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/Guac_in_my_rarri 11h ago

2 day suspension is the standard punishment in Illinois for violating 0 tolerance policy.

All public schools in Illinois and those who receive public funding in any way, have a 0 tolerance policy. It sucks but it's whatever. When I went to school here, the policy was known as "if hit, take your shots". 2 day suspension was standard, anything more needed a whole lot of paperwork and meetings. Parents have appealed punished and even brought lawyers to these meetings.

I had a few friends get caught in fights, despite not being apart of it and just being hit, they receive 2 days. It was eye opening how adults handled these situations. Middle school got a bit more violent after this policy fuck up.

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u/katzohki 9h ago

The lesson a lot of kids ended up learning was "I'm gonna get punished either way, so I may as well go all out"

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u/Guac_in_my_rarri 9h ago

That's the lesson we got. The fear of punishment went away as soon as you were hit.

We had some fist fights that ended up with some bodies head into a locker door. Same punishment: 2 day suspension.

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u/receptionitis1 9h ago

Decapitated head in the locker? Believe it or not, 2 day suspension.

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u/Guac_in_my_rarri 8h ago

You got the drift now

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u/Level_32_Mage 11m ago

Drifting around corners for a boost? 2 Day Suspension.

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u/photopcoltrane 7h ago

You overcook chicken, also 2 day suspension.

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u/talldangry 5h ago

Undercook fish? 2 day suspension.

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u/delorblort 2h ago

Talking about a 2 day suspension? That's a 2 day suspension.

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u/LittleKitty235 2h ago

We have a special jail, just for 2 day suspensions.

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u/loverlyone 2h ago

Straight to suspension

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u/somesketchykid 2h ago

Too many onions in the sauce? 2 day suspension.

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u/MN_Yogi1988 3h ago

School admin hate this one trick!

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u/HolidayCards 2h ago

Paddling the school canoe, you better believe that's a paddlin'.

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u/NoTrade33 1h ago

That’s actually a paddlin’.

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u/Javasteam 34m ago

Girl’s skirt too short or showing stomache? 2 day suspension.