one to two days.
Boy students received 15 suspensions, while five girls were suspended.
There were 20 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 nine. There was one incident of dangerous weapon. For six 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Tobacco | 0 | 1 |
| Other reason | 7 | 9 |
| Total | 9 | 11 |
| In-school Suspension | Out-of-school Suspension | |
|---|---|---|
| One day or less | 0 | 0 |
| 1-2 days | 7 | 6 |
| 2-3 days | 0 | 4 |
| 3-4 days | 1 | 0 |
| 4-10 days | 0 | 0 |
| More than 10 days | 1 | 1 |
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