According to the report, the district expelled or suspended 45 students during the year. This equates to two percent of the 2,619 students enrolled.
Students were expelled for three incidents with violence without physical injury, nine incidents with drugs.
The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons, of which there were 27. There were six incidents of drug offense. For 24 incidents, students were suspended for one to two days.
Boy students received 37 suspensions, while eight girls were suspended.
There were 19 elementary or middle school students, and 26 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 six. There were three incidents of drug offense. For five 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 | 3 | 0 |
| Drug offenses | 6 | 3 |
| Firearm | 0 | 0 |
| Other dangerous weapons | 0 | 0 |
| Tobacco | 0 | 0 |
| Other reason | 27 | 6 |
| Total | 36 | 9 |
| In-school Suspension | Out-of-school Suspension | |
|---|---|---|
| One day or less | 0 | 0 |
| 1-2 days | 24 | 2 |
| 2-3 days | 4 | 1 |
| 3-4 days | 6 | 5 |
| 4-10 days | 2 | 1 |
| More than 10 days | 0 | 0 |
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