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Joliet Township High School District 204 board upholds expulsions but stays them so students may continue at Lincoln School

Board of Trustees Joliet Township High School District 204 · March 18, 2026
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Summary

The Joliet Township High School District 204 Board of Trustees voted to expel four students but simultaneously stayed those expulsions so each student may continue their education through Lincoln School; reenrollment dates were set for January 2027 and January 2028.

The Joliet Township High School District 204 Board of Trustees voted March 18 to expel four students recommended by the district's hearing officers, but the board immediately stayed each expulsion so the students may continue their education at Lincoln School for the duration of the recommended discipline.

The board convened into public session to take formal votes after executive session deliberations. Mr. Dan Coffey, introducing the board's public findings, said the board must decide whether removal is in the school's best interest, the rationale for the length of any expulsion, whether interventions were exhausted and whether the student's continued presence would threaten safety or substantially disrupt operations. "after receiving and deliberating…

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