Note: This is the second article we’ve posted on the August 15 District 220 meeting due in no small part to the caption in the photo below:
A group of more than 20 residents lobbied the Barrington School District 220 board at the Aug. 15, 2019 meeting, asking board members to include a fine arts center in the $147 million referendum the board will place on the March 17, 2020 election ballot.
The Barrington School District 220 board voted to make another go at getting money for what officials say are needed infrastructure, safety and other school building improvements, this time asking taxpayers to green light a $147 million referendum.
The measure will be placed on the March 17, 2020 primary ballot, after school board members voted at the Aug. 15 meeting to approve that move.
Board members decided to ask the community for $38 million less than the $185 million on the referendum voters rejected in the April 2 election. They reached a consensus on the referendum – after discussing which school improvements to include and which to postpone until later – following four meetings since June 8, including two last week. There was one primary goal.
“We have to be sure the community as a whole is with us,” said board President Penny Kazmier “We can’t go to the voters without being prepared. We have to have a good plan. We have to decide ‘where do we draw the line?’”
Read the full Barrington Courier-Review story here. As you’ll read, the board did not approve requesting funding to cover a new fine arts center.
Gender Benders-
Here is a nifty new item in our district 220 policy handbook. I wonder how much the Gender Equity Consultant was paid to structure this ridiculous policy. Can’t wait for when the girls basketball team has a 6’7” genetically male player identifying as a female named Pat or Chris.
Or how about when Sam a 6’4” genetic male decides softball is his new sport.
Oh the joys of liberal progressive policy infecting our schools and community….
From District 220
Sex Equity
No student shall, based on sex or sexual orientation, be denied equal access to programs, activities, services, or benefits or be limited in the exercise of any right, privilege, advantage, or denied equal access to educational and extracurricular programs and activities.
Any student may file a sex equity complaint by using Board Policy 2:260, Uniform Grievance Procedure. A student may appeal the Board of Education’s resolution of the complaint to the Regional Superintendent of Schools (pursuant to 105 ILCS 5/3-10 of The School Code) and, thereafter, to the State Superintendent of Education (pursuant to 105 ILCS 5/2-3.8 of The School Code).
BHO,
Am I losing my mind or didn’t the community just reject the referendum request for millions of dollars to be spent unnecessarily on our current schools. Haven’t we been taught that No means No. I guess we are supposed to just lie here and take it?
No means no! We are tired of donating cash.
Where is the meeting minutes of the referendum committee for 2019? What are they hiding? Where are the meetings held so they can get a sense of the number of parents that do not want their taxes raised? Hiring a consultant will not change anyone’s mind. This was a total waste of money.
Follow the money!