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Greenfield Community Unit School District 10 students suspended 16 times in 2023-24 school year

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Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com

Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com

Greenfield Community Unit School District 10 reported 16 suspensions during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois Report Card.

In total, there were 16 disciplinary actions recorded during the school year, representing a rate of approximately 3.9 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 tobacco. Additionally, two cases were classified under "other reason" or left unspecified.

There were 13 disciplinary incidents involving male students. Another three incidents involved female students.

Of all suspensions issued in the district, two involved elementary or middle school students, while 14 involved high school students.

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

All of the students suspended during the 2023-24 school year in Greenfield Community Unit School District 10 were white, who made up 98.1% of the district’s student population.

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.

Greenfield Community Unit School District 10 Student Discipline Report
Type of IncidentIn-School SuspensionOut-of-School Suspension
Alcohol--
Violence with injury--
Violence without injury-6
Drug offenses--
Firearm--
Other dangerous weapons--
Tobacco1-
Other reason27
Total313
Length of Suspensions
DurationIn-School SuspensionOut-of-School Suspension
One day or less1-
1-2 days29
2-3 days--
3-4 days-3
4-10 days-1
More than 10 days--

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