DeKalb Times

Sycamore Community Unit School District 427 reported 152 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 152 students during the year. This equates to four percent of the 3,545 students enrolled.

Students were expelled for 26 incidents with alcohol and tobacco, 12 incidents with drugs, three incidents 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 35. There were two incidents of tobacco. For 32 incidents, students were suspended for one to two days.

Boy students received 110 suspensions, while 42 girls were suspended.

There were 87 elementary or middle school students, and 65 high school students suspended in 2021-22 school year.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons, of which there were 76. There were 20 incidents of tobacco. For 46 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	4
Violence with injury	0	0
Violence without injury	0	0
Drug offenses	0	12
Firearm	0	0
Other dangerous weapons	1	2
Tobacco	2	20
Other reason	35	76
Total	38	114

	In-school Suspension	Out-of-school Suspension
One day or less	2	6
1-2 days	32	46
2-3 days	3	35
3-4 days	0	17
4-10 days	1	10
More than 10 days	0	0