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Herrin CUSD 4 board approves tax abatement, calendar changes, personnel moves and expulsion
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Summary
The Herrin CUSD 4 Board of Education on March 24 approved a package of routine and personnel actions — including a tax-abatement resolution for Series 2015 alternate bonds, an amended 2025–26 calendar, reemployment and tenure grants — and voted to expel a student labeled “PC.”
The Herrin CUSD 4 Board of Education on March 24 adopted a series of routine measures and personnel actions and voted to expel a student identified in the record as “PC.” The board also approved an amended 2025–26 school calendar and a resolution abating 2025 taxes to pay the district’s Series 2015 alternate bonds.
Why it matters: These votes finalize routine financial and staffing decisions that govern the district’s operations and student discipline through the coming school years. The expulsion removes the student from district property through the 2027–28 school year, a multi‑year sanction that carries immediate implications for that pupil’s access to district programs.
The board began its roll‑call business by adopting the consent agenda. It then approved a resolution “providing for the abatement of taxes levied for the year 2025 to pay the district Series 2015 alternate bonds,” as presented by the chair; the motion was seconded and carried on a roll‑call vote with all members present recorded as voting yes.
The board approved an amended official school calendar for 2025–26 and voted to approve an agreement with National Louis University. It also approved a summer driver’s education program. Each of these items passed on roll‑call votes with affirmative votes from the members present.
In personnel actions, the board approved retirements and resignations as presented, authorized the hiring of Nick Childress as a district custodian and directed that several vacancies be posted. The board moved to reemploy all full‑time tenured and non‑tenured teachers for 2026–27 and voted to grant tenure to a slate of teachers including Jessica Anderson, Holly Andrews, Sydney Apgar, Hannah Arview, Amy Bergman, Molly Childers, Megan Howerton, Angie Jelak, Hap Jolliff, Hunter Lee, Steve Priest and Madeline Sievers.
On student discipline, after a closed‑session review the board voted to expel student “PC” effective March 24, 2026, through the end of the 2027–28 school year and to prohibit the student from entering Herrin CUSD 4 properties during that period. The record shows the motion was moved and seconded and carried on roll call.
What’s next: The board set its next regular meeting for April 28, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. in the Unit Office Conference Room, 500 North 10th Street, Herrin. Any appeals or additional public comments related to the expulsion or personnel actions would follow the district’s published policies and timelines.
(Reporting based on board proceedings and roll‑call votes recorded on the meeting transcript.)
