Overview

• Residents packed Thursday's District 214 board meeting to speak for and against proposals to honor the Wheeling High School alumnus.
• The district said a district-wide memorial would disrupt learning and urged the community to use public services and vigils to remember Kirk.
• Officials reported no known Turning Point USA chapters in District 214 and said any such clubs must follow rules for non-school-sponsored groups, including having an employee monitor.
• Leaders said the distinguished-alumni nomination system is being updated and that any requests to recognize Kirk will go through those procedures.
• National observances are advancing, with the Senate passing a simple resolution for an Oct. 14 National Day of Remembrance and a funeral scheduled Sunday in Arizona that President Donald Trump is expected to attend.