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Parents, residents demand transparency over superintendent leave and a student safety incident at Oak Park meeting
Summary
Community members addressed the board alleging a superintendent under investigation remains on paid leave, cited a safety incident where two kindergarten students left a site and reached the Oak Park Police Department, and said FOIA responses were delayed or priced; speakers called for accountability and clearer communication.
Two attendees used the board's public comment period at the Jan. 27 special meeting to demand greater transparency and accountability from Oak Park school leaders.
Mikaela Parisi, who identified herself as a community member and former teacher, said she was "upset as a taxpayer" to learn the superintendent is on paid leave and urged the board to share information about an ongoing investigation and to engage with…
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