Letter to the Editor: D46 Board Member Reacts to Threatening Phone Call

Please, leave my daughters alone.

This is to the man who threatened my daughters:

At 11:45 p.m. last night, Sat. January 19, 2013, you called my home. My family was sleeping so you opted to leave a message on our answering machine. 

While I cannot write verbatim what you said because of the vile and abusive language it contained, I can paraphrase with accuracy since it remains on our machine.

“You are a (expletive) liar. I’d really hate to see what happens to your daughters at school when I have my kids (expletive) taunt them every day because their mother is a (expletive) liar. Settle the (expletive) strike.”

First, you must know that the police were contacted and I have filed a report regarding your call. If their investigation leads them to you, I will press charges of harassment.

It is not ok to threaten ANY ONE’S children. If you don’t like my choices, come speak to me at a meeting. You called my home and threatened my family. I will not stand by and allow you or anyone else to intrude into my home and hurt my children.

Second, if the police investigation doesn’t lead them to you, I am offering a $500 reward to the person who notifies the police of your identity. Second only to negotiations, my purpose is to find you and have you prosecuted.

If anyone has any information as to who made the call to my home and threatened my daughters, please contact: Patrol Officer Frawley. Site Case # 13-2382.

Phone number: 847-223-2341. 

Please, leave my daughters alone.

Shannon Smigielski

Mother of 2

CCSD#46 School Board Member