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District 68 reports seven FOIA requests, including one seeking emails with the words “Palestine” and “Gaza”
Summary
District officials reported seven FOIA requests received in the period March 14–April 10, 2026, including a request from Dr. Noelle Sullian for board-related emails containing the words “Palestine,” “Palestinian,” “Gaza,” or “flag,” and a Public Info Access LLC request for purchasing/contracting approval thresholds under 5 ILCS 140.
Superintendent Scott Grens summarized recent Freedom of Information Act requests during the Superintendent’s Reports section. The minutes record seven requests and responses sent during the March 14–April 10, 2026 period.
The minutes quote one request in full: "February 2, 2026, the District received a request from Dr. Noelle Sullian, requesting to inspect emails between all District 68 board members (inclusive of Board President Warshaw, and members Sterbenc, Lonigro, Bell-Jordan, Glickman, Roth, and Scheer) and any District 68 administrators, or from members of the public or any outside organizations to any of these individuals, with the words 'Palestine,' 'Palestinian,' 'Gaza,' or 'flag,' in them. I wish to amend the dates as well to a narrower parameter, inclusive of the dates November 1st 2025 and January 30th, 2026." The record shows the district sent a response on February 17, 2026.
The minutes also record a separate request from Public Info Access LLC: "Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (5 ILCS 140), I am requesting copies of any existing records that describe purchasing or contracting approval authority within your School District," listing dollar-threshold details the requester sought. That response was also recorded as sent on February 17, 2026. A third logged request from Rebecca Bennett sought superintendent contracts and administrator/teacher salary reports from 2019–present; the district responded on March 6, 2026.
The minutes cite the FOIA statute but do not include the district’s full response texts in the meeting record. The board’s minutes provide dates of receipt and response but do not include the documents produced; anyone seeking records should file a FOIA request with the district under 5 ILCS 140.
