Students suspended 22,097 times just in 2023-24 school year in Chicago Public School District 299

Students suspended 22,097 times just in 2023-24 school year in Chicago Public School District 299

Chicago Public School District 299 reported 22,097 suspensions just during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois Report Card.In total, there were 22,098 disciplinary actions recorded during the school year, of which 22,097 were suspensions representing a rate of approximately 6.9 incidents per 100 of the district’s enrolled students. There was an additional case of a student being removed to alternative settings rather than being su…