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Steger SD 194 board moves into closed session, records unanimous procedural votes
Summary
The Steger School District 194 Board of Education closed the open session at 6:00 p.m., met in closed session under 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(9) to consider student disciplinary cases, and later reopened and adjourned; all procedural motions were recorded as carried 4-0.
The Steger School District 194 Board of Education convened on March 13, 2025, at Columbia Central Middle School. Member Michele Helsel called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.; the board then approved a motion to close the open session at 6:00 p.m. (moved by Karen Turner, seconded by Buffy Garcia) with a recorded vote of Michele Helsel, Jill Raymond, Karen Turner and Buffy Garcia; the minutes record the result as "Motion carried 4-0."
The board entered closed session under the statutory citation 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(9) to consider student disciplinary cases. The record shows the closed session concluded at 7:31 p.m., and members reopened the regular session at 7:32 p.m. (motion by Jill Raymond, seconded by Buffy Garcia), again with the motion carried 4-0. The meeting adjourned at 7:37 p.m. after a final motion to adjourn that was carried by the four members present. The minutes list three members as absent: Beth Butkus, Nicholas Hutchison and Jose "Jo-Pep" Najar.
