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DCFS places Maine West educators on child abuse, neglect registry Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
The Department of Children and Family Services has validated several claims of abuse and neglect filed against two Maine West educators following allegations of hazing in the school’s sports program and put their names on a state list of child abusers which is accessible to employers. The department’s investigation concluded Jan. 30.
Second fired Maine West coach in hazing case files appeal Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
Fired Maine West High School freshman soccer coach Emilio Rodriguez has requested a hearing to appeal his dismissal over allegations of hazing among team members, Maine Township High School District 207 spokesman Dave Beery said Thursday. Rodriguez, a tenured teacher in the applied arts and technology department, was the second Maine West coach to be fired over the hazing scandal. His dismissal in late January came more than a month after the school board fired head boys varsity soccer coach Michael Divincenzo after accusations surfaced that senior members of the soccer team hazed freshman teammates.
Maine West, South lose hall of fame coach, teacher Jan 27, 2013 12:00 AM
George Verber hated to lose. His intensity as a longtime teacher and coach at Maine South and Maine West was infamous, but the coach finally lost a battle with leukemia he couldn't win. "He was one in a million," said Dave Scott, who took over the basketball program from Verber at Maine West in 1990.
Suburban teams advance in state dance competition Jan 25, 2013 12:00 AM
Suburban high schools are well-represented among the 30 competitive dance teams heading into the IHSA's first state championships on Saturday in Bloomington. Ninety schools competed Friday, but only one-third of them are alive going into the finals.
District 207 fires second Maine West coach Jan 24, 2013 12:00 AM
After deliberating for more than three hours, the Maine Township High School District 207 school board Thursday night fired a second Maine West High School staff member, freshman soccer coach Emilio Rodriguez, for not doing enough to stop hazing at the school.
Dist. 207 may discipline staff, hire investigator Jan 22, 2013 12:00 AM
The Maine Township High School District 207 school board could take additional disciplinary action Thursday against Maine West High School staff members and hire an independent investigator to look into allegations of hazing at the school.
District 207 receives Cook County subpoenas on hazing scandal Jan 15, 2013 12:00 AM
Maine Township High School District 207 officials Tuesday morning confirmed the district has received subpoenas for documents from the Cook County state's attorney's office as part of its investigating into allegations of hazing at Maine West High School dating back to 2007.
Dist. 207 to hire investigator in wake of hazing allegations Jan 7, 2013 12:00 AM
The Maine Township High School District 207 school board Monday night directed the district's counsel to draft an agreement with an independent investigator to look into allegations of hazing at Maine West High School. Two 14-year-old freshman members of the varsity boys soccer team claim they were sexually assaulted inside the school on Sept. 26 as part of a hazing ritual, according to police.
Maine West coach appeals firing decision Jan 5, 2013 12:00 AM
Michael Divincenzo, a Maine West High School soccer coach fired last month following a hazing scandal at the school, has appealed the school board's decision.
Victim speaks publicly about being hazed at Maine West Jan 3, 2013 12:00 AM
A former Maine West High School soccer player who claims he was sodomized as part of a hazing ritual by members of the varsity soccer team spoke publicly for the first time Thursday about the attack. The victim, who was a 14-year-old freshman at the time the hazing occurred on campus in the fall of 2007, is among four plaintiffs who have filed a lawsuit against the school district.
School officials skeptical of pension reform plan Dec 29, 2012 12:00 AM
The devil is in the details for Northwest suburban school officials who met Saturday with Rep. David Harris to talk about shifting some pension costs from the state to the schools. School officials questioned how much they will have to pay, how they will get the money, and whether the Legislature will keep pushing more costs on them in future years.
Hazing scandals get Maine West coach firedDec 19, 2012 12:00 AM
The Maine Township High School District 207 school board voted to dismiss head boys varsity soccer coach Michael Divincenzo after hazing scandals at Maine West High School. "In taking this action to dismiss Mr. Divincenzo, it is important to recognize that the school board is not conceding the accuracy of the allegations made in the lawsuit now pending against the district," the board said.
Schools struggle to collect fee moneyDec 14, 2012 12:00 AM
What's a school district to do? More and more families are not paying the fees associated with a suburban high school education, and literally tens of millions of dollars are going uncollected. "It's increasingly difficult for families to prioritize how they spend their money right now," said Chris McClain of Glenbard High School District 87. "It's hard on everyone."
Editorial: Key lesson of scandals: Hazing is never acceptableDec 12, 2012 12:00 AM
A Daily Herald editorial says that recent scandals should be reminders to coaches and adults -- and to victims -- that hazing is never acceptable.
Why kids haze, and how to stop perpetuating the culture Dec 10, 2012 12:00 AM
Hazing scandals at Maine West and Hoffman Estates high schools have shone a light on an age-old problem that has only gotten worse with time, some experts say. They call it a culture of sickness that gets passed down through generations by the abusers, and often the victims themselves. “Sometimes, it’s so embedded in the culture that the parents actually support it,” says psychologist Susan Lipkins.
Some examples of suburban hazing cases Dec 10, 2012 12:00 AM
A listing of some of the suburbs' most notorious hazing cases since 1996.
No charges in Hoffman Estates High School hazing Dec 10, 2012 12:00 AM
Criminal charges are unlikely against members of the Hoffman Estates High School boys' varsity basketball team accused of hazing fellow students earlier this year, police said Monday. "The investigation at this point is going to be closed with no criminal charges pending," Hoffman Estates police Sgt. Darin Felgenhauer said.
District 207 appoints new board member Dec 5, 2012 12:00 AM
Maine Township High School District 207 school board swore in Carla Owen as a new board member Monday. Owen, of Park Ridge, fills a vacancy created by the resignation of Joann Braam, who is moving out of district.
State’s attorney to conduct review of Maine West hazing allegations Dec 4, 2012 12:00 AM
Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez has ordered a "complete top-to-bottom review" of the ongoing hazing scandal at Maine West High School, Alvarez spokeswoman Sally Daly said late Tuesday. Daly said prosecutors from the office's sex crimes division will initiate "a thorough, comprehensive review of the allegations that have been raised both recently and in years past about hazing incidents at the high school."
DCFS: Prosecutors should determine if District 207 violated state lawDec 3, 2012 12:00 AM
It will be up to the Cook County State's Attorney's office to decide whether to prosecute Maine Township High School District 207 officials for alleged failure to report sexual abuse during hazing that occurred in the school's athletic program. DCFS has referred allegations to Cook County prosecutors that one or more school district employees knew of "alleged abuse or neglect as early as 2007" of students and didn't report them to the agency as required by law.