Plainfield School District 202

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The Plainfield District 202 Board of Education voted 6-0 to approve a settlement agreement in a federal civil case that alleged two former student athletes were subjected to hazing and sexual assault.

The Plainfield School District 202 Board of Education may consider approving a settlement agreement in a federal lawsuit case involving allegations of hazing and sexual assault of two former football players.

In addition to supporting what goes on inside the school, Plainfield School District 202's new online learning program for parents also will focus on how the district can support parents when their students are home.

The failed settlement occurs months after a judge dismissed most of the claims in a lawsuit case alleging two former Plainfield Central High School football players were subjected to sexual assault and hazing.

The Illinois State Board of Education released the Illinois School Report Card on Oct. 30. While Plainfield and Lockport high schools exceeded state standards in most academic demographics, Joliet Township High School District remain below average.

Joliet Township High School District 204 officials are asking parents to consider taking their child to school at the beginning of the academic year. The district continues to face a declining number of bus drivers.

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A threat made to Timber Ridge Middle School in Plainfield led to the evacuation of the building. Everyone is considered safe.

The gun never entered Plainfield East High School and no lockdown was initiated because the student was in custody when the gun was discovered, police said.

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Two Will County area school districts announced the few students who were learning in person will switch back to remote learning as novel coronavirus infections continue to rise significantly.

Plainfield School District Superintendent Lane Abrell released a timeline on how an investigation of a report of potential hazing led to four Plainfield Central High School students facing battery charges.

Plainfield Central High School administrators investigated an alleged hazing incident within the school’s football program, documents show.

Plainfield police and school officials continue to say little about what led to four Plainfield Central High School students facing battery charges after they were investigated in connection with a possible hazing incident involving athletes.

Plainfield police have charged four Plainfield Central High School students with misdemeanor battery after investigating a possible hazing incident.