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Palos Heights School District 128 students suspended 4 times during 2023-24 school year

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Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com

Steven Isoye State Board of Education Chairperson | linkedin.com

Palos Heights School District 128 reported four suspensions during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois Report Card.

In total, there were four disciplinary actions recorded during the school year, representing a rate of approximately 0.5 incidents per 100 of the district’s enrolled students.

Among in-school suspension where a reason was specified, the only case was given for incident involving violence without physical injury. Additionally, three cases were classified under "other reason" or left unspecified.

Only male students were subject to disciplinary actions, a rate of approximately 1 incident per 100 male students.

All four suspensions issued in the district involved elementary or middle school students.

The only student suspended during the 2023-24 school year in Palos Heights School District 128 was white, who made up 76.4% of the district’s student population.

Illinois has approved a 2025 budget that allocates $8.6 billion to K-12 education, a $350 million increase from the previous fiscal year—the minimum required under the state funding formula.

In 2024, Illinois registered a teacher retention rate of almost 90%. Yet, around 91% of superintendents reported having a 'serious' problem teacher shortage problem. In total, almost 4,100 teaching positions remained vacant by the end of the year.

“They’re putting a substitute in there, that’s somebody with a four-year degree that’s not in teaching. They’re using a retired teacher…or worse than that, they’re canceling the class, putting the kids in other classrooms, putting them in study hall, but those are strategies we have to use if there’s no qualified teacher,” said Beth Crider, regional superintendent of Peoria County Regional Office of Education #48.

Palos Heights School District 128 Student Discipline Report
Type of IncidentIn-School SuspensionOut-of-School Suspension
Alcohol--
Violence with injury--
Violence without injury1-
Drug offenses--
Firearm--
Other dangerous weapons--
Tobacco--
Other reason3-
Total4-
Length of Suspensions
DurationIn-School SuspensionOut-of-School Suspension
One day or less--
1-2 days4-
2-3 days--
3-4 days--
4-10 days--
More than 10 days--

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