According to the report, the district expelled or suspended 24 students during the year. This equates to one percent of the 2,223 students enrolled.
Students were expelled for 14 incidents with violence without physical injury, one incident witha dangerous weapon firearm.
The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for violence without injury, of which there were seven. There was one incident of firearm. For four incidents, students were suspended for one to two days.
Boy students received 16 suspensions, while eight girls were suspended.
There were 24 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 eight. There were seven incidents of violence without injury. For nine 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 | 7 |
| Drug offenses | 0 | 0 |
| Firearm | 1 | 0 |
| Other dangerous weapons | 0 | 0 |
| Tobacco | 0 | 0 |
| Other reason | 1 | 8 |
| Total | 9 | 15 |
| In-school Suspension | Out-of-school Suspension | |
|---|---|---|
| One day or less | 3 | 3 |
| 1-2 days | 4 | 9 |
| 2-3 days | 1 | 2 |
| 3-4 days | 1 | 1 |
| 4-10 days | 0 | 0 |
| More than 10 days | 0 | 0 |
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