D211 Cancels Basketball Game Amid Hazing Allegations

Administrators canceled the Friday night game between Schaumburg and Hoffman Estates high schools after accusations of hazing surfaced against Hoffman boys varsity team, the Daily Herald reports.

Distict 211 administrators cancelled a basketball game scheduled Friday night between Schaumburg and Hoffman Estates high schools after allegations of hazing surfaced, according to the Daily Herald.  The district's investigation is complete, and disciplinary action against members of the Hoffman Estates boys varsity team is being considered, the Daily Herald reported. Specific details about the accusations have not been released.  The District 211 investigation comes on the heels of reports of hazing incidents at Maine West High School, where a number of accusers have come forward. A mother of one of the most recent accusers publicly discussed the effect of the abuse she says occurred to her child. 

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School Board Approves District 211's Tentative Budget

District 211's balanced budget reduces debt service levy, increases property taxes and trades in old debt for new with the sale of municipal bonds.

Township High School District 211's $285.477 million tentative budget for 2012-2013 was approved by the school board on Thursday, Aug. 16. “I believe the budget that will reflect our commitment to continue to reduce cost and we are presenting a fiscally responsible plan,” said Associate Superintendent for Business, David Torres said,. The school district would receive a 0.8 percent increase in property tax revenue compared to what it received in the previous fiscal year. In fiscal year 2011-2012 the school district received $200.3 million in property taxes, although the district had budgeted for $194..4 million. In the 2012-2013 budget, property tax revenue is expected to rise to $201.8 million. In the last ten years, District 211 has …

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D211 Deploys Drug Sniffing Dogs in Locker, Parking Lot Searches

The searches are unannounced to both students and staff and all classrooms go into a soft lockdown.

Combating and deterring illegal drug possession within a high school is a problem that school districts often face.  In an effort to discourage students from drug violations, High School District 211 has partnered with Hoffman Estates, Schaumburg, and Palatine police departments to use police dogs to search for drugs on campus. The searches began at the start of the 2011-12 school year, with police dogs checking student lockers within the school.  Now, the District is planning to expand its searches to include student parking lots, as well. “We recognize that some drugs come into our schools, and we fully acknowledge that we have kids who are caught with drugs,” said Dan Cates, associate superintendent for administrative services, in a …

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Bucephalus

4:38 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

I'm not sure why my previous comment was deleted, but I'll try and state the same things in an even more polite manner. Cheryl, I am confused by the infiltration you speak of. Could you please clarify your statements about who is infiltrating and who is brainwashing our children?   more ›

Letters To The Editor

Letter to the Editor: Pension Reform and Property Taxes

Schaumburg resident John Parker writes about pension reform and pension costs.

Dear Editor,   The recent comments by Gov. Quinn and Mayor Emanuel signal a renewed effort toward pension reform that would include shifting of a portion of pension costs for teachers to the property tax bills of local residents. Residents of Schaumburg, Palatine & Hoffman Est. will see our property taxes go up even further.   To the D-211 School Board:   What are you all doing to preventing this  (“portion of the cost onto our property tax bills”) from happening?  It is the Unions, School Boards  the TRS  and Politicians who made this a huge problem, NOT THE TAXPAYERS.  I’m all for pension reform, as long as it DOES NOT RAISE MY PROPERTY TAXES !!  The ones who created the problem need to bear the financial burden and responsibility, even …

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