The Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 Board of Education last week addressed the unwise decisions of six students, which were exacerbated by Illinois law.

The board voted to expel one student and approved varied suspensions of five others on Oct. 28 at the Education Service Center in Waukegan because of the violations of the state’s school weapons law.

The names of the six students were not disclosed because they are minors, and details of the case, including the weapons involved, were discussed behind closed doors as required by state law.

Though state law requires a one-year expulsion, the statute contains a provision allowing the school’s principal to recommend a lesser punishment to the superintendent. When the modification reaches the board, it can accept or reject it. All

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