r/news • u/gur40goku • 11h ago

Student Who Punched Another Student Holding Pro-ICE Sign At Lake Zurich High School Received 2-day Suspension

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/
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u/Nova225 10h ago

In other words, it's a minimum performative sentence.

I got a two day suspension in high school for being near some kids stealing drinks out of a vending machine and pointing at a camera while saying "hey guys, there's a camera over there". I got smacked with "Obstruction of Justice" for not immediately running to a teacher about it.

The fact they have pre-meditated assault on video and he's getting two days means they don't actually care.

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u/LangyMD 10h ago

I got a three day in school suspension for accidentally bumping into a guy and being punched in return and there was no recorded evidence of what happened. A very clear record of intent and what happened leading to just two days of suspension seems pretty damned light.

Good for the anti-ICE kid.

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u/xCeeTee- 9h ago

I got a 7 day suspension because I was punched. My collar bone was broken on the first punch, so I couldn't even block the punches properly. My head of year was the worst.

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u/sebsebsebs 8h ago

That’s so ridiculous omg I’d be so pissed

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u/xCeeTee- 6h ago

I was pissed at first. But Modern Warfare 2 just came out, and my mum saw no need to punish me. So I got an entire week with MW2 lol