There were two offenders convicted of crimes against persons living in Whiteside County released on parole during the third quarter of 2023, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the NW Illinois News.
Black students, constituting 25.1% or 98 of Carl Sandburg Middle School's total student population of 390, accounted for 167 out of the 337 total suspensions (49.6%) in the 2021-22 school year, averaging roughly 1.7 suspensions per student, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.