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Students protest teacher firings outside Lincoln Park High School on Friday. (Credit: Bernie Tafoya/WBBM Newsradio)

Lincoln Park H.S. Students Walk Out To Protest Teacher Firings

A few hundred students staged a walkout Friday morning at Lincoln Park High School — one of the state’s top schools — to protest the firings of several teachers, as the school prepares to expand a rigorous program.

CBS Chicago–2013/05/03

John Marsh Elementary School (Credit: CBS)

Parents Meet With Principal After Teen Arrested For Gun At School

Parents were attending a meeting at John Marsh Elementary School on Friday, after complaining that they weren’t officially notified about a teen’s arrest for bringing a gun to school until after they’d read about it on Facebook.

CBS Chicago–2013/01/11

King College Prep High School (Credit: CBS)

Students Stage Sit-In To Demand New Principal

About 500 students at King College Prep High School in the North Kenwood neighborhood staged a sit-in on Thursday, demanding the new principal; and an end to new rules that limit their access to the school, its labs, tutors, and teachers after normal school hours.

CBS Chicago–2012/12/13

The principal of Christ's Academy Christian School in Shorewood, Ill., has been accused of bullying students, and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is investigating. (Credit: CBS)

Shorewood Principal Accused Of Bullying Students

It’s a disturbing allegation of bullying in a suburban school. The person accused of doing the bullying is not a student, it’s the principal of the school.

CBS 2–2012/11/09

St. Margaret of Scotland Church (Credit: CBS)

New Tension At St. Margaret Of Scotland As School Principal Steps Down

Amid the upheaval of their longtime pastor being forced to move out of the rectory as a new pastor takes over, parishioners of a Catholic church on the Southwest Side were facing a new challenge on Tuesday – the parish’s school principal just quit.

CBS 2–2012/10/02

Charles Vacek

Boy, 8, Finds And Turns In Package Of Money In Riverside

No one has come forward yet for a package of cash found by an 8-year old boy this week in west suburban Riverside.

CBS Chicago–2012/04/06

Kilmer Elementary School

Principal Accused Of Attacking Student At Rogers Park School

A Chicago Public school principal is accused of assaulting a student at a school in the Rogers Park neighborhood.

CBS Chicago–2012/03/01

Deer Path Middle School principal John Steinert pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor harassment charge in 2009. (Credit: Gurnee Police)

Investigator: Board Didn’t Deliberately Hinder Probe Of Principal

Did school administrators in Lake Forest botch a sexual harassment investigation of a principal? A former federal prosecutor says they didn’t do so intentionally.

CBS Chicago–2012/02/29

Josiah Pickard Elementary School (Credit: CBS)

Dozens Of Complaints Filed Against Pilsen Principal

Allegations were coming to light on Tuesday against the principal of a Chicago public school in the Pilsen neighborhood. Teachers have filed dozens of complaints against the man in his five years as principal.

CBS 2–2012/02/07

Jan Borja

New Trier Community Mourns Former Teacher, Administrator

Students and staff at New Trier High school are grieving over the weekend death of a former teacher and administrator.

WBBM Newsradio–2012/02/06

Angela Thomas, principal of Oliver Wendell Holmes Elementary School in Englewood. (Credit: CBS)

Someone You Should Know: Englewood Principal Angela Thomas

She grew up in Englewood and has found a special way to give back to the community. CBS 2’s Harry Porterfield says Angela Thomas is Someone You Should Know.

CBS 2–2011/12/14

Deer Path Middle School principal John Steinert pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor harassment charge in 2009. (Credit: Gurnee Police)

State Board To Probe Investigation Of Sexting Principal

The Illinois State Board of Education wants documents and other information from Lake Forest School District 67 to look into the district’s handling of the investigation of Deer Path Middle School principal John Steinert.

CBS Chicago–2011/11/23

Deer Path Middle School principal John Steinert pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor harassment charge in 2009. (Credit: Gurnee Police)

Police Officer Now Implicated In Sexting Principal Scandal

Alleged inappropriate sexual comments from a Lake Forest police officer have resulted in him being reassigned while an investigation is conducted.

CBS Chicago–2011/11/22

Lake Forest School District 67 Supt. Harry Griffith (Credit: CBS)

Lake Forest Parents Want Supt. Gone After ‘Sexting’ Principal Scandal

A firestorm was raging in the normally sedate suburb of Lake Forest on Monday, as parents and state authorities demanded to know how a principal who sent lewd messages to a college intern stayed on the job for two more years.

CBS 2–2011/11/21

Deer Path Middle School principal John Steinert pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor harassment charge in 2009. (Credit: Gurnee Police)

‘Sexting’ Lake Forest Principal Resigns

A Lake Forest middle school principal who “sexted” a college student resigned Sunday, but some parents demanded the departure of the district’s superintendent, too.

2011/11/20

Deer Path Middle School principal John Steinert pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor harassment charge in 2009. (Credit: Gurnee Police)

School District Reopens Probe Of Lake Forest Principal’s Sexual Harassment

The principal of a Lake Forest Middle School has been placed on leave as the school district re-investigates his conduct with a college student three years ago.

CBS Chicago–2011/11/18

Proviso West High School

Students Protest Ouster Of Proviso West Principal

A shakeup is rocking students at Proviso West High School, one of the Chicago area’s largest.

CBS Chicago–2011/01/24

(Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

CPS Assistant Principal Accused Of Attacking Female Student

The assistant principal of a high school turned himself into police about a week after he allegedly dragged, pushed and restrained a 16-year-old student in a school hallway.

2011/01/20

Peter Pan Peanut Butter — Feb. 2007

Principal To Parents: No Peanuts At School

The principal of Edison Gifted School where a 13 year old girl died after eating food containing peanut oil has asked parents not to pack their kids lunches containing peanuts or peanut butter.

WBBM Newsradio–2011/01/08

Lockers

Suburban High School Dean Suspended

The south suburban high school dean who sparked controversy when she held a party where a photo of a former principal was burned in effigy has been suspended.

2011/01/04

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