According to the report, the district expelled or suspended 42 students during the year. This equates to three percent of the 1,629 students enrolled.
Students were expelled for 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 31. There was one incident of dangerous weapon. For 26 incidents, students were suspended for one to two days.
Boy students received 35 suspensions, while seven girls were suspended.
There were 22 elementary or middle school students, and 20 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 10. For four 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Drug offenses | 0 | 0 |
| Firearm | 0 | 0 |
| Other dangerous weapons | 1 | 0 |
| Tobacco | 0 | 0 |
| Other reason | 31 | 10 |
| Total | 32 | 10 |
| In-school Suspension | Out-of-school Suspension | |
|---|---|---|
| One day or less | 0 | 0 |
| 1-2 days | 26 | 3 |
| 2-3 days | 4 | 2 |
| 3-4 days | 1 | 4 |
| 4-10 days | 1 | 1 |
| More than 10 days | 0 | 0 |
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