According to the report, the district expelled or suspended 48 students during the year. This equates to four percent of the 1,348 students enrolled.
Students were expelled for 15 incidents with violence without physical injury, four incidents with drugs, two incidents witha dangerous weapon firearm,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 was one incident of violence without injury. For nine incidents, students were suspended for one to two days.
Boy students received 38 suspensions, while 10 girls were suspended.
There were 48 elementary or middle school students suspended in 2020-2021 school year.
The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for violence without injury, of which there were 14. There were 11 incidents of unspecified reasons. For 14 incidents, students were suspended for three to four 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 | 1 | 14 |
| Drug offenses | 0 | 4 |
| Firearm | 0 | 2 |
| Other dangerous weapons | 0 | 1 |
| Tobacco | 0 | 0 |
| Other reason | 15 | 11 |
| Total | 16 | 32 |
| In-school Suspension | Out-of-school Suspension | |
|---|---|---|
| One day or less | 6 | 1 |
| 1-2 days | 9 | 5 |
| 2-3 days | 1 | 6 |
| 3-4 days | 0 | 14 |
| 4-10 days | 0 | 6 |
| More than 10 days | 0 | 0 |
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