Black students, constituting 6.9% or 44 of Reba O. Steck Elementary School's total student population of 637, accounted for six out of the 11 total suspensions (54.5%) in the 2021-22 school year, averaging roughly one suspension per seven students, 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.