SUGAR GROVE – Members of the Knights Against Bullying group showed up at Tuesday’s Kaneland School District 302 board meeting at Harter Middle School, with a member reading a letter during public comment that urged the board to “take a leadership role” in the issue.

In the letter, read by Leanne Gramley, the group brought up five recommendations made previously and mentioned that “we understand our recommendations have not been discussed.” It was one of two letters read on the subject.

After the letters were read, school board President Cheryl Krauspe assured speakers they had been “heard by the board and taken seriously.” She said board members could not have had such a discussion outside of a board setting, saying it would be a violation of the Open Meetings Act.