Black students, constituting 11.4% or 96 of Thayer J. Hill Middle School's total student population of 839, accounted for 91 out of the 139 total suspensions (65.5%) in the 2021-22 school year, averaging roughly one suspension per student, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.
In DuPage County schools, there were more white students than any other individual ethnicity in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Truancy is a persistent issue in many schools across the United States, with some students regularly skipping classes and falling behind in their studies.