Black students, constituting 28.6% or 266 of Carbondale Community High School's total student population of 930, accounted for 1,020 out of the 1,649 total suspensions (61.9%) in the 2021-22 school year, averaging roughly 3.8 suspensions per student, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.
Darren Bailey, a candidate for Illinois’ 12th Congressional District, is gaining attention as he takes on incumbent Mike Bost in the forthcoming primary.