Before we started writing this story, we had defined the problem as strong tolerance from the school for misconduct by students, but after conducting interviews with school personnel and doing research, it has become clear to us that the actual problem is that the school system has surrendered to extremely lenient procedures when it comes to punishing students.

The controversy within the 2016 presidential election brought America’s attention to politics and the government. With so much buzz and plenty to talk about, there is little the students of Grayslake Central are learning about...