Lake County Gazette

Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120 reported two suspensions or expulsions for the 2020-2021 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 2 students during the year. This equates to less than one percent of the 2,034 students enrolled.

Students were expelled for two incidents with drugs.

Boy student received one suspension, while one girl was suspended.

There were two high school students suspended in 2020-2021 school year.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for drug offense, of which there were two. For two incidents, students were suspended for four to 10 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
Violence with injury		0
Violence without injury		0
Drug offenses		2
Firearm		0
Other dangerous weapons		0
Tobacco		0
Other reason		0
Total		2

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