U-High Sub no longer being considered for work at the school after incident

Posted on September 20, 2023

WJBC is working to find out more information. (Photo courtesy: University High School)

By Blake Haas

NORMAL – A substitute teacher is no longer welcome at Illinois State University’s lab school after an incident Wednesday.

While details are scarce, the school’s administration responded to a request for comment.

U-High Principal Andrea Markert said the “administration is aware of and responding appropriately to the circumstances but is bound by law and cannot provide details about matters involving minors.”

However, Principal Markert told WJBC News that the substitute is not currently being considered for work at the University, which includes the Laboratory Schools.

There are no other details at this time.

Blake Haas can be reached at [email protected].

Blogs

Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all

By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …

Is federal mobilization the answer?

By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…

In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans

By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…

Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life

Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…