School Board member resigns as Winnetka District 36 investigates bus ‘behavior’

A Winnetka School Board member has resigned amid a district investigation into an incident that took place on a district school bus.

In response to Record questions about a potential March incident involving Katherine Myers-Crum, a first-term member of the Winnetka District 36 Board of Education, the district responded that it recently opened an investigation into “behavior” on a school bus.

Citing the ongoing internal investigation, the district declined to share further details about the alleged incident. The Record filed a public-records request on Wednesday, March 19, in search of more details.

Myers-Crum submitted her resignation to the School Board on March 18, according to an emailed message Board President Dan Waters sent to district families on March 19.

Myers-Crum did not return messages from The Record.

A Winnetka Caucus-endorsed candidate, Myers-Crum was elected to the District 36 School Board in 2023. She is the founder of Great Lakes Academy Charter School, an attorney and an education consultant.

Stay tuned to TheRecordNorthShore.org as this story develops.

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