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Audrey Haugan

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Lawyer: Maine West Principal Knew About Abuse

The law firm representing four former and current students in a hazing lawsuit against D-207 administrators and faculty claims a letter sent to Dr. Audrey Haugan from the parent of a student at the Des Plaines high school in 2008 is evidence Maine Townshi

A lawyer representing current and former students in the Maine West High School hazing case alleged that the school's principal knew about the abuse in 2008. Antonio Romanucci, of Romanucci & Blandin, said a letter sent to Maine West Principal Audrey Haugan in 2008 showed she knew about the abuse, and did not report it to District 207, as required by law. Ken Wallace, superintendent at D-207, said in November that the first reports the district received of bullying and hazing at the Des Plaines high school were in September 2012. Romanucci addressed the press outside the District 207 boardroom, where members were meeting in closed session about a variety of hazing-related issues. Romanucci said that the school board has acknowledged the …

Margie Borris

2:12 pm on Tuesday, February 26, 2013

I have to believe that some of the board members were also aware. Some, though retired from the school, are very involved in the day to day happenings at the school. After firing the coaches and whatever the outcome with Dr. Haugan, are they going to step down?   more ›

Monday, November 14, 2011

Summer School Enrollment Drops in Dist. 207

Some administrators cite costs to families as prohibitive factor.

Some students in Maine Township High School District 207 are not signing up for summer schools because they cannot afford it, administrators said at the school board meeting on Nov. 7. The number of students that took summer school classes dropped from 7,735 in 2008 to 6,769 in 2011 across the district, according to a report presented at the meeting. Over the three-year period all three high schools, Maine East and Maine South in Park Ridge and Maine West in Des Plaines, experienced reduced enrollments. Scholarships are available, but they don’t pay the full cost, and sometimes that’s not enough, said Barbara Dill-Varga, assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction. “Some of our students have to work, or perhaps they have to stay…

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