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'Are they the moral police?': Fired Palatine teacher alleges District 211 violated First Amendment rightsJul 21, 2021 1:00 am - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 confirmed Wednesday it's being sued by a former teacher fired last year over controversial posts on her Facebook page, but o...
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Two St. Charles grads awarded Doris J. Hunt Memorial ScholarshipsJul 20, 2021 11:00 pm - The Friends of Doris J. Hunt recently announce that two St. Charles graduates were recently awarded scholarships in the amount of $3,000 each. Mary Fredericksen, a 2021...
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No decision made on masks for Geneva District 304 schoolsJul 20, 2021 1:00 am - The battle of the mask – to require masks or to make them optional when school starts next month – played out for nearly two hours Monday night at the Geneva District 30...
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Judicial Watch sues Dist. 211 on behalf of Palatine High teacher fired over Facebook postJul 20, 2021 1:00 am - The conservative educational foundation Judicial Watch filed a federal civil rights lawsuit on behalf of a Palatine High School social studies teacher who was fired last...
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St. Charles school district won't require masks for new school yearJul 20, 2021 1:00 am - The St. Charles school district will not require students and staffers who are fully vaccinated to wear masks during the upcoming school year. Following the guidance of ...
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Indian Prairie District 204 won't require masks as long as less than 5% test positive for virusJul 20, 2021 1:00 am - Tiered COVID-19 mitigation strategies are roped into a plan adopted in Indian Prairie Unit District 204 for the 2021-22 school year. Based on the current metrics, that m...
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As state says unvaccinated kids should wear masks, here's what suburban schools are doing so farJul 20, 2021 1:00 am - School districts across the region are diverging on whether to require students to wear masks when they return to classes next month as parents pressure educators from b...
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District 64 board ditches vote on full-day kindergarten planJul 16, 2021 5:30 am - After a lengthy debate Thursday night, the Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 board opted not to vote on a plan to offer full-day kindergarten classes at all five of th...
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Parents share anger, support for mask guidance in District 211Jul 16, 2021 1:00 am - At Thursday night's board meeting, Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 chose to recommend, not require, masks for unvaccinated students when school starts next ...
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McHenry Elementary School District 15 makes masks optional for students, staffJul 16, 2021 1:00 am - Wearing masks will be optional for students and staff at McHenry Elementary School District 15 to start the school year, regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status. The a...