Kindergarten

$10.5 Million Awarded in Heartbreaking Loss: Kindergarten Teacher’s Family Receives Justice after Fatal Arlington Heights Bicycle Crash

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ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. — In a significant legal ruling, a Cook County jury has awarded $10.5 million to the husband of a kindergarten teacher from Arlington Heights who died tragically in a bicycle crash in 2022. The teacher, Sylwia Jarosz, was fatally struck by a dump truck while riding her bicycle to work. The incident unfolded on the morning of Sept. 29, 2022, when Jarosz, aged 45, was navigating her bicycle along northbound Wilke Road. She was stopped at a red light at the intersection with Lake Cook Road when a catastrophic chain of events … Read more

$10.5 Million Awarded in Tragic Bicycle-Collision Death of Illinois Kindergarten Teacher

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Arlington Heights, Ill. — In a poignant resolution to a tragic case, a Cook County jury has awarded $10.5 million to the family of a kindergarten teacher who met a fatal accident while bicycling last year. The 2022 incident, which involved a catastrophic collision between two vehicles, claimed the life of 45-year-old Sylwia Wagner Jarosz. The accident occurred early in the morning on Sept. 29, 2022, at the intersection of Lake Cook and Wilke Roads in Arlington Heights. According to the police report, the series of events unfolded when a Ford F550 truck towing a … Read more

Connecticut Adjusts Kindergarten Age Requirement and Enhances Student Safety with New Laws Starting July

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Hartford, CT – A significant change in kindergarten eligibility that will shift the qualifying birth date to September 1 from December 31 will be implemented starting July 1. This modification is part of several laws coming into effect aimed at enhancing educational and community standards across Connecticut. This policy adjustment aligns Connecticut with other states, addressing concerns from educators about children’s readiness for school. Sen. Douglas McCrory of Hartford, also the co-chair of the state’s Education Committee, emphasized that many educators believe the previous cutoff did not provide young learners enough developmental time before beginning … Read more