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“These are our smallest of small students,” the superintendent said. “If we’re able to get them back in our building, in a brick and mortar style building, it’s probably the best for them.”

Students can be negatively impacted by less qualified teachers and a lack of consistency during turnover, according to a local education researcher.

A Belleville school administrator has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor disorderly conduct after being accused of mailing underwear and a sex toy to a teacher.

Whiteside School District approves K-8 mask mandate “We kind of feel like the best thing for us to keep us in school every day is masks,” said Superintendent Mark Heuring. Author: Holden Kurwicki Updated: 10:36 PM CDT August 3, 2021 BELLEVILLE, Ill. — Update: Whiteside School Superintendent Mark Heuring said the school board approved mandatory masks in schools by a 7-0 vote. ___________________ Back to school is right around the corner and several local di...

Belleville News-Democrat Whiteside Middle School in Belleville is part of one school district in Illinois thats been placed on a financial watch list. The designation means the state will monitor the district more closely. Editor’s note: This story was originally published by the Belleville News-Democrat, a news partner of St. Louis Public Radio. Three of the six Illinois school districts to receive the lowest designation for their state financial profiles this year are in St. Clair Count...