Lusk Ex Rel. Lusk v. Triad Community Unit No. 2

A high school student ought not carry a .357 Magnum pistol, jammed between his waistband and his belly, with a live round of ammunition in his pants pocket while he is in a lunch line in a high school cafeteria. Expulsion of that student is no abuse of discretion. Enjoining that expulsion is.

The Board of Education of Triad Community Unit School District No. 2 found that carrying the gun and ammunition was “gross disobedience or misconduct” under the School Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 122, par. 10 — 22.6(a)) and expelled Fernando Lusk, a football player with a clean discipline record, for…