According to the report, the district expelled or suspended 28 students during the year. This equates to eight percent of the 360 students enrolled.
Students were expelled for three incidents with violence that caused physical injury, eight incidents with violence without physical injury, four incidents with alcohol and tobacco, two 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 seven. There were six incidents of violence without injury. For 15 incidents, students were suspended for one to two days.
Boy students received 21 suspensions, while seven girls were suspended.
There were six elementary or middle school students, and 22 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 three. There were two incidents of violence without injury. For three 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Violence without injury | 6 | 2 |
| Drug offenses | 2 | 0 |
| Firearm | 0 | 0 |
| Other dangerous weapons | 0 | 1 |
| Tobacco | 4 | 0 |
| Other reason | 7 | 3 |
| Total | 21 | 7 |
| In-school Suspension | Out-of-school Suspension | |
|---|---|---|
| One day or less | 1 | 2 |
| 1-2 days | 15 | 3 |
| 2-3 days | 3 | 0 |
| 3-4 days | 1 | 1 |
| 4-10 days | 1 | 1 |
| More than 10 days | 0 | 0 |
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