What Hope Now That Rich East Is to Close?

by Gary Kopycinski on October 18, 2019

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The signpost for Rich East High School — The signpost on Sauk Trail for Rich East High School. (Gary Kopycinski)

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The reactions were swift and biting to the news that the School District 227 Board of Education voted 4-3 to close Rich East High School late Tuesday night. The sudden, quick vote after hours of presentations took many in attendance by surprise, amounting to a late-night last-minute move that infuriated many. The vote happened at 11:25 p.m., according to online…