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CUSD 300 board removes Nancy Zettler as president, elects Christine Birkett
Summary
After two hours of board discussion and roughly two hours of public comment, the Community Unit School District 300 board voted Oct. 2 to remove Nancy Zettler from the office of board president but did not remove her from the elected board seat. The board then elected Christine Birkett as president and reorganized officers by acclamation.
The Community Unit School District 300 Board of Education voted Oct. 2 to remove Nancy Zettler from the office of board president and immediately elected Christine Birkett as the board’s new president.
Board counsel Colleen O’Keefe opened the special meeting and reminded attendees that removal from an elected board seat is not within the board’s authority under the Illinois School Code; the regional superintendent handles that remedy. The board’s agenda listed two possible actions: removal from the presidency and formal censure.
Board members spent the early portion of the meeting debating whether Zettler’s private social media post and her subsequent remarks at the Sept. 23 meeting impaired…
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