With union support, establishment candidates turn back critics of gradual school reopenings
Updated 4/7/2021 2:00 PM
Voters throughout the Northwest suburbs sent educators a message Tuesday for the most part endorsing the gradual reopening approach most districts have taken in response to the pandemic.
In school district after school district, candidates who put a priority on listening to the health experts were elected, apparently often with the help of teachers unions.
This was the case in Glenbard High School District 87, Stevenson High School District 125, Palatine-Schaumburg Townships District 211 and Northwest Suburban High School District 214.
But there were exceptions: In Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 and Barrington Unit District 220, voters split their choices between measured reopening candidates and those who were strongly critical of the remote learning environment.
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A crowd of students from Glenbrook High School District 225 rally Tuesday behind Northbrook Village Hall. (Photo by Michelle Zenner Kohler)
NORTHBROOK, IL Calling it a rally in support of inclusion, uncensored discussion and against intolerance, a group of Glenbrook High School District 225 students organized a rally Tuesday behind Northbrook Village Hall ahead of next week s Consolidated Election. Education shapes those in our democracy, and fighting for education at my school that accepts all members of our community and values preparing students to participate in our democracy will lead us to liberation, and therefore, is of the utmost importance, said Sophia Marasco, GBN senior and a rally organizer.
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