Board members stated that the people of the district approved of Desmoulin-Kherat, which is why they chose to confirm her.
[4] In January 2019 the board of trustees renewed Desmoulin-Kherat's contract, and that year her salary increased.
This comment resulted in a campaign to rename schools named after figures that caused harm in race relations.
[9] Gregory Wilson, a member of the board of trustees, facilitated the renamings.
[13] Phil Luciano, a columnist for the Peoria Journal Star, argued that the proposed name changes were important and should be done.