With union support, establishment candidates turn back critics of gradual school reopenings
Updated 4/7/2021 2:00 PM
Voters throughout the Northwest suburbs sent educators a message Tuesday for the most part endorsing the gradual reopening approach most districts have taken in response to the pandemic.
In school district after school district, candidates who put a priority on listening to the health experts were elected, apparently often with the help of teachers unions.
This was the case in Glenbard High School District 87, Stevenson High School District 125, Palatine-Schaumburg Townships District 211 and Northwest Suburban High School District 214.
But there were exceptions: In Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 and Barrington Unit District 220, voters split their choices between measured reopening candidates and those who were strongly critical of the remote learning environment.
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Boko Haram gang in Mamelodi bribing complainants to withdraw cases â police
By Rapula Moatshe
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Pretoria - The criminal cases of the prominent Boko Haram gang in Mamelodi have been withdrawn by complainants allegedly paid by the suspects to buy their silence.
This was disclosed by the police during a virtual meeting with the community safety portfolio committee on Friday.
Police were responding to a concern raised by DA Gauteng MPL Crezane Bosch regarding intimidation and threats made by gang members against those who dared to report them.
Bosch wanted to know whether the police had a witness or complainant protection programme, and why cases against the gang had been withdrawn.
Call for action to end east gang s reign of terror rekordeast.co.za - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from rekordeast.co.za Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.