Oak Park School Board President Resigns
A week after apologizing for hosting a post-homecoming dance party at her house where alcohol was served to underage teens, Oak Park’s school board president resigned Monday, saying she does not want to compromise the district’s stance against substance abuse.
Jeri Fox, a four-year member of the Oak Park Unified School District board, had acknowledged showing poor judgment in chaperoning the Nov. 1 party, attended by about 50 students. But Fox initially said she did not believe she needed to step down, arguing that she would learn from her mistake.
Angry parents, teachers and members of the district’s substance abuse task force felt differently, however, calling for the former PTA president to quit the elected post because her actions contradicted the district’s “zero-tolerance” drug and alcohol policy.
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