Y115 Board Complies with Illinois Attorney General
At the January 22, 2024, Regular Meeting of the Y115 Board of Education, the board took action on the Attorney General Open Meeting Act binding opinion concerning the Board’s August 7, 2023, Closed Session. The Board voted to comply with Illinois Attorney General and release the redacted recording and minutes of that Closed Session. The August 7th meeting revolved around the violation of district policy and personnel issues of the teaching of the book "Just Mercy".
The Board’s Open Session decision to remove the book “Just Mercy” from the high school English 2 curriculum remains in place. The book is available in the School Library. The Board considers the matter closed.