"So You Want to Talk About Race" was the subject of the first Books Without Borders discussion. The community book club founded by Jackie Riffice of Flossmoor will focus on "Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You" at its next meeting from 6:45 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11. (Provided images)
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Column: Superintendent pushes back on social media post; Riffice reports on 1st Books Without Borders discussion

School administrators, especially superintendents and principals, catch it coming and going. Just about every decision or policy inevitably angers somebody, whether teachers, parents or students. If the decision was different, somebody else would be angry.

They are often in no-win situations, but it comes with the job, and administrators generally don’t push back publicly, but at the Sept. 15 meeting of the District 153 Board of Education, Superintendent Scott McAlister made an exception.

A parent…

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