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Board approves one-year prohibition of parent from district property under policy 8:30
Summary
The East St. Louis School District 189 Board of Education approved, as part of an omnibus vote, item 12a — a one-year prohibition on Sarita Wright’s attendance at school events and entry to district property pursuant to district policy 8:30.
The East St. Louis School District 189 Board of Education voted on Sept. 16, 2025 to approve an administrative action, listed as agenda item 12a, to deny Sarita Wright admission to school events and prohibit her from entering district property for one year under district policy 8:30.
The motion approving action items — which included item 12a — was made by Remi Dean and seconded by Walter Hood; roll call showed the motion passed. The agenda language presented to the board states the denial and prohibition are "pursuant to district board of education policy 8:30" and would be in effect for a period of one year, "including September 5." The agenda item was acted on in an omnibus vote alongside multiple other routine items.
No member of the board or administration discussed the factual basis for the prohibition on the public record during the meeting, and a parent referenced in public notice of the item was not present. The superintendent also noted that if the person named were present, the board would not need a closed session to act.
The board did not discuss additional procedural steps in public during the session; the agenda lists the action as an administrative denial under policy 8:30 and the item passed as part of the omnibus approval.
