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Naperville CUSD 203 board votes to censure member after year-and-a-half of internal reviews
Summary
After six board self-evaluations facilitated by the Illinois Association of School Boards, the Naperville CUSD 203 Board of Education voted to censure board member Melissa Kelly Black. The measure passed 6–1 following public explanation from board leadership and remarks from the member who was censured.
The Naperville CUSD 203 Board of Education voted 6–1 on Jan. 7 to adopt a censure resolution against board member Melissa Kelly Black after more than a year and a half of internal reviews and attempts at remediation.
Board President Christine Gherke introduced the agenda item and told the public the board had worked with the Illinois Association of School Boards and held six self-evaluation sessions to address conduct the board says violated its policies, board agreements and code of conduct. "We do so to fulfill our core objective of acting in the best interests of our students," Gherke said.
The nut of the board's argument was procedural and remedial: leadership said repeated, documented…
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