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How many times were students suspended or expelled in Prospect Heights School District 23 during 2023-24 school year?

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Camron Nystrom Principal of Prospect Heights School District 23 | Official Website

Camron Nystrom Principal of Prospect Heights School District 23 | Official Website

Prospect Heights School District 23 reported 23 suspensions during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois Report Card.

In total, there were 23 disciplinary actions recorded during the school year, representing a rate of approximately 1.6 incidents per 100 of the district’s enrolled students.

Among in-school suspensions where a reason was specified, the most common cause was incidents involving a dangerous weapon other than a firearm, drugs, and violence without physical injury, with three recorded cases. Additionally, three cases were classified under "other reason" or left unspecified.

There were 17 disciplinary incidents involving male students. Another six incidents involved female students.

All 23 suspensions issued in the district involved elementary or middle school students.

Out-of-school suspensions most commonly were for incidents involving violence that caused physical injury, with six cases reported. Additionally, two cases were classified under the "other reason" category.

In terms of ethnicity, white students, who made up 63.7% of the Prospect Heights School District 23 student body, were suspended the most in the district, with 11 suspensions reported during the 2023-24 school year. They were followed by Hispanic students, who made up 19.8% of the student body, and received 10 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.

Prospect Heights School District 23 Student Discipline Report
Type of IncidentIn-School SuspensionOut-of-School Suspension
Alcohol--
Violence with injury-6
Violence without injury14
Drug offenses15
Firearm--
Other dangerous weapons1-
Tobacco--
Other reason32
Total617
Length of Suspensions
DurationIn-School SuspensionOut-of-School Suspension
One day or less1-
1-2 days510
2-3 days-4
3-4 days-2
4-10 days-1
More than 10 days--

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