Alliance Defending Freedom
Local Alert
📅 Monday, November 16, 2026 to Calendar
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We reviewed the upcoming agenda for Wauconda CUSD 118 and identified 1 items with potential legal exposure ahead of the vote.
MONITOR (LEVEL 4)
Public Comment Rules Restrict Content
📅 November 16, 2026
The Board’s stated public comment practice, outlined in the agenda, directs speakers wishing to address issues about specific students or employees to do so in executive session rather than the open meeting. This is a content-based restriction on speech in a limited public forum, creating potential First Amendment exposure.
Intake Action

PRESERVE RECORD: The public comment rules described under agenda item 2, ‘RECOGNITION OF AUDIENCE’, create a content-based restriction on speech. Preserve the agenda as evidence of the policy. Monitor for any instance of a speaker being silenced or redirected under this rule.

⚖️ Legal Hook: First Amendment – Public Forum Doctrine
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