According to the report, the district expelled or suspended 34 students during the year. This equates to less than one percent of the 3,428 students enrolled.
Students were expelled for 12 incidents with violence without physical injury, one incident with alcohol and tobacco, 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 14. There were seven incidents of violence without injury. For 20 incidents, students were suspended for one to two days.
Boy students received 31 suspensions, while three girls were suspended.
There were 34 elementary or middle school students suspended in 2020-2021 school year.
The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for violence without injury, of which there were five. There were five incidents of unspecified reasons. 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 | 7 | 5 |
| Drug offenses | 0 | 0 |
| Firearm | 0 | 0 |
| Other dangerous weapons | 1 | 1 |
| Tobacco | 0 | 1 |
| Other reason | 14 | 5 |
| Total | 22 | 12 |
| In-school Suspension | Out-of-school Suspension | |
|---|---|---|
| One day or less | 0 | 0 |
| 1-2 days | 20 | 10 |
| 2-3 days | 1 | 1 |
| 3-4 days | 1 | 0 |
| 4-10 days | 0 | 1 |
| More than 10 days | 0 | 0 |
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