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In total, there were 131 disciplinary actions recorded during the school year, of which 130 were suspensions representing a rate of approximately 24.7 incidents per 100 of the school's enrolled students. There was an additional case of students being removed to alternative settings rather than being suspended or expelled.
The school reported that most in-school suspensions were given for incidents involving violence without physical injury, with 14 recorded cases. There were also four incidents involving tobacco. Additionally, 71 cases were classified under "other reason" or left unspecified.
There were 112 disciplinary incidents involving male students. Another 18 incidents involved female students.
All 130 suspensions issued in the Indian Trail Middle School schools involved elementary or middle school students.
Out-of-school suspensions most commonly were for incidents involving violence without physical injury, with 15 cases reported. Additionally, 24 cases were classified under the "other reason" category.
In terms of ethnicity, white students, which made up 43.7% of the Indian Trail Middle School student body, were suspended the most in the school, with 66 suspensions reported during the 2023-24 school year. They were followed by Hispanic students, who made up 34.8% of the student body, and received 33 suspensions.
Indian Trail Middle School is located in the Plainfield School District 202, and has a main office in Plainfield.
Illinois allocated $8.6 billion to K-12 education in its 2025 budget—a $350 million increase over FY 2024, meeting the minimum required under the state’s school 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.
| Type of Incident | In-School Suspension | Out-of-School Suspension |
|---|---|---|
| Alcohol | - | - |
| Violence with injury | - | - |
| Violence without injury | 14 | 15 |
| Drug offenses | 1 | 1 |
| Firearm | - | - |
| Other dangerous weapons | - | - |
| Tobacco | 4 | - |
| Other reason | 71 | 24 |
| Total | 90 | 40 |
| Duration | In-School Suspension | Out-of-School Suspension |
|---|---|---|
| One day or less | 41 | 3 |
| 1-2 days | 39 | 11 |
| 2-3 days | 10 | 17 |
| 3-4 days | - | 7 |
| 4-10 days | - | 2 |
| More than 10 days | - | - |
