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The Unit 5 school district said it is seeking guidance from the Illinois State Board of Education before deciding whether to require vaccinations for staff and students.
Superintendent Kristen Weikle said the impact of the coronavirus vaccine on school district plans depends on how quickly the general public and educators can get vaccinated.
“I have seen photos of health care workers this week get the shots. I’m hopeful that education will be one of the early ones (segments of society) to receive the shots if they choose to,” said Weikle. “We need that herd population to be vaccinated.”
Unit 5 Dismisses Teacher Accused Of Abusing Students; Passes Tax Levy
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The Unit 5 school voted Wednesday night to formally dismiss a teacher charged with sexually abusing his students. Those charges were later dropped.
Jonathan Hovey was charged in 2019 with sexually abusing two of his students while employed as a first-grade teacher at Glenn Elementary School.
Hovey hasn’t been in the classroom since April 14, 2019. He was placed on administrative leave one day after Unit 5 received information from a mother whose child reported being abused “almost every day” during the 2017-18 school year.
During the ensuing investigation, Normal police learned of a second, similar allegation against Hovey during the 2004-05 school year. But no charges were filed in that case, and Hovey continued teaching in the district.