'Time To Act:' Fight Prompts Rally Ahead Of District 200 Meeting

WEHEATON, IL — "It's time to act," reads a post on the Facebook group "Our Pact-A Place for CUSD200 Parents" announcing a rally that will take place just before the District 200 Board of Education meeting Wednesday.

The rally comes after a student was hurt in a fight at Wheaton Warrenville South on Feb. 28. The student's mother told Patch she believes officials are "downplaying the incident," which left her with a concussion and contusions, she told Patch.

District 200 parent Amy Erkenswick, who wrote the social media post announcing the rally, told Patch the rally is being organized by a group of nonpartisan parents.

The post encourages community members to gather at Wheaton Warrenville South around 6:30 p.m. and participants them to wear purple. Organizers plan to place 270 purple flags outside the school's entrance, with each flag symbolizing a disciplinary incident that took place at Wheaton Warrenville South in 2023, Erkenswick wrote.

The board meeting is set to start at 7 p.m.

Since the Feb. 28 incident, Patch has been contacted by parents and grandparents of students who attend District 200 expressing concern about the fight and safety within the district.

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A spokesperson for Wheaton Warrenville South told Patch they "cannot comment on student discipline matters," when Patch asked whether the students had been suspended or expelled.