Apr. 21 East St. Louis School District 189's school year will be extended nearly a month after the school board unanimously approved the new calendar Tuesday night. The new last day of school will June 29 instead of May 26. Students in the district spent most of the last school year logging into classes remotely, after COVID-19 closed Illinois schools in March 2020. Even as other school .
By DeAsia Paige | Belleville News-Democrat
• Dec 12, 2020
Left to right, Barbara Taylor, Diamond Williams, Tiffany Gholson, and Catrice Johnson outside of the Wraparound Wellness Center in East St. Louis on Dec. 10. The center expands East St. Louis School District 189’s trauma counseling services to include more direct engagement with student’s families and the greater community. Derik Holtmann / Belleville News-Democrat
Editor’s note: This story was originally published in the Belleville News-Democrat, a news partner of St. Louis Public Radio.
EAST ST. LOUIS Three days before Thanksgiving, an 8-year-old boy was accidentally shot in the stomach by his younger brother. In July, a 4-year-old boy died from child abuse. In June, a 14-year-old boy died after he was shot minutes away from his home.