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Thursday, September 11, 2025

Lockport Township High School District 205 students suspended, expelled 1,180 times in a single school year

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Lockport Township High School District 205 reported one expulsions and 1,179 suspensions for 2016-17, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.

The district transferred three students to another program instead of suspending or expelling them.

According to the report, the district expelled or suspended 1,180 students during the year. That equates to 31.8 percent of the 3,712 students enrolled.

Students were expelled for one incident with a dangerous weapon, other than a firearm.

Of the 1,018 in-school suspensions, 720 were given to boys and 298 were given to girls, all of whom were high schoolers.

The district reported that most in-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons. The category includes 907 incidents. There were 30 incidents of violence without physical injury. For 757 incidents, students were suspended for a day or less.

Of the 161 out-of-school suspensions, 123 were given to boys and 38 were given to girls, all of whom were high schoolers.

The district reported that most out-of-school suspensions were given for unspecified reasons. The category includes 80 incidents. There were 26 incidents of violence without physical injury. For 66 incidents, students were suspended for 3-5 days.

Lockport Township High School District 205 student discipline report
Expelled
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
Alcohol
0
9
7
Violence with injury
0
27
24
Violence without injury
0
30
26
Drug offenses
0
19
20
Firearm
0
0
0
Other dangerous weapons
1
1
2
Tobacco
0
25
2
Other reason
0
907
80
Total
1
1,018
161

Length of suspensions
Expelled
In-school Suspension
Out-of-school Suspension
One day or less
0
757
32
1-3 days
0
204
55
3-5 days
0
53
66
5-10 days
0
3
8
More than 10 days
1
1
0

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