School News: D97 Referendum Suit Dismissed, OPRF Teachers to Return
Costly referendum lawsuit tossed; District 200 brings back 16 RIF'd teachers.
Both of Oak Park's school districts made headlines this week as an Illinois appellate court dismissed an appeal from individuals who wanted to block District 97’s tax rate referendum from taking effect. Shortly after voters approved the initiative in April 2011, Taxpayers United of America sued, saying the language used on the ballot intentionally misled the voters about referendum’s impact on property taxes. Circuit Court Judge Mary Mikva dismissed the suit on July 1, and an appeal was lodged later that month. TUA could have taken advantage of several opportunities to file an appellate brief, but the group repeatedly failed to meet the court’s deadlines. That led to the dismissal on April 11, district officials said. The district …
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Lionel
8:50 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
All of the teachers who got RIFed last year pending passage of the referendum--instrumental music, art, and world language--have been told their building assignment for next year is TBD (to be determined). General music and PE teachers have also been told their location for next year is TBD. So your child might have a different teacher next year in these subjects, even if their current teacher … more ›