social hosting, a local ordinance punishable by a fine of at least $250 and as much as $500, ....are you kidding?!!! someone takes it upon themselves provide alcohol to other peoples teenagers and the maximum fine is $500....that is a crime in itself! Perhaps someone should review that and modify it to mean something..I'm quite sure that someone living on Persimmon and Hunt Club isn't going to have a problem coming up with $500....she probably spent more on the booze! What a shame that we don't take obeying the laws a little more seriously..

I don't know all the details... and neither do you Betty Christensen. How do you know the alcohol was provided by the mother? I agree the fine is ridiculous, but you assume too much... learn the facts, then pass judgement....

I believe the REAL issue is the puny fine of $250 to $500 for " social hosting" to minors. I believe this should be $500 per child to whom alcohol was allowed to be served.

I live in this neighborhood and this is the 3rd party this woman has allowed her son to have since August. Police have been there before. It's a disgrace. Neighbors are not happy with the situation. It's a mess over there.

Parential Responsibility...Seems to me that the parents of the teenagers who attended the party should also be held accountable. Oh, I forgot...Today many parents want to be their son or daughter's "best friend" and prefer not to be a knowledgeable and loving parent!

hmm...........is this the same Lisa Lorenzini who is an adjunct faculty at Waubonsee?

i was actually at the party, and mrs. lorenzini was making a strong attempt to check bags and everyone for alcohol but soon way more people than expected showed up, and she simply couldnt control it herself. You people need to stop pointing fingers and bashing on this innocent woman!

I was also at the party and the mom did not give the alcohol to minors. Juniors and seniors brought it in. Mrs. Lorenzini was checking bags. I was one of the few that actually didnt drink

Josepine............ditto on everything you said........

Mom in question,

mom in question at party house..............QUIT DOING THIS..............

How many of these kids at this drinking party were athletes at St. Charles East High School? I would think this breaks the Code of Conduct they all have to sign at the beginning of the year. I hope school officials are on this. Mr. Scholman where are you????

If the party got out of control why didn't she call the police. She's claiming her house was vandalized at this party. Windows broken holes in the wall vomit and urine on her carpets and her daughters room was trashed with kids smoking pot in it. How does this go on in your house when your there???? As I said before this is not the first time she's allowed her son to have a party. The last one the kids were running through our yards and broke some people's property. How can you allow 70 plus kids in your house. Her son didn't even know all of them. Maybe she thinks this makes her and her son feel popular??? Well they are not popular in this neighborhood and withstand of the parents who had to go pick up their kids at 11 pm because she let them into an underage drinking party

Finally St Charles East high school doesn't cover up a huge incident. This is at least the third, uhem, party most of these kids have been busted for. This is a known party house so of course the kids are rallying around the sugar-mom, but they all know where they'll be going next weekend. They'll be caught again- will the high school cover that one up too?

Some comments:
1. The mother supposedly was the one who called the police
2. The mother supposedly did not provide the liquor. It is very likely that the kids (despite being underage) brought their own liquor.
3. 80+ kids got punished for breaking the code of conduct. They are have banned from 25% of their sport's/club's season (this seems like a slap on the wrist to me, but whatever).

"how would a high school cover up something that is not at the high school? Why would it even have to? The high school does not have jurisdiction in people's homes"

Ted, it is sad for you to think the high school has no right to punish these kids if it didn't happen at the high school; These kids represent St. Charles East, both at school and in the community; as athletes they sign a Code of Conduct and here is a link to that so you can better understand why the high school is responsible for this also, both kid AND parent sign this before they become a member of sports team:
http://east.d303.org/sites/east.d303.org/files/pdf/Athletic%20Code%20of%20Conduct.pdf
Hopefully you do a better job of researching about how high schools are responsible, along with the parents and the kids themselves: it is called consequences!

Ted, ted, ted, ted, ted it's not the event. It's the choice whether or not to enforce the athletic code. And the high school has in the past has chosen not to enforce the code because of which athletes were involved and due to aggressive parent behavior. Do your job, man!

Ted, you're new to our D303. The HS (and I would think any HS) does have authority to discipline students for their choices outside of school, wherever that may be, and to expect/apply rules for their behavior that are clearly outlined in black & white. In theory, to whom much is given, much is expected. Sports eleigibility opens college doors. It supposedly comes with responsibilities-student and parental. It's a document they sign every year. (Whether they read it, well that's another thing) Otherwise, it 's simply in-school conduct enforced, controlled by our school staff during the day. Of course it is off-campus behavior outlined in the document. Of course we demand a clean record, of our athletes. Is'nt athletics supposed to be the big character-builder? When you see an athletic record, as you go along in society, does'nt that connote something? Sports training and performance is not a guarantee of good character-but accountability would certainly help. .Code of conduct. Now, that's a good story lead.

