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Parents and students press Elmwood Park district to restore YouTube meeting archive and improve communications
Summary
During public comment at an Elmwood Park CUSD 401 board meeting, multiple parents and students criticized the district for removing archived board meeting videos from YouTube and for a lack of public communication after ICE activity near schools; speakers urged restoration of the archives and clearer, timely messages to families.
Parents, students and community members used the public-comment period at the Elmwood Park CUSD 401 board meeting to demand that the district restore archived board meeting videos to YouTube and to criticize what they described as a pattern of silence from administrators on safety and equity issues.
Anne Lindsey, who said she has lived in Elmwood Park for about 10 years and is a John Mills parent, said the district's decision to remove past meeting recordings “feels intentional.” She told the board that removing recordings and declining to answer questions about the district's ICE-related policies has created a culture of secrecy and left families without the information they sought.
“Secrecy when transparency is needed, inaction when leadership is required, and a steady refusal to communicate unless…
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