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In total, there were 71 disciplinary actions recorded during the school year, representing a rate of approximately 11.2 incidents per 100 of the school's enrolled students.
The school reported that most in-school suspensions were given for incidents involving violence without physical injury, with 31 recorded cases. There were also four incidents involving alcohol. Additionally, 12 cases were classified under "other reason" or left unspecified.
There were 53 disciplinary incidents involving male students. Another 18 incidents involved female students.
All 71 suspensions issued in the Piccolo Elementary Specialty School schools involved elementary or middle school students.
Out-of-school suspensions most commonly were for incidents involving violence without physical injury, with eight cases reported. Additionally, six cases were classified under the "other reason" category.
In terms of ethnicity, Black students, which made up 31.2% of the Piccolo Elementary Specialty School student body, were suspended the most in the school, with 51 suspensions reported during the 2023-24 school year. They were followed by Hispanic students, who made up 67.9% of the student body, and received 20 suspensions.
Piccolo Elementary Specialty School is located in the Chicago Public School District 299, and has a main office in Chicago.
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 | 4 | 3 |
| Violence with injury | 1 | 5 |
| Violence without injury | 31 | 8 |
| Drug offenses | - | - |
| Firearm | - | 1 |
| Other dangerous weapons | - | - |
| Tobacco | - | - |
| Other reason | 12 | 6 |
| Total | 48 | 23 |
| Duration | In-School Suspension | Out-of-School Suspension |
|---|---|---|
| One day or less | - | - |
| 1-2 days | 42 | 14 |
| 2-3 days | 5 | 6 |
| 3-4 days | 1 | 3 |
| 4-10 days | - | - |
| More than 10 days | - | - |
