District warns of program and staffing cuts if referendum fails

O'Connor told attendees that if a referendum fails the district would need to consider cuts to athletic programs, activities and certain services and could see larger class sizes and higher caseloads for related services staff. He said cutting $1–$2 million from those line items would not be enough to finance a new building and described those reductions as a "Band-Aid" that would not solve the infrastructure problem.

When asked specifically about students with IEPs, O'Connor said the district must comply with ISBE and federal law and would not reduce legally required services. "We will we would never do anything to question or impede on on on anything like that," he said, adding that special education teams are monitoring compliance and fine-tuning IEPs and 504 plans.