Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com
Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com
In total, there were 1,574 disciplinary actions recorded during the school year, of which 1,564 were suspensions or expulsions, representing a rate of approximately 33 incidents per 100 of the district’s enrolled students. There were an additional 10 cases of students being removed to alternative settings rather than being suspended or expelled.
The expulsions were issued for two incidents involving violence without physical injury.
Among in-school suspensions where a reason was specified, the most common cause was incidents involving violence without physical injury, with 138 recorded cases. There were also nine incidents involving violence that caused physical injury. Additionally, 332 cases were classified under "other reason" or left unspecified.
There were 1,043 disciplinary incidents involving male students. Another 521 incidents involved female students.
Of all suspensions issued in the district, 1,279 involved elementary or middle school students, while 283 involved high school students.
Out-of-school suspensions most commonly were for incidents involving violence without physical injury, with 697 cases reported. Additionally, 269 cases were classified under the "other reason" category.
In terms of ethnicity, Black students, who made up 45.4% of the Danville Community Consolidated School District 118 student body, were suspended or expelled the most in the district, with 1,031 suspensions and two expulsions reported during the 2023-24 school year. They were followed by white students, who made up 30.8% of the student body, and received 284 suspensions.
Illinois has approved a 2025 budget that allocates $8.6 billion to K-12 education, a $350 million increase from the previous fiscal year—the minimum required under the state funding formula.
In 2024, Illinois registered a teacher retention rate of almost 90%. Yet, around 91% of superintendents reported having a 'serious' problem teacher shortage problem. In total, almost 4,100 teaching positions remained vacant by the end of the year.
“They’re putting a substitute in there, that’s somebody with a four-year degree that’s not in teaching. They’re using a retired teacher…or worse than that, they’re canceling the class, putting the kids in other classrooms, putting them in study hall, but those are strategies we have to use if there’s no qualified teacher,” said Beth Crider, regional superintendent of Peoria County Regional Office of Education #48.
| Type of Incident | In-School Suspension | Out-of-School Suspension | Expelled |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcohol | 1 | - | - |
| Violence with injury | 9 | 34 | - |
| Violence without injury | 138 | 697 | 2 |
| Drug offenses | - | 72 | - |
| Firearm | - | - | - |
| Other dangerous weapons | 1 | 8 | - |
| Tobacco | - | 1 | - |
| Other reason | 332 | 269 | - |
| Total | 481 | 1,081 | 2 |
| Duration | In-School Suspension | Out-of-School Suspension |
|---|---|---|
| One day or less | 154 | 3 |
| 1-2 days | 267 | 273 |
| 2-3 days | 48 | 320 |
| 3-4 days | 8 | 201 |
| 4-10 days | 3 | 198 |
| More than 10 days | 1 | 86 |
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