The District 113 Board of Education narrowly approved a safety plan for the new term for Highland Park and Deerfield high schools. The plan is designed to enhance security while maintaining the existing school atmosphere.
9th grader Lily Dahms uses a microphone as she and others in favor of installing metal detectors and utilizing other security measures in Highland Park schools protest outside of the District 113 office on May 30, 2023.
16-year-old Omar Morales-Diaz was shot early Sunday morning on Green Bay Road by a man on the sidewalk. Authorities believe the shooting was intentional.Township High School District 113 Superintendent Bruce Law sent out an email to parents and students Monday, Aug. 14 informing them plans have changed out of an abundance of caution.
“We know how important it is for school to look and feel normal, and we are working to make the beginning of school as joyful and exciting as it always is,” Law said in his email. “We also know that security is top of mind in our school community and becomes heightened after any incident involving guns.”
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