South Cook News

Kirby School District 140 reported 58 suspensions or expulsions for the 2021-22 school year, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.

According to the report, the district expelled or suspended 58 students during the year. This equates to two percent of the 3,487 students enrolled.

Students were expelled for 20 incidents with violence without physical injury, three incidents with alcohol and tobacco, one incident 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 29. There were 19 incidents of violence without injury. For 38 incidents, students were suspended for one to two days.

Boy students received 53 suspensions, while five girls were suspended.

There were 58 elementary or middle school students suspended in 2021-22 school year.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons, of which there were five. There was one incident of violence without injury. For two incidents, students were suspended for two to three days.

Illinois ranks as the 5th state in terms of the overall number of schools and student enrollment among all states.

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	19	1
Drug offenses	0	0
Firearm	0	0
Other dangerous weapons	0	1
Tobacco	3	0
Other reason	29	5
Total	51	7

	In-school Suspension	Out-of-school Suspension
One day or less	0	0
1-2 days	38	1
2-3 days	13	2
3-4 days	0	2
4-10 days	0	2
More than 10 days	0	0