Lindop School District 92 board votes to terminate payroll specialist Rakia Langston

The Lindop School District 92 Board of Education voted Feb. 25, 2025 to terminate Rakia Langston, identified in the meeting minutes as the district’s Payroll/Accounts Payables/Benefits Specialist, effective Tuesday, February 25, 2025. The motion to terminate was made by Mr. Hannah and seconded by Ms. Griffin; the minutes record the vote as four in favor (Mr. Hannah, Ms. Griffin, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Taylor) and three opposed (Mr. Dawson, Ms. Williams-Wolford, Mr. Morris Jr.).

The termination followed an executive-session discussion the board said was convened under the Illinois Open Meetings Act personnel exemption (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1)). The minutes include the motion that sent the board into closed session: "I move that the Board go into closed session for the purpose of discussing the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees ... (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1))." The motion to enter closed session was made by Mr. Hannah and seconded by Ms. Griffin, and the board recorded the motion as carried on a voice vote.

The minutes do not include a staff report or an extended statement explaining the grounds for the termination; they record only the board’s formal motion to terminate and the recorded vote. The employee’s effective termination date is listed in the motion text as Tuesday, February 25, 2025. The record does not include any public comment on the matter; the agenda indicates public comments would have been heard before Old and New Business and shows "NONE."

According to the meeting packet and minutes, the next regular board meeting is scheduled for March 18, 2025, at Lindop School gymnasium. The public packet lists the district address as 2400 South 18th Avenue, Broadview, Illinois.