Crime & Safety
6th Graders Suspended after Swigging Vodka at Charter School
The group of students allegedly drank and passed around the alcohol while at Chicago International School's Longwood campus.
Ten sixth graders have been suspended from a South Side charter school, after they allegedly drank vodka while on the premises.
Officials at Chicago International School Longwood Campus, 1309 W. 95th St., said one of the 12-year-old's received the alcohol from an adult at home, ABC7 reports. That student then reportedly brought the alcohol to school and shared it with fellow classmates.
The students will be able to attend Saturday school during their five-day suspension.
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Chicago International was founded in 1997 with two campuses and has since expanded to 16 campuses, serving 9,200 students throughout Chicago and Rockford. The Longwood campus enrolls children grades three through 12.
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