Dupage Policy Journal

West Chicago Elementary School District 33 reported 46 suspensions or expulsions for the 2021-22 school year, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.

According to the report, the district expelled or suspended 46 students during the year. This equates to one percent of the 3,468 students enrolled.

Students were expelled for 32 incidents with violence without physical injury, nine incidents with drugs, five incidents 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 12. There were three incidents of drug offense. For 10 incidents, students were suspended for one to two days.

Boy students received 38 suspensions, while eight girls were suspended.

There were 46 elementary or middle school students suspended in 2021-22 school year.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for violence without injury, of which there were 20. There were six incidents of drug offense. For nine incidents, students were suspended for one to two days.

Illinois ranks as the 5th state in terms of the overall number of schools and student enrollment among all states.

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	12	20
Drug offenses	3	6
Firearm	0	0
Other dangerous weapons	0	5
Tobacco	0	0
Other reason	0	0
Total	15	31

	In-school Suspension	Out-of-school Suspension
One day or less	5	0
1-2 days	10	9
2-3 days	0	9
3-4 days	0	6
4-10 days	0	6
More than 10 days	0	1