ISBE

Identifies each Illinois school that is a persistently dangerous school as defined in 105 ILCS 5/10-21.3a(b).

As of June 2025, ISBE has not identified a persistently dangerous school.

Building Principal or designee

Within 10 calendar days of identification, or longer time if necessary, notifies by U.S. mail, the parents/guardians of students attending a persistently dangerous school, of that school’s status as persistently dangerous.

Superintendent

Keeps the Board informed as appropriate.

Determines which, if any, schools will receive students assigned to a persistently dangerous school.

The recipient school may be a public charter school.

If a recipient school is not available in the District, the Superintendent will explore other appropriate options, e.g., intergovernmental agreements with another district to accept transfer students.

The needs and preferences of affected students and parents/guardians will be considered.

Develops and implements a corrective action plan.

Building Principal or designee

Within 20 calendar days of identification, or longer time if necessary, informs parents/guardians of the following:

The status of the corrective action plan; and

The identities of any available school or public charter school into which students may transfer.

Parents/guardians

As soon as possible after being informed of the unsafe school choice option, confer with the Building Principal concerning whether to exercise the transfer option.

Building Principal or designee

Executes any requested transfers as soon as possible. Transfers will be in effect at least while the original school is identified as persistently dangerous. When determining the transfer length, the Principal considers the student’s educational needs as well as other factors affecting the student’s ability to succeed if returned to the transferring school.

Superintendent or designee

Upon corrective action plan’s completion, requests that ISBE remove the school from the list of persistently dangerous schools.

Building Principal or designee

Notifies the Superintendent that a student was a victim of a violent crime, as defined by 725 ILCS 120/3, occurring on school grounds during regular school hours or during a school-sponsored event.

Superintendent

As soon as possible, determines which, if any, schools are available recipients for a student who was a victim of a violent crime while in school or on school grounds.

The recipient school may be a public charter school.

If a recipient school is not available in the District, the Superintendent will explore other appropriate options, e.g., an agreement with a neighboring district to accept the student.

The needs and preferences of the affected student and his or her parents/guardians shall be considered.

Keeps the Board informed as appropriate.

Building Principal or designee

As soon as possible, notifies the student’s parent(s)/guardian(s) that the student may transfer to another school, provided another school is available.

Parent(s)/guardian(s)

As soon as possible after being informed of the unsafe school choice option, confer with the Building Principal concerning whether to exercise the transfer option.

Building Principal or designee

Executes any requested transfer as soon as possible. When determining the transfer length, considers the student’s educational needs as well as other factors affecting the student’s ability to succeed if returned to the transferring school.