As a previous student from many years ago and not only a parent of two grown children, I have been following this story closely and I am personally in agreement and back your efforts one hundred percent. Accountability is crucial and I hope these efforts will continue on.

The community should also hold the LFPD Police chief accountable in this situation. According to the Gurnee Police dept. the LFPD was well aware of the situation and did nothing.

The board did what was right with the information they had at the time. Steinert competed his court ordered community service and the whole thing was between two legal adults. If it were so bad, you should blame the judge for not ruling that he shouldn't be fit to work with children. I back Harry 100 %. The parents trying to make him resign need to back down. He has done great things for the community and both 67 and 115. This is his last year and you all need to stop trying to make him go down for this.

Dude, this offensive and perverted behavior occurred ON SCHOOL PROPERTY!! Not the place to do this ever with children that rely on our trust and responsibility. If these actions occurred at his residence it is none of our business. Griffith needs to be held accountable for what has transpired. He let us down, and it is an embarrassment to the community. He needs to go, without his six figure perks after he leaves.

He will get the six-figure perks. You the community gave that to him, and you can't take that away now...Griffith hasn't broken any laws or done anything for the State of Illinois to take away his pension.

Yes, he should resign, because he's lost his ability to lead...but you can't nullify a contract that you the community, via your Board, signed in good faith.

Griffith's extensive compensation package was heavily discussed in the press last spring. Both school boards told their constituents he was well worth it...and those constituents didn't press it.

You'll have to live with his 250K annual pension, Lake Forest...you gave it to him gladly and didn't fight it when you had the chance.

@LFHS 2010 Grad - Hurray for you! I agree with everything you said! @Stu - The harassment did NOT occur on school property. The texting began after the school year was over! This was a matter between two adults. The women who was being harassed filed the complaint with the police for one purpose ... to stop the harassment! That was accomplished! If she wanted this to become public, don't you think she would have called the media with her story? Now she has to experience this difficult time in her life all over again ...in full view of her family and friends! Shame on all of you!!

@stu Like Lori said, the harassment was not on school property. It was on his own time and after the internship. If it had been on school property, the situation would have been handled differently. and like @ida said above earlier, the LFPD got the version including the information regrading the SRO. They could've brought that to the attention of Harry and the board, but they did nothing. So you guys are blowing this whole occurrence out of proportion, were not Penn State. From all your comments it proves that you all are just attacking Dr. Griffith and his pension.

There is not a leg to stand on in demanding Harry lose his pension. He did nothing illegal to warrant that. The time to balk at the enormous pension was when it was awarded to him. The BOA voted on it, and nobody at the time contested it. Sorry, but he is legally entitled to it. Was he lazy in doing his job in this instance? It would appear so. Did he fail as the "guy at the top"? Sure. Is he arrogant, pompous and dismissive? Some would think so, but none of those things warrant losing his pension, so stop arguing that the BOA should revoke it.

@grad, since you are new to the business world, and perhaps not in it yet, just be aware that anything you do with the company equipment, email etc, regardless if you are "clocked in" or not, belongs to the company, and you can be fired for using to view, download, transmit pornography (which is what photographing your genitals falls under) sexual harassment, (which is what the repeated sexting was) or anything else that company deems inappropriate behavior. It doesn't matter that the Principal was not on school property. He used the school's property.

@ grad and Laura,
The real issue is that Mr. Steinert was considered a 'Key Employee' in his postion. He is required to follow a code of conduct and can be terminated for violations. Sexting even on his own phone and off school property and pleading guillty to sexual harassment are each activies that would be cause for termination of employemnet. It would be part of the employement agreement.

Me is right. All the other issues, salary, pensions, etc., whether he did it or not on campus... the real issue with these facts is that he engaged in conduct that should have kept him from getting the principal job. Further, with a little competent HR work, Harry would have discovered this. Harry failed to meet the minimum standards for hiring a person to work with children.

I just read the position paper that was out in the Caucus website. Well done! Calling for a complete investigation is the ONLY appropriate thing. How disappointing that the BOE couldn't break it's ties with Harry and think it up by themselves.

@Lori - it is really shame on the BOE for not being certain that Harry had done a thorough job in 2009. Other than that, it is a shame that our dirty laundry is aired publicly. A thorough job in 2009 would have meant there was no dirty laundry. Remember, the Tribune didn't investigate the offense, they investigated Harry's handling of it.

@Grad - take your company supplied mobile phone and in the privacy of your own home snap a photo of your equipment. Send that photo to a random woman along with a suggestion of a little sodomy. When your boss finds out, tell him it was ok because you were off the clock and not on company property. Then, get back to all of us and let us know how it worked out for you. I, for one, an just dying to hear.

Ima...you continue to throw out insults and half truths from under the rock you cower behind to hide your identity. Everyone that disagrees with you is attacked. If you want to compare apples to apples, this photo that you are enamored with was not sent to a random woman; he knew her, spent time with her, and even went to lunch twice. We were not privy to all the conversations but you and others keep making assumptions. And now you attack the young people and assume this doesn't happen. Ask those kids of yours and if they agree with you then they may be in the minority. Read the statistics in regards to sexting. You may actually learn something. And one last point, why don't you tell us who you are so we can call your corporate employer and tell them we will boycott their business because of people like you? Where did I get such a stupid idea?

Please just give this a rest today, folks.

Ima- Sexting is unacceptable, so don't put words in my mouth. And you admit having inappropriate coversations? You talk out of both sides of your own mouth. Please don't question my credibity. Enough is enough.

@Tim - Time to follow your own advice and stop assigning words to people who did not use them. Or, to quote you "don't put words in my mouth". I stated that I have had "off color discussions". Only in your version of reality does that equate to "inappropriate conversations".

As for your comment that is seemingly in defense of the sexting, we can only go by the words you have entered by your own hand. Once you hit that send button, it is nearly impossible to claw it back and pretend it never happened.

I continue to be astounded by your defense of an indefensible act. John was wrong and he admitted it (albeit belatedly). It is time for you to accept that as a reality and to understand that this community is not looking to punish him further. He is unfortunately caught in the crossfire in a battle between a superintendent and Board of Education that failed to do their jobs and a community that is calling for them to step down.

Reporter Lisa Black interviewed on WTTW:
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2011/11/22/lake-forest-sexting-scandal

@ Tim -- i am flabbergasted that anyone can defend the acions of Steinert, Harry or the Board. What Steinert did was wrong, illegal and immoral. Harry Griffith is either inept or corrupt. And the Board failed to do their job. All nice people i am sure, but just not qualified for their jobs. Lets replace them and move on

@ifparentofgirls- I am in total agreement of what you posted. Well said.

Again, to call for the immediate replacement of the BOE without an investigation is a 'knee-jerk' reaction. As I have said in other posts, and as the LF Caucus has requested, let's do an investigation first.