Naperville School District 203 Board of Education member Melissa Kelley Black has been censured by her six elected colleagues for a second time in less than a year. A resolution affirming the reprimand was adopted at a meeting Monday, Oct. 20.
In the latest censure, the board alleges Kelley Black divulged confidential information amid teacher contract negotiations via social media posts this summer and, at times, has disparaged the board and administrators. Kelley Black’s first censure occurred in January.
What’s in the second censure resolution against Kelley Black
The board voted 6-1, with Kelley Black dissenting, in support of the censure. The 44-page document, which includes a series of exhibits that include an April reprimand letter and some of Kelley Black’s social media posts, was uploaded immediately after the vote was cast.
The resolution outlines incidents Kelley Black’s colleagues deem infractions. One such finding was from an Aug. 15 social media post “relating to information she knows about the district’s ongoing negotiations for the successor collective bargaining contract with the Naperville Unit Education Association (NUEA).”…