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In Tuesday s election, the candidates were incumbents Kara Caforio and Jim Collins and challengers Athena Arvanitis, Marie Gall, Laurel Schrementi and Gordon Snyder. (David Giuliani/Patch)
ELMHURST, IL The Elmhurst School District 205 board has taken its share of heat in the last year because of the controversy over reopening schools.
Despite that, the two board members seeking to stay in office prevailed in Tuesday s election. Six candidates were vying for three of the seven seats on the board.
Board member Jim Collins led the pack with 3,843 votes, followed by newcomer Athena Arvanitis with 3,614 and school board President Kara Caforio with 3,187, according to unofficial election results. The others are Laurel Schrementi with 2,644, Gordon Snyder with 2,629 and Marie Gall with 1,967. All precincts have reported.
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District 205 said students will go outdoors for snack/recess if the feels like temperature is 10 degrees or higher. The district said principals have communicated to parents ahead of time that there would be no lunch service given the five-hour day and the guidance from state and local health officials and experts about eating indoors. There are a lot of outraged parents that we can just do way better than this, said parent Mia Allen.
Allen told NBC 5 the schools have indoor areas that would allow students to socially distance while snacking.
Her husband, Justin Allen, said parents feel like their children are being used as bargaining chips between the school board and the teachers union.