CHICAGO REMOVES TWO SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENTS FOR THEIR FELONY RECORDS, MR. RUSEAU, COMEAU OR WHATEVER YOU ARE CALLING YOURSELF THIS WEEK

2 School Board Presidents Pressured To Resign Over Felony Convictions

By Dana KozlovJanuary 9, 2013 at 5:32 pm

Filed Under:Dana Kozlov, Felony Convictions, Harvey Public School District 152, Janet Rogers, Kenneth Williams, School Board Presidents, Thornton Township High School District 205

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Harvey Public School District 152 school board president Janet Rogers and Thornton Township High Schools District 205 school board president Kenneth Williams both hold respected positions of leadership and trust in their communities. Both are also felons.

Rogers has a 2004 conviction for fraud, regarding state financial aid. Williams was convicted of forgery in Indiana in 1985. 

Both recently received toughly-worded letters from prosecutors, telling them they must resign, because they are ineligible to hold their positions as convicted felons.
Williams wasn’t at home Wednesday and couldn’t be reached for comment. 

Rogers wasn’t directly able to comment on the letter sent by the Illinois Attorney General’s office, stating her felony conviction makes her ineligible to hold her school board office. The attorney general’s office has said if her resignation isn’t submitted by Jan. 18, the state will sue.