According to the report, the district expelled or suspended 81 students during the year. This equates to nine percent of the 891 students enrolled.
Students were expelled for eight incidents with alcohol and tobacco, one incident with drugs, one incident witha dangerous weapon firearm.
The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons, of which there were 58. There was one incident of tobacco. For 34 incidents, students were suspended for one to two days.
Boy students received 45 suspensions, while 36 girls were suspended.
There were 47 elementary or middle school students, and 34 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 13. There were seven incidents of tobacco. For nine 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Violence without injury | 0 | 0 |
| Drug offenses | 0 | 1 |
| Firearm | 0 | 1 |
| Other dangerous weapons | 0 | 0 |
| Tobacco | 1 | 7 |
| Other reason | 58 | 13 |
| Total | 59 | 22 |
| In-school Suspension | Out-of-school Suspension | |
|---|---|---|
| One day or less | 15 | 1 |
| 1-2 days | 34 | 9 |
| 2-3 days | 7 | 6 |
| 3-4 days | 2 | 5 |
| 4-10 days | 1 | 1 |
| More than 10 days | 0 | 0 |
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