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Morton District 201 board recesses to closed session on student-discipline, personnel and legal matters
Summary
The Board of Education for J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 recessed to closed session Jan. 14, 2026, citing student disciplinary cases, personnel matters, litigation and negotiations under Illinois statute; it reconvened at 5:53 p.m.
The Board of Education for J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 recessed to closed session at 4:58 p.m. on Jan. 14, 2026 to discuss student disciplinary cases, personnel matters, probable or pending litigation, collective negotiating matters and potential property acquisitions. Member Mark Kraft moved to adjourn to Closed Session; Member Sandra Tomschin seconded and the motion carried with Ayes from Godinez, Kraft, Pesek and Tomschin.
The closed-session agenda items were listed under Illinois statute, including student disciplinary cases cited as "5 ILCS 120/2(c)(9)," personnel and compensation issues ("5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1)"), litigation ("5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11)"), collective bargaining deliberations ("5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2)") and real property matters ("5 ILCS 120/2(c)(5)", "5 ILCS 120/2(c)(6)"). The open-session minutes do not provide additional details from the closed session; the board reconvened at 5:53 p.m. and recorded the same voting members present.
