Board Report December 2025

November 2021October 2025

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Community Relations

Relations with Other Organizations and Agencies

The District shall cooperate with other organizations and agencies, including but not limited to: • County Health Department • Law enforcement agencies 1 • Fire authorities • Planning authorities • Zoning authorities 2 • Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA), local organizations for civil defense, and other appropriate disaster relief organizations concerned with civil defense 3 • Other school districts

CROSS REF.:

1:20 (District Organization, Operations, and Cooperative Agreements), 4:170 (Safety), 4:180 (Pandemic Preparedness; Management; and Recovery), 5:90 (Abused and Neglected Child Reporting), 7:150 (Agency and Police InterviewsLaw Enforcement Requests)

The footnotes are not intended to be part of the adopted policy; they should be removed before the policy is adopted. 1 A number of sample materials address interactions between schools and law enforcement. See e.g., sample policies 4:170, Safety and 7:150, Agency and Law Enforcement Requests; sample administrative procedures 4:170-AP1, Comprehensive Safety and Security Plan and 7:190-AP3, Guidelines for Reciprocal Reporting of Offenses Committed by Students; and sample exhibits 3:60-E, Event Reporting and Notice Requirements for Building Principals Concerning School Safety and Security and 7:190-E3, Memorandum of Understanding . 2 105 ILCS 5/10-22.13a, and Gruba v. Cmty. High Sch. Dist. 155, 40 N.E.3d 1 (Ill. 2015) (holding school districts are subject to, and school boards must comply with, local government zoning and storm water restrictions, i.e., a city ’ s zoning powers). See also 55 ILCS 5/5-12021; 60 ILCS 1/110-70; and 65 ILCS 5/11-13-27 (outlining specific zoning provisions related to public schools, including requirements for counties, townships, and municipalities to refrain from regulating educational activities and make reasonable efforts to streamline zoning application and review process for public school districts, along with reducing fees and costs). 3 105 ILCS 5/10-22.35. DRAFT

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