| From Mrs. Shelia Hester Friday, District 227 Board Member From: Shelia Hester-Friday <sheliahesterfriday@hotmail.com>
To: "davidemorgan234567@sbcglobal.net" <davidemorgan234567@sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Monday, October 7, 2013 11:43 AM
Subject: FW: SD227 Special Meeting Request & Agenda The Board of Education was scheduled to have a meeting on Oct. 3, 2013 to hear community assessment and in input on an effective school safety plan in moving forward for the whole district and not merely three separate plans. However it was canceled by the board president without reason or consultation with the entire board. One may think that it was canceled to prevent the show of public outcry and discontent about the incidents that occurred on September 30th at the Rich Central and Rich South campuses. After receiving numerous calls from community members, daily coverage by the media, knowledge of a teacher and students being treated at the hospital, the suspension of 16 students being charged with felonies, and inconsistencies being told about a crisis plan with local law enforcement agencies, holding a special meeting was the most urgent and responsible action the board of education could take. Therefore, members of the board requested a special meeting and submitted the agenda to include the following 4 items: A. Incident of September 30th at Rich South High School B. Discussion in regards to the District Crisis Management Plan C. Public Comment D. Discussion of and possible motion for the approval of an Independent Investigator Since the original agenda was set, the board president has added three additional items on the agenda that are not related to the tragedy of September 30th. Meanwhile the 3 academic improvement policies that the school board progressive community and Dr. Morgan have begged for 5 years has still not been put on the agenda by Cheryl Coleman. It is ironic that on September 23rd, Dr. Morgan requested 3 items be placed on the agenda for October 3rd, and that the board president denied his request, telling him that it would be on the October 15th agenda. However, she took the liberty of adding her items on the agenda of a special board meeting without any input from the full board or the progressive community. Below is the request made for the meeting being held on Tuesday, Oct. 8th at Rich South as well as the initial agenda. The request is very specific in the purpose of the meeting which is "in an effort to address public concerns about the incident that occurred at Rich South High School on September 30th". Right now, our priority should be to face our community, review our current crisis plan, and seek an independent investigation about the incidents of Sept. 30th. To hide behind a rouse of any kind is irresponsible and conniving. We must stay focused on the issue at hand. To do otherwise only minimizes the unfortunate incidents of September 30th, and present the board as being inept. __________________________________________________________________ October 4, 2013 Rich Township High School District 227 Special Meeting Request Date: October 8th, 2013 Time: 7:00pm Place: Rich South High School The meeting is being held at the call of three school board members, Mrs. Betty Owens, Mrs. Shelia Friday, and Mr. Emmanuel Imoukhuede. This meeting is being held in an effort to address public concerns about the incident that occurred at Rich South High School on September 30th. As with all board meetings, the meeting announcement and agenda is to be posted in all district campuses including the district office. The meeting is also to be posted on the school district's official website. Furthermore, we are directing that robo calls be made to every parent or guardian in the school district on Monday, October 7th before 2pm. Respectfully submitted, Shelia M. Friday Betty Owens Emmanuel Imoukhuede Rich Township District 227 School Board Members ________________________________________________________________________ October 4th, 2013 Rich Township High School District 227 Special Meeting Request Agenda
Date: October 8th, 2013
Time: 7:00pm Place: Rich South Auditorium A. Incident of September 30th at Rich South High School B. Discussion in regards to the District Crisis Management Plan C. Public Comment D. Discussion of and possible motion for the approval of an Independent Investigator | 
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