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Oak Park‑River Forest SD 200 board enters closed session, approves two ESP alternative‑placement orders
Summary
At a Dec. 10 special meeting the Oak Park‑River Forest School District 200 board voted to enter a closed session to consider student disciplinary cases and approved two alternative‑placement orders (ESP 12 10 25 a and b) covering Dec. 10, 2025 through the 2025–26 school year.
Oak Park‑River Forest School District 200’s board of education moved into a closed session to consider student disciplinary cases and voted to approve two alternative‑placement orders for the 2025–26 school year at a Dec. 10 special meeting.
The board convened at 4:09 p.m. in the district boardroom. After a brief roll call to establish quorum, a trustee moved that the board enter a closed session “for the purpose of assessing student disciplinary cases.” The motion was seconded and the chair called the roll; the transcript records affirmative responses and the board proceeded to closed session.
On returning to open business, the board considered two action items identified in the transcript as "ESP 12 10 25 a" and "ESP 12 10 25 b." According to the motion language read into the record, the orders would begin on Dec. 10, 2025 and extend through the end of the 2025–26 school year. The items authorize placement of students at an alternative school site based on the district’s recommendation, with a stated focus on behavior management and skill development. The motion to approve the ESP orders was seconded and approved by roll call; the transcript records affirmative votes from the named trustees who were called during the vote.
Votes at a glance
- Motion: Enter closed session to assess student disciplinary cases — Outcome: approved by roll call (affirmative responses recorded in transcript). - Motion: Approve ESP 12 10 25 a and ESP 12 10 25 b (alternative‑placement orders beginning 12/10/2025 through the 2025–26 school year) — Outcome: approved by roll call; affirmative responses recorded from trustees during the roll call.
The transcript includes no further public discussion of the disciplinary cases or details about individual students. The board also moved on a procedural item referring to an "attorney's special board meeting." No public commenters were recorded during the public‑comment check.
The board meeting record in the transcript is procedural in nature; the contents of the closed session (student disciplinary deliberations) are not part of the public record under state law and are not described in the transcript.
