Lake County Gazette

North Shore School District 112 reported 22 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 22 students during the year. This equates to less than one percent of the 3,786 students enrolled.

Students were expelled for 17 incidents with violence without physical injury, two incidents with drugs, one incident with a dangerous weapon, other than a firearm.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for violence without injury, of which there were 14. There were two incidents of unspecified reasons. For 12 incidents, students were suspended for one to two days.

Boy students received 18 suspensions, while four girls were suspended.

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

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for violence without injury, of which there were three. There was one incident of drug offense. For two incidents, students were suspended for one to two 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	14	3
Drug offenses	1	1
Firearm	0	0
Other dangerous weapons	1	0
Tobacco	0	0
Other reason	2	0
Total	18	4

	In-school Suspension	Out-of-school Suspension
One day or less	3	0
1-2 days	12	2
2-3 days	3	1
3-4 days	0	0
4-10 days	0	1
More than 10 days	0	0