NEWTON, IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor issued a determination letter stating that it was "unable to conclude" and their office had "insufficient evidence" to determine that Jasper County School Board held an improper closed session meeting-after-the-meeting on December 18, 2017. This stems...
NEWTON, IL. (ECWd) - During at least the last two Jasper County School Board meetings, their attorney, Anthony Loizzi, from Hodges Loizzi Eisenhammer Rodick & Kohn LLP, displayed a disrespectful, interruptive, and disruptive attitude towards School Board member Earnest and in some cases, towards citizens attending...
NEWTON, IL. (ECWd) - The Jasper County Community Unit School District #1 held its February 2018 monthly board meeting, which included the introduction of the District's 16 Illinois State Scholars. People's State Bank presented each Scholar with a well-deserved "Silver Eagle" Dollar coin. https://youtu.be/MwTV4viio3w?t=1m15s . Our work is funded entirely...
Jasper Co. (ECWd) - The Jasper County School District has responded to our request for review of the public comment policy the districted adopted. While I was specific as to part of the policy I wanted to be reviewed, the school attorney took us to Hollywood to...
NEWTON, IL. (ECWd) - Below is the video of January 18, 2018, Board of Trustees Meeting of Jasper County Community Unit School District #1. A citizen jokingly said she would use her cane against the Superintendent and some guy used curse words during public comment relating to...
NEWTON, IL. (ECWd) - We know, it's pretty sad when actually receiving a proper FOIA response can garner a headline. Within a half an hour of publishing this article about an incomplete response to a FOIA request for all emails of the school district, Mr. Johnson, Superintendent,...
NEWTON, IL. (ECWd) - During the January meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Jasper County Community School District #1, Superintendent Andrew Johnson talked about the issue of him possibly needing to hire a person to answer FOIA requests. We agree, and hopefully they will...
NEWTON, IL. (ECWd) - Below you will find the Jasper County School District's response to the Illinois Attorney General's inquiry into my allegations of an improper closed session of the board on December 18, 2017. It was quite an entertaining read, and I responded in writing using...
NEWTON, IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor has issued a letter (here or read it below) to the Jasper County Community Unit School District #1 in response to an allegation of an Open Meetings Act violation after the board's December 18, 2017,...
NEWTON, IL. (ECWd) - After reviewing another Police Officer's narrative of the events from December 18, 2017, it is clear, according to the report, that Jasper County School Board Member Holly Farley gave false information to the Police Officer. Officer James Riddle, said he spoke to Farley...
