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Physical Conditioning for Leyden Marching Band Members ?

Posted on August 16, 2026 by royfmc

Posted in #leydenpride, Franklin Park, Leyden, Schiller Park, West Leyden | Tagged band, conditioning, Injuries, Leyden, Leyden High School Marching Band | Comments Off

More Money, Fewer Students: What the State Pays Per Student Is Soaring

Posted on June 20, 2026 by royfmc

More Money, Fewer Students: What the State Pays Per Student Is Soaring Here’s a number every Illinois taxpayer should sit with: in 2019, the state of Illinois put about $6,700 per student into education. Today that figure is roughly $9,700. … Continue reading →

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Justice Department Launches Investigations Concerning Gender Ideology in Pre-K-12 Schools in 36 Illinois School Districts including Leyden SD 212, and Elmwood Park High School

Posted on May 2, 2026 by royfmc

The US Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division launched investigations into 36 Illinois public school districts to determine whether they have included sexual orientation and gender ideology (SOGI) content in any class for grades pre-K-12, including Leyden SD 212 as well as Ridgewood and Elmwood Park High Schools Continue reading →

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US Supreme Court Justice Jackson is Confused in Her Court Opinions

Posted on April 24, 2026 by royfmc

I don’t recall any recent Supreme Court opinion that so directly denounces and renounces a dissent, in this case by the leftist Biden appointee Justice Jackson: JUSTICE JACKSON, however, chooses a startling line of attack that is tethered neither to … Continue reading →

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Illinois Bans Ticketing or Fining Students in Schools

Posted on August 24, 2025 by royfmc

Effective immediately, a new Illinois law, stemming from Senate Bill 1519, prohibits any person from issuing monetary fines, fees, tickets, or citations to students for municipal code violations occurring on school grounds or on a school bus. This legislation closes … Continue reading →

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Leyden SD 212 Scores in Lowest Quartile For Reading and Math Score

Posted on March 26, 2025 by royfmc

Leyden High School SD 212. Superintendent Nick Polyak makes total compensationIn excess of $394,000 per year with his students 21% proficient in reading and 20% proficient in math Via @Wirepoints wirepoints.org/an-illinois-sc… #twill #muniland @GovPritzker

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Illinois’ Most Haunted Restaurant—Great Escape on Irving Park in Schiller Park

Posted on August 22, 2023 by royfmc

Great Escape Restaurant in Schiller Park, Illinois is a great place to enjoy a meal, drinks, and…paranormal experiences according to legends. — Read on 1440wrok.com/ixp/723/p/haunted-restaurants-illinois/

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Controversy Rages as Leyden SD 212 Parents Question Why the SD 212 Board of Education Failed to Opt out of the Controversial National Sex Education Standards Signed into Law by the Governor and the Illinois General Assembly

Posted on May 20, 2023 by royfmc

Parents are attending the SD 212 Board Meetings questioning why the Board of Education failed to opt out of the new Illinois sex education standards, as well as questioning safety issues with girls in boys’ bathrooms and locker rooms and … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter Requesting that Leyden High School District 212 Board of Education Reinstate Swimming in the Adaptive Physical Education Curriculum

Posted on March 7, 2022 by royfmc

This is a copy of correspondence that I have sent to the Leyden School District 212 attorney with copies to the Assistant Superintendent of Special Education, Dr. Brian Mahoney and the Leyden High Schools Athletic Director, Rick Mason.: Ms. Crumley, … Continue reading →

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Does Leyden School District 212 Really Care About Their Students’ Mental Health ? Let’s Hope They Do !!! Let’s Get the Support of the Administration for Mental Health Days !!!

Posted on February 2, 2022 by royfmc

Students across Illinois are now able to take up to five excused mental health days. This started on January 1, 2022. Under a bill signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker in August, 2021, students who decide to take a mental health … Continue reading →

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