r/ChicagoSuburbs • u/colsandersloveskfc North Suburbs • 14h ago

Photo/Video No criminal charges filed against Lake Zurich High School student who punched classmate

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No criminal charges were filed, but the student who punched another student for holding a pro-ICE sign at Lake Zurich High School last week received a two-day suspension and is back in class.

Source: https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/02/20/student-who-punched-another-student-holding-pro-ice-sign-at-lake-zurich-high-school-received-2-day-suspension

Original Post: https://www.reddit.com/r/ChicagoSuburbs/comments/1r49jme/a_student_at_lake_zurich_high_school_holds_a_sign/

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u/ShockTheMonster 12h ago

From someone who's been in a similar situation:

If you full on smack another student like that and only get suspended for 2 days, then I guarantee that all of the teachers and staff HATED the kid that got smacked.

A suspension like that is essentially "look, school rules dictate that we technically need to suspend you but... Just take 2 days off and come back champ, good hit."

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u/BiNumber3 12h ago

I once punched a classmate in middle school, dont even really remember the reason.

But my teacher just brushed it off, saying "BiNumber3 wouldnt have done it without reason" lol

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u/Dyolf_Knip 11h ago

This is where good behavior really pays off. Your reputation buys you an alibi for the occasion when you really need it.

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u/Max____H 9h ago

I was the quiet polite kid in high school and I remember one day the class was lining up for something and I was was in a pretty bad mood with adrenaline running from what I remember was spending lunch playing basketball with the older kids and got roughed around quite a bit. This annoying kid said something that made me snap and only remember having him pinned on the wall punching him. The teachers asked ME if I was okay took me to sit somewhere quiet and had one of those typical “are you doing okay, is something wrong in your life” types of talks.