Flossmoor SD 161 board approves resolution to not accept resignation of Dahlia Mina Maris

The Flossmoor SD 161 Board of Education voted by roll call to approve a resolution described in the agenda as a resolution “to not approve the resignation of Dahlia Mina Maris who resigned during the 2024–25 school year.” Board members moved and seconded the motion and, after roll call, the board chair announced the motion passed.

During the roll call several board members were named and recorded voting “yes.” The transcript explicitly records the following “yes” responses when the board clerk called the roll: Blakestra, Nelson, (other members also answered “yes” during roll call but the transcript presents those responses without names). After the roll-call sequence the chair said, “And the motion passes.” The meeting transcript does not include additional discussion of the reasons for the resolution or further public explanation during this agenda item.

The action was taken as part of the consent/regular agenda at the meeting; the transcript ties the motion to an agenda item described as a formal action request. The board did not provide further public detail about the underlying personnel matter in the public portion of the meeting transcript reviewed here.