Wilmington Community Unit School District 209u

Wilmington, IL 60481

Judge: School officials had no constitutional obligation to stop DeKalb middle school student from being bullied

By Jonathan Bilyk | Thursday, Jul 1, 2021 @ 4:57pm

The lawsuit against the DeKalb School District 428 was one of several arguing school districts violate students' rights by not doing more to prevent bullying by other students.
How much should schools pay for students' bigotry? Wilmington discrimination suit could define standard, set pattern

By Jonathan Bilyk | Tuesday, Aug 6, 2019 @ 6:37pm

School officials in Wilmington have been hit with a lawsuit accusing them of ignoring a student's repeated pleas to stop racially-motivated bullying. The lawsuit has a difficult path ahead, but could have far-reaching implications, observers say