To:

From: Board of Education, Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205

Date: March 21, 2022

cc: Dr. Keisha Campbell, Superintendent

Mr. Luke Pavone, Complaint Manager

This memorandum is the Board of Education's written decision regarding your complaint under
Board Policy 2:260, Uniform Grievance Procedure. In your complaint, you allege sexual
harassment by a ‘school board member, district employee, or district attorney,’ based on a remark
made by a ‘school board member, district employee, or district attorney’ that “someone should
find [you] a girlfriend.” Your complaint alleges that this statement amounts to discrimination on
the basis of sex and perceived relationship status and potentially violative of Title IX, State
Officials and Employees Ethics Act, the IHRA and other federal and state laws.

Luke Pavone initially investigated your complaint in his capacity as Complaint Manager. Based
on that investigation, Dr. Campbell found insufficient evidence to establish sexual harassment
under relevant law or Board policy or any other violation of your rights. As your allegations
potentially involved members of the Board of Education, the Board retained an independent
investigator to review your appeal of Dr. Campbell’s finding.

Based on that review, the Board finds no evidence of discrimination under the Illinois Human
Rights Act or any other violation of your rights. Specifically, the alleged conduct, even if true,
would not be discrimination based on a protected status, including sex, sexual orientation, or
gender identity. Women are equally able to have a girlfriend, including homosexual women and
transgender women. There is no special protection under the law for people who do not have a
girlfriend.

Based on the foregoing and a preponderance of the evidence standard, there is insufficient evidence
to support a finding of discrimination. This decision is final and resolves the pending complaint
under Board Policy 2:260.

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