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Board hears 'Kindness Wall' presentation aimed at improving middle-school climate

Ball Chatham CUSD 5 Board of Education · January 29, 2026
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Summary

Christine Lamb presented the district’s Kindness Wall initiative (sponsored in Illinois by the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater), a moderated, school-based social-media-style platform for positive student messages. The board praised the program and noted assemblies and displays underway.

Christine Lamb presented a student-wellness initiative Jan. 28 to the Ball Chatham CUSD 5 board, describing a district pilot of the "Kindness Wall," a moderated, social-media-style platform designed to encourage positive messages among middle-school students.

Lamb said the program — made freely available in some districts through university partnerships — allows students,…

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