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The dispute has roiled the Downers Grove high school district, particularly at a rowdy board meeting at which adults in one case called a student a “pedophile.”
A push in Downers Grove to ban a graphic novel by a nonbinary author from school libraries over concerns about a few sexually explicit illustrations has caught the attention of the Proud Boys, a far-right group that has recently seized on the culture wars playing out at school districts around the country.
The Sun-Times has confirmed that members of the far-right group attend a school board meeting in Downers Grove last week. One allegedly called a student who spoke in favor of the book a "pedophile."
Reply Principal Janice Schwarze was named Principal of the Year for DuPage region high schools. (via Downers Grove District 99 ) DOWNERS GROVE, IL — Downers Grove North Principal Janice Schwarze has been named the DuPage Region High School Principal of the Year by the Illinois Principals' Association. The honor puts Schwarze in the running for the statewide Illinois High School Principal of the Year. Schwarze, who has been principal of Downers North for five years, is set to retire in June. Schwarze has also worked as Associate Principal of Curriculum & Instruction at Downers Grove North H...