Education
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Despite student protests, mask mandates in place at several Lake County schoolsFeb 10, 2022 12:00 am - Despite anti-mask mandate protests lead by high school students in Mundelein, Gurnee, Libertyville and Vernon Hills, school officials said they will keep masking policie...
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Archdiocese of Chicago making masks optional for suburban schools starting ThursdayFeb 09, 2022 12:00 am - The Archdiocese of Chicago will make masks optional for students in most of its suburban Catholic schools beginning today. Greg Richmond, superintendent of schools for t...
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Grayslake Central, North students may forgo masks starting ThursdayFeb 09, 2022 12:00 am - Students at Grayslake Central and North high schools will have the option to not wear masks in school starting Thursday, school officials said. The decision comes a day ...
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Dozens of Naperville Central students stage maskless protest against district mandateFeb 09, 2022 12:00 am - Dozens of Naperville Central High School students staged a maskless "walk-in" Wednesday morning to protest the mask mandate in Naperville Unit District 203. Blocked by s...
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District 15 calls off board meeting, citing crowd concernsFeb 09, 2022 12:00 am - Palatine Township Elementary District 15 leaders called off tonight's scheduled board of education meeting, saying they could not accommodate the crowds expected to show...
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Top teacher: Geneva High teacher gives students real world experience in virtual economy classesFeb 08, 2022 5:00 am - Students in one of business teacher Jamie Dunlap's classes at Geneva High School have an important task during the daily noon hour - leasing beachfront property availabl...
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District 64 to stick with mask mandate despite opposition on board and from publicFeb 08, 2022 12:00 am - After hours of comments from audience members and board debate, the Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 board on Monday night rejected a move to make protective masks op...
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Teachers unions urge schools to maintain agreed-upon mask requirementsFeb 08, 2022 12:00 am - After a chaotic return to school Monday in the wake of a downstate judge's ruling late last week that seemingly overturned the state's classroom masking requirement, the...
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Libertyville District 70 goes mask-optional, but other Lake County districts keep mandateFeb 08, 2022 12:00 am - As of Tuesday morning, masks were optional for students, staff members and visitors at Libertyville Elementary District 70 schools and offices. But most Lake County scho...
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No bullying vs. 'ugliness in the hallways': What suburban kids are seeing after mask rulingFeb 08, 2022 12:00 am - Pigtailed 7-year-old Jaelyn Lozano was still wearing her space-themed mask Monday as she joined a stream of kids running out of Lions Park Elementary in Mount Prospect a...