Category Archives: Rosemont School District 78

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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Should repeat dangerous drivers face stricter monitoring? That’s the question fueling intense debate across Illinois right now.

Posted on May 23, 2026 by royfmc

Illinois drivers could soon see speed-limiting and tracking technology installed in vehicles. A bill passed the Illinois Senate on Wednesday and now awaits Governor JB Pritzker’s signature. If signed, the requirements would begin on January 1, 2028. Illinois drivers could … Continue reading →

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School districts across Illinois are quietly using police‑grade surveillance tools and private investigators to track families and decide which children are allowed to attend public school.

Posted on May 14, 2026 by royfmc

Why do schools take these actions and why are they investigating parents? “Ostensibly, the validity they raise is the amount of money that they spend for each student to educate the students,” said Roy McCampbell, a former school administrator and … 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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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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Why Would 100 Percent of the Illinois Republican Senators Vote to Mandate Mental Health Screening of School Children ?

Posted on August 20, 2025 by royfmc

🚨 100 Percent of the IL Republican Senators Voted for the SB 1560 mandiating Mental Health Screenings along with the Democrats 🚨 Governor Pritzker has now signed SB 1560 into law, requiring annual mental health screenings for Illinois students in … Continue reading →

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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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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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Students Have a Right to Remote Learning in Illinois If They Are Under Quarantine Per An ISBE Directive Issued on August 31, 2021

Posted on January 6, 2022 by royfmc

The Illinois State Board of Education issued a directive on August 31, 2021, providing a directive regarding current remote learning options under Illinois law for school districts. Illinois school districts MUST provide remote instruction to any student who is under … Continue reading →

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Real Estate Taxes Are Becoming Oppressive

Posted on August 23, 2021 by royfmc

This is becoming reality throughout the metropolitan areas in Illinois: “We purchased our 1,000-square-foot home in Lake County in 2016, and the property taxes were about $2,500. The next year it jumped to $4,500, and we were short about $3,000 … Continue reading →

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