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Parents urge Effingham CUSD 40 to act after teacher indicated in DCFS investigation
Summary
Multiple parents told the Effingham CUSD 40 board they were not notified about an indicated child-abuse finding involving a teacher and asked the board to rescind the teacher’s employment; district leaders said personnel matters must be handled in closed session and offered follow-up meetings.
Several parents and district employees told the Effingham Community Unit School District 40 board at its April meeting that the district continued to employ a teacher who, they said, had been “indicated” in a child-abuse investigation by the state child welfare agency. Speakers asked the board to rescind the teacher’s employment and to provide transparency about what the district knew and when parents were notified.
“An indication means that a credible body has found enough evidence to believe abuse likely occurred,” parent Mikayla Overbeck said. “This is not hearsay. It is a formal conclusion often made by child protective services after a serious…
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