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West Northfield School District 31 students suspended 24 times during 2023-24 school year

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Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

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West Northfield School District 31 reported 24 suspensions during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois Report Card.

In total, there were 24 disciplinary actions recorded during the school year, representing a rate of approximately 2.5 incidents per 100 of the district’s enrolled students.

Among in-school suspension where a reason was specified, the only case was given for incident involving violence without physical injury. Additionally, six cases were classified under "other reason" or left unspecified.

There were 21 disciplinary incidents involving male students. Another three incidents involved female students.

All 24 suspensions issued in the district involved elementary or middle school students.

Out-of-school suspensions most commonly were for incidents involving violence without physical injury, with four cases reported. Additionally, 13 cases were classified under the "other reason" category.

In terms of ethnicity, Asian students, who made up 38.8% of the West Northfield School District 31 student body, were suspended the most in the district, with 11 suspensions reported during the 2023-24 school year. They were followed by white students, who made up 37% 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.

West Northfield School District 31 Student Discipline Report
Type of IncidentIn-School SuspensionOut-of-School Suspension
Alcohol--
Violence with injury--
Violence without injury14
Drug offenses--
Firearm--
Other dangerous weapons--
Tobacco--
Other reason613
Total717
Length of Suspensions
DurationIn-School SuspensionOut-of-School Suspension
One day or less12
1-2 days612
2-3 days-2
3-4 days-1
4-10 days--
More than 10 days--

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