Kankakee School District 111 during a school board meeting on Tuesday voted to terminate a Kankakee High School teacher who earlier this month was captured on video using a racial slur towards a ...

Michael Nelson Jr., a 10th grader, was the student involved in the incident last Thursday in a classroom at Kankakee High School. "It's really hard to describe. I just can't, you know ...

Despite her son’s return to the school, Nelson says she’s considering allowing her son to take online classes. Kankakee High School has a Black enrollment of about 44%, according to U.S. News ...

The incident happened in a classroom at Kankakee High School. Students recorded the interaction, telling administrators the teacher used the slur during a minor conflict with Michael Nelson ...

The widely-shared video showed a teacher at Kankakee High School calling 15-year-old Michael Nelson Jr. a racial slur as he exited the classroom. “I was afraid, nervous,” Nelson said.

A joyful ceremony ensued at Kankakee Valley High School on Sunday, June 1 as the 55th annual Commencement Exercise took place ...

Obviously, you have to have the kids.” Hart is trying to improve Kankakee’s youth football programs, but this is a turnaround built on the high school team. The changes are attracting players.

KANKAKEE — Superintendent Genevra Walters and Kankakee High School administrators addressed the scheduling process for the upcoming school year during a parent meeting Tuesday in the school’s ...

A Kankakee High School teacher has been placed on paid leave pending an investigation after being captured on video using a racial slur towards a student during a class, according to a statement ...

KANKAKEE, Ill. (CBS) -- A high school teacher in Kankakee was fired Monday night after being caught on video calling one of his students the N-word in class. The 15-year-old student said he was ...

KANKAKEE, Illinois (WBBM) — A high school teacher in Kankakee was fired Monday night after being caught on video calling one of his students the N-word in class. The 15-year-old student said he ...