Indicted GBN Employee Rescinds Resignation, Gets Fired

GLENVIEW, IL — A Glenview private detective and 17-year Glenbrook North High School employee who has been indicted on firearms and police impersonation charges was fired Monday following a closed-door discussion by the Glenbrook District 225 Board of Education at a due process hearing.

Steven Schulhof, 60, was arrested Aug. 26 following an incident in the Glenbrook North parking lot involving a loaded gun in his Land Rover, a light pole, his dog Remy and a golden "K9 Special Investigator" badge.

The following month, a grand jury indicted him on five counts, including felony charges of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and impersonating a police officer. As part of the conditions of his bond, Schulhof was forced to turn over his collection of dozens of firearms.

The District 225 board approved a "resignation agreement and general release" with Schulhof on Oct. 23. That agreement banished him from campus and eliminated "any risk that he might return now or in the future," according to a statement from Superintendent Michael Riggle.

While Schulhof voluntarily resigned, the agreement with the board allowed for him to revoke the agreement within a week.

And just a few days later, on Oct. 27, Schulhof did just that.

He "elected to rescind his resignation agreement," with the district, "which was his legal right," according to Riggle. In response, the board voted unanimously to fire him on Monday.

The previous deal had included $2,500 in annual contributions to Schulhof's health-savings plan from the district, which would have continued to cover his health insurance for 18 months. It also included a promise by him to not try to work for the district again.

The resignation agreement said it was intended to avoid the "expense, inconvenience, uncertainty, risk and delay of litigation," but with the deal scrapped, a civil lawsuit has become more likely.

Schulhof had been on paid leave from the time of his arrest to his termination this week.

Twice the District 225 board delayed taking any action on his employment after meeting in closed session.

According to the terms of his part-time employment as a paraprofessional with the school district, Schulhof reported to the Glenbrook North assistant principal and was responsible for supervising students on campus, managing traffic and parking, writing up students for misconduct and keeping a "calm, authoritative demeanor in stressful situations," among other duties.

Schulhof has not responded to a message seeking comment.

His next court appearance in Skokie has been scheduled for Nov. 14.

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_{Top photo: Steven Schulhof booking photograph | Northbrook PD}