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Fox River Grove School District 3

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Policies & Transparency

Policies & Transparency

Freedom of Information Act

Fox River Grove School District 3 is committed to transparency and providing public access to district records in accordance with the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

Written requests may be submitted by email or by mail to the District Office.

Requests will be processed in accordance with the Illinois Freedom of Information Act. Depending on the nature and size of the request, applicable copying fees may apply as permitted by law.

For additional information about the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, please visit the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor website.

REQUEST FORM

Phone: 847-516-5100

Submit a FOIA Request

Requests for public records should be submitted in writing to one of the District's designated FOIA Officers: DR. MATT MAYER Superintendent BETH VOYLES Board Recording Secretary & Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent Written requests may be submitted by email or by mail to the District Office.

Privacy Policy

All material included under the Fox River Grove School District 3 domain is © 2016 by School District 3, Fox River Grove, Illinois. District 3 proofreads all pages within the district domain before they are published on the World Wide Web. In the case of discrepancies, however, official, printed district publications take precedence over this site. School District 3 is not responsible for incorrect information being placed on Fox River Grove School District 3. Although District 3 previews all sites outside the Fox River Grove School District 3 domain that it links to, District 3 is not responsible for the content and/or availability of such sites.

Erin's Law

Erin’s Law was passed in January 2013 and requires all public schools to implement age-appropriate, prevention-oriented sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention education for grades PK-12. If sexual abuse or assault of a student occurs, students and families should contact the nearest hospital, police or a trusted school employee for help.

All Fox River Grove School District 3 employees are state-mandated reporters and are required to report allegations of abuse and/or neglect to the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). 

Title IX

Fox River Grove School District 3 is in full compliance with regulations for implementing Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination, including sex-based harassment, in federally assisted education programs. See below for links to our board policy and Title IX training, as well as contact information for District 3's Title IX coordinator. 

Board Policy 2:265
Title IX Training Resources

Fox River Grove School District 3 Title IX Coordinator

Sarah Monroe
Director of Student Services

EMAIL SARAH MONROE

Faith’s Law

Faith’s Law is named after prevention advocate and child sexual abuse survivor Faith Colson, who graduated from an Illinois high school in the early 2000s. Faith was sexually abused by a teacher at her high school. Years later, during the course of legal proceedings related to the abuse, Faith learned that several adults within her high school suspected that the teacher’s relationship with her was inappropriate but did not take appropriate action to report their concerns. As a result of her experiences, Faith pushed for change to state laws related to educator sexual misconduct in K-12 schools.

Faith's Law Resource Guide  Faith's Law Guidance and FAQ

  • Faith’s Law was passed by the 102nd General Assembly as two separate pieces of legislation. The first legislation, Public Act 102-0676, took effect on December 3, 2021,1 and, for the first time, established the definition of sexual misconduct within the School Code. It further outlined the requirements for schools to develop and post employee code of professional conduct policies, which were to include the definition of sexual misconduct, and required ISBE to develop a resource guide for schools to make available to pupils, parents/guardians, and teachers. Public Act 102-0676 also expanded the definition of “grooming” in the Illinois Criminal Code, added “grooming” to the list of conduct that qualifies a child as an “abused child” under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, and added professional development training opportunities for employees seeking to renew their professional educator license.

    The second legislation, Public Act 102-0702, will take effect on July 1, 2023. It focuses on the prevention of “sexual misconduct” as defined in the first part of the legislation (Public Act 102-0676) by school employees, substitute employees, and employees of contractors. Specifically, the Act adds employment history reviews as part of the hiring and vetting process, requires notices to be provided to parents/guardians and the applicable student when there’s an alleged act of sexual misconduct, and makes other changes to the process schools must follow when handling allegations of sexual misconduct. Public Act 102-0702 also adds that if a district superintendent has any reasonable cause to believe a license holder has committed an act of sexual misconduct, the superintendent must report this information to the state superintendent of education and the applicable regional superintendent of schools. Further, the state superintendent can initiate the process to revoke or suspend a license, endorsement, or approval issued under Article 21B for reasons including sexual misconduct. The ultimate goals of Public Act 102-0702 are to give parents/guardians notice regarding allegations of sexual misconduct that involve their student; equip schools across Illinois with better information regarding the employment history of an applicant or employee of a contractor; give schools the resources necessary to make well-informed decisions about who they are employing/contracting with; and protect students from acts of sexual misconduct by school employees, substitute employees, and employees of contractors.