![]() ![]() Shelley Gates, a former ETHS teacher and department chair, suggested the disparity is rooted in racially biased perception of students’ behavior. White students made up just 18.9% of students disciplined with an in-school suspension and 8% of students with an out-of-school suspension. The ETHS director of communications did not respond to requests for comment on demographic trends in disciplinary actions.ĭuring the 2021-2022 academic year, 24.8% of ETHS students were Black or African American and 45.1% of ETHS students were white, according to ISBE data.ĭuring that academic year, 45.6% of students disciplined with an in-school suspension and 67.8% of students disciplined with an out-of-school suspension were Black or African American. According to records from the past 10 years, Black students have consistently faced disciplinary actions at higher rates than white students. That observation is backed by Illinois State Board of Education disciplinary data on expulsions, suspensions and truancy. “Personally, I see more students of color being called out and being told, ‘Where’s your pass?’ or ‘Where are you going?’ by safety officers in our school more often than white people are being called out,” said ETHS senior Amira Grace. ![]() However, some students say they’ve been less welcomed than others when walking through the halls. When students enter Evanston Township High School, a sign reading “All Are Welcome Here” greets them in more than 25 languages. ![]()
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