According to the report, the district expelled or suspended 82 students during the year. This equates to three percent of the 2,473 students enrolled.
Students were expelled for 14 incidents with alcohol and tobacco, four incidents with drugs, 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 15. There were eight incidents of tobacco. For 19 incidents, students were suspended for one to two days.
Boy students received 58 suspensions, while 24 girls were suspended.
There were 34 elementary or middle school students, and 48 high 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 48. There were six incidents of tobacco. For 23 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Drug offenses | 0 | 4 |
| Firearm | 0 | 0 |
| Other dangerous weapons | 0 | 1 |
| Tobacco | 8 | 6 |
| Other reason | 15 | 48 |
| Total | 23 | 59 |
| In-school Suspension | Out-of-school Suspension | |
|---|---|---|
| One day or less | 0 | 0 |
| 1-2 days | 19 | 23 |
| 2-3 days | 4 | 13 |
| 3-4 days | 0 | 12 |
| 4-10 days | 0 | 11 |
| More than 10 days | 0 | 0 |
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