Bottom line....the homeowner is responsible for their own teenagers plus any other teenagers they let into their home. The homeowner is also responsible for any behavior or actions that take place by their own kids or any other kids they allow into their home. I believe this homeowner should be happy more damages were not done to her home or property and there isn't a pending lawsuit agaisnt her. Parents need to be home, be responsible, and take control of situations at hand. If this is the 3rd party at her house.....perhaps she is not learning from her mistakes. The next time a party is held at her house....she might not be so lucky. It is a shame that the fine is a measly $500. I believe there needs to be a stricter punishment like making her and her teenagers do community service. Just saying......

U people r funny whining about this! Should of grew up in Wisconsin.

You mean, "should have grown up in Wisconsin"? Hmm. Kind of glad I grew up here.

We did not get suspended for 25% of the season. We just had to write a letter to the athletic director and thats it

Bottom line is nothing happen to us teenagers. We were trying to have a fun sophomore party when juniors and seniors start to show up and bring alcohol. Most of the kids that ran away from the cops were the ones that brought the alcohol. I believe they should've breathalized each person and given tickets to the kids that had a BAC of .01 or higher because the kids that didnt drink (like myself) shouldnt get in trouble for other kids drinking and running from the cops

I had a daughter who was a straight A student at stc east. She was at a party just hanging out with many of her friends. police came in and breathalized everyone. After 4 months Jerry Craig athletic director (who has been fired) told her and her friends that they be kicked off the team ( even the gym teacher told other girls what happened at this party) I told principal bob miller ( who is gone also) this was a private matter ( none of the schools business) Long story short, many other girls dropped out of sports programs to support those unfaily punished. The school begged them all to rejoin and those girls stood their ground ! I say good for them, and this code of conduct should be reevaluated ! Let the parents punish their own as they see fit, not the school system !! I am glad they are out of that high school, bad memories, and high suicide rate because of these policies . Yes I said it, talk to those parents whose kids took their lives and most will tell you that have been through code of conduct ! After new director and principal, (they tried to keep this quiet ! ) I hope they rethink this issue and many board members agreed with us parents also. Good luck STC

Thank you, Ted. For catching this thread of reasoning applied to these tragically lost children. Amy, you cannot put that out here-you have no right to use suicide to challenge a simple expectation of sportsmanship and moral behavior. Regardless of whether you meant 3 out of 4 or what your standard is for using the word, "most". Our kids learned in elementary school what they called, "restraining impulsivity". They learned it by positive reinforcement with recognition and by gentle reproof, often in amusing ways with each teachers' individuality....(I remember one teacher using a 7 dwarfs stuffed doll, Grumpy). Teachers and school codes only go so far, without parent reinforcement with recognition, and with consequences. That is what we are talking about. As a former teacher, I can share the frustration felt by the limit to what we could do to shape behavior and influence choice. Responsibility remains heavily on all these parents, and the woman who hosted, for they are the adults responsible in large part for their minor children's whereabouts. Can't be responsible for their every choice-but, what did you say they could do, that night? What are 14 yr olds doing mixing with juniors & seniors, and who in their right mind hosts such a huge party? Don't care how big the house is-you could not handle it by your actions or influence, alone, Lisa.

Why are some teams at St. Charles East High School not required to hold a Code of Conduct Meeting for both the athletes and parents . This is an expectation of the coaching staff to hold this pre-season meeting and explain the Code of Conduct in detail to all in attendance. This is clearly stated in the STCE Athletic Expectations Handbook. Why is there no oversight to make sure these meetings take place for all of the teams at the High School?

I am not going to speak to the athletic Code of Conduct in this string. From past experience in the school, I can tell you that in this house, it was not the school's "Code of Conduct" that is taken seriously but our expectations as parents. What strikes me the most in the scenario is this: When is it considered humanely normal for a person to urinate in someone's home? How does this even happen? There is clearly a total and complete lack of respect for other people in this instance. These values are not being taught and/or reinforced at home. Instead, there is a message sent to these children - because that's what they are - that they are "above the law" or "untouchable" based on the many factors. We should be more concerned with this level of depravity instead of the fact that Johnny or Mary may not play basketball tomorrow. Wow, what is wrong with this society? Sad. I weep for the future.