Edwardsville School District
Recent News About Edwardsville School District
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Edwardsville parents support unmasked students with 'honkening'
EDWARDSVILLE - A series of loud honks could be heard around noon on Monday as local parents drove by Edwardsville schools for a “honkening” in support of students who chose not to wear a mask despite instructions to do so by school officials. -
State appeals mask TRO; Parents not happy; Other blue states are ending school mask mandates
Reaction to a judge's temporary restraining order on school mask mandates and how some school districts have interpreted the decision have been loud and severe, ranging from a spontaneous parent "honkening" protest in Edwardsville to Gov. JB Pritzker saying the ruling “cultivates chaos." -
How will local schools respond to TRO on state's school mask mandate?
Parents of Edwardsville public school students are awaiting explicit direction from District 7 in its response to Friday's suspension of a statewide school mask mandate and other COVID-related health rules. But for now, kids won't be learning virtually, and are expected in class on Monday. -
Educator, well-known NCAA basketball ref Hightower fighting hometown Alton in discrimination suit
BENTON – A housing development business owned by former NCAA basketball referee and educator Ed Hightower is accused of lying in a discrimination lawsuit the business is pursuing against the City of Alton, Hightower's hometown. -
Property tax reduction proponents hope sufficient number of signatures puts question on ballot
Treasurers says county revenues have long exceeded needs. -
Edwardsville school district settles suit alleging injury from fallen light fixture
A Missouri woman has reached a settlement with the Edwardsville school district in a lawsuit alleging she was injured when a loose light fixture fell from the ceiling at the Edwardsville High School and hit her. -
Edwardsville School District seeks to dismiss woman’s personal injury suit
According to the complaint, Thompson was at Edwardsville High School inside the auditorium on Dec. 7, 2014. She claims a loose light fixture on the ceiling fell and struck her, resulting in injuries to her head, neck and shoulders. -
Hightower brings both civil and criminal experience to the bench
Jennifer L. Hightower, 32, will take the bench in Madison County with a resume that includes roles as asbestos litigator and prosecutor which she says have helped prepare her for her new role as judge. -
Madison County officials call on governor for help in Probation layoffs
Massive layoffs in Madison County's Probation and Court Services Department will compromise public safety and be "extraordinarily injurious to the local court system," said Third Circuit Chief Judge Ann Callis.