According to the report, the district expelled or suspended 26 students during the year. This equates to three percent of the 1,037 students enrolled.
Students were expelled for six incidents with violence that caused physical injury, nine incidents with violence without physical injury, eight incidents with alcohol and tobacco, one incident with a dangerous weapon, other than a firearm.
The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for tobacco, of which there were eight. There were seven incidents of violence without injury. For eight incidents, students were suspended for one to two days.
Boy students received 20 suspensions, while six girls were suspended.
There were 24 elementary or middle school students, and two high 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 two. There was one incident of dangerous weapon. For two incidents, students were suspended for four to 10 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 | 6 | 0 |
| Violence without injury | 7 | 2 |
| Drug offenses | 0 | 0 |
| Firearm | 0 | 0 |
| Other dangerous weapons | 0 | 1 |
| Tobacco | 8 | 0 |
| Other reason | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 23 | 3 |
| In-school Suspension | Out-of-school Suspension | |
|---|---|---|
| One day or less | 0 | 0 |
| 1-2 days | 8 | 0 |
| 2-3 days | 5 | 1 |
| 3-4 days | 5 | 0 |
| 4-10 days | 5 | 2 |
| More than 10 days | 0 | 0 |
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