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Board approves student support handbook; one trustee votes no over look‑alike weapons language
Summary
The Board of Education approved the district’s student support handbook on second reading despite a dissenting vote from one trustee who said the handbook did not address look‑alike weapons and emotional harm concerns.
The Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 Board of Education approved the student support handbook for 2025–26 on second reading at its July 9 meeting. The handbooks were presented as ready for board approval; the administration was authorized to make final technical edits (page numbers, names, email addresses).
Board member Christine Lensing said she would vote no, citing what she described as insufficient treatment of “look‑alike weapons” and related emotional‑harm concerns; she said she disagreed with the board’s approach on that specific issue but would not hold the handbook for a third reading. The motion passed on a roll call vote: Lensing voted no and all other trustees voted yes.
The administration took no additional action on the issue at the meeting; Lensing requested the board continue conversation on how the district addresses look‑alike weapons and emotional harm in future policy or handbook revisions.
