Two freshman football players at Plainfield Central were sexually assaulted with broomsticks in a ritual called "Code Blue," a lawsuit says.
The menus are subject to change due to a national food shortage, and Aramark recommends packing lunch for children with severe allergies.
The approved District 202 operating budget projects about $3.3 million in excess funds. It will fund raises and 47 new staff members.
District 202 is looking for paras to work in vocational education, the Catalyst program, Student Support Services and more.
Officials said they will share more back-to-school plans next week, ahead of Plainfield's first day of school on Aug. 18.
All K-12 students are automatically eligible to receive free breakfast and lunch each school day.
District 202's 18th elementary school, Wallin Oaks, makes it possible to provide full-day kindergarten at all district elementary schools.
To help prepare parents for the school year, the Plainfield Parent Community Network is hosting a program from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Aug. 12.
Area students from Plainfield are doing amazing things at colleges and universities across the United States.
Parents in Plainfield's District 202 can mark the first day of school coming later this summer.
Currently, masks are optional for staff and students in the upcoming school year, but that could change.
District 202's new elementary school, at 15410 S. Wallin Drive, will open for the 2021-22 school year Aug. 18.
A social studies teacher at John F. Kennedy Middle School is one of 25 educators in 12 states to be named Alfred Lerner Fellows this year.
It's up to parents if they want their kids to wear masks, but they will still be required on school busses, officials said Monday night.
Nineteen teachers from District 202 are among the 244 attendees from across the country to go to District 202's AP Summer Institute.
An assistant superintendent for the Plainfield school district was given the Niehus Award for her leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Plainfield students were also among more than 6,800 Huskers named to University of Nebraska-Lincoln's spring 2021 dean's list.
Prior to being becoming principal at Ridge Elementary, Kimberly Napolski taught English at Plainfield East High School.
See how college aid applications changed for Plainfield area high schools.
The district projects a surplus in the operating budget, and its overall preliminary budget is also down 3.1 percent from the past year.
Remote learning won't be a choice to parents. District officials said the decisions made are "fully expected" to change based on guidance.
District 202 is offering summer programs to help support students' mental health and help them transition back to school in the fall.
The money is aimed to enhance the district's English Language Development program, among other things, according to a release.
Tom Hernandez said the survey was to help combat bullying, and parents could opt their students out in a notification email sent beforehand.
Plainfield Patch is celebrating this year's seniors for their accomplishments.
Before this year's seniors head on to that next step in their lives, we want to take a moment to let their stars shine here on Patch.
Offering full-day kindergarten district wide is made possible by the opening of 18th elementary school, Wallin Oaks.