“The reason I ran was to make sure the focus stayed on the kids. I felt as though I haven’t accomplished that. When you haven’t accomplished something you set out to do, it’s time to step aside and let somebody else do it,” Svabek said.
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The letter was composed with letters cut out of a newspaper and read “die” and “go to hell.”
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The second letter said “dead people don’t talk” and was apparently composed using a stencil. It arrived after Svabek openly questioned whether the board violated the Illinois Open Meetings Act by discussing the district’s search for a new superintendent in executive session.
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Despite her frustrations and the criticism she’s received, Svabek said she had no regrets about her actions over the past few months, including questioning the board’s interpretation of the open meetings act and bringing up in public the Cook County state’s attorney’s request to see a copy of the district superintendent Linda Anast-May’s contract.
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“No I don’t have any regrets bringing that up. If she (Trokey) were privy to the information we have she would realize that was not the intention we had when going public with it. The district has spent a lot of money in legal fees guarding this when in reality anyone can get this information. It’s public information. They’re (other board members) creating this web of secrecy over items that don’t need to be made secret.”
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“My son asked me if I was going to quit the Board and I told him, ‘No. This is what bullies do when they want to manipulate you. They intimidate and try to defeat you.’ I will continue to defend what I think is right.”