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Vol. 40, No. 2
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January 15, 2025
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RBHS teacher says D208 did not warn staff about floor sealant use
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Administrators say they weren’t aware of plans for the sealing until the work had started
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By TRENT BROWN Staff Reporter
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Jon Tutaj (right), owner of Tutaj Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in North Riverside, demonstrates a move on student Francisco Jimenez of Berwyn.
A teacher at Riverside Brookfield High School accused school administrators of violating district policy and state law after he said he became sick two days in a row due to exposure to fumes from floor sealant products. David Monti, a science teacher at RB, told RBHS District 208 administrators he fell sick on Thursday, Nov. 14 and Friday, Nov. 15, after he was exposed to fumes from floor sealing work being done in the high school’s east gymnasium. He claimed Superintendent Kevin Skinkis, Assistant Superintendent Kristin Smetana and PrinciSee SEALANT on page 3
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