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Forest Ridge District 142 Board Ousts Vice President from Seat
Roxana Agler will not be leaving the board, but roles were shuffled this week in light of recent conflict.
The Forest Ridge District 142 board this week voted to remove a controversial member as its vice president.
The board voted 6-0 in favor of ousting Roxana Agler from her role; Agler abstained from the vote and other measures on the agenda that night.
Board President Gerard Curran was mum on the reason for the board's vote, but Agler called it "a retaliatory tactic for not falling in line with their philosophy," reports the Daily Southtown.
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Agler has come under fire for her behavior on the board, with some calling her a bully who "has systematically tried to destroy the district by taking it down bit by bit."
Agler has accused the board and the district's PTA of bullying.
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She also intends to stay on the board, noting that her term does not expire until 2019. Meanwhile, former board secretary Sarah Doff was selected to take over as vice president.
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