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Investigation underway after staff member shares personal information of 3,000 Waukegan students

School officials and police are investigating after a staff member shared the personal information of 3,000 Waukegan Public Schools students with a “third party.” Waukegan Public Schools Associate Superintendent of Information Josue Cuevas said in a message to parents that a spreadsheet containing information on approximately 3,000 students at Waukegan High School and AOEC was […]

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Waukegan High School loses school resource officer as district choses to keep only 1 officer following contract dispute

The Waukegan High School will only have one school resource officer for both campuses after a contract dispute with the city over the cost of the officers. Waukegan School District 60 Superintendent of Schools Theresa Plascencia said last month in a letter to parents and staff that the school district had begun the year without […]

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Waukegan High School begins school year without school resource officers after contract dispute with city

The Waukegan High School campuses have started the school year without any school resource officers after contract negotiations with the city and school district were unable to be reached. Waukegan School District 60 Superintendent of Schools Theresa Plascencia said in a letter to parents and staff that the school district has begun the year without […]

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Longtime Waukegan Public Schools teacher identified as motorcyclist killed in crash with SUV in North Chicago

A veteran Waukegan Public Schools teacher has been identified as the man who died after an SUV turned in front of his motorcycle in North Chicago Friday afternoon. An autopsy performed Monday showed David Drower, 36, of Wheeling, died as a result of blunt force injuries from a vehicle crash, according to Lake County Coroner […]