District 65 lawyer calls parent suit threat ‘premature,’ says no final decisions have been made

An attorney for Evanston/Skokie District 65 s law firm, Franczek, said in a partial reply to parents who threatened to file suit against the district that the threat was “premature,” since Monday s upcoming vote will not be an official decision to close schools. “A vote to begin that process is not a decision to close any school. Rather, it is the first step in a public process through which parents, staff, students and other stakeholders will be invited to participate and provide feedback on the Administration’s proposal before the Board considers any final action,” Ruchi Verma, Franczek attorney, wrote to parent attorneys who sent demands to the board last week. “The concerns described in your letter are precisely the kinds of input that process is designed to receive, and we encourage you and other community members to participate,” the letter said. At the Oct. 26 school board meeting, District 65 administrators said that despite accidentally overstating spending by millio