According to the report, the district expelled or suspended 15 students during the year. This equates to less than one percent of the 2,596 students enrolled.
Students were expelled for six incidents with violence that caused physical injury, three incidents with violence without physical injury, one incident with a dangerous weapon, other than a firearm.
The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for violence without injury, of which there were two. For two incidents, students were suspended for a day or less.
Boy students received seven suspensions, while eight girls were suspended.
There were 15 elementary or middle school students suspended in 2020-2021 school year.
The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for violence with injury, of which there were six. There were five incidents of unspecified reasons. For six incidents, students were suspended for a day or less.
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 | 6 |
| Violence without injury | 2 | 1 |
| Drug offenses | 0 | 0 |
| Firearm | 0 | 0 |
| Other dangerous weapons | 0 | 1 |
| Tobacco | 0 | 0 |
| Other reason | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 2 | 13 |
| In-school Suspension | Out-of-school Suspension | |
|---|---|---|
| One day or less | 2 | 6 |
| 1-2 days | 0 | 3 |
| 2-3 days | 0 | 4 |
| 3-4 days | 0 | 0 |
| 4-10 days | 0 | 0 |
| More than 10 days | 0 | 0 |
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