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New equal opportunities director and Title IX coordinator to begin in July

Clare McRoberts, Features Editor
April 2, 2024
Midway Staff
Chantal Thornberry will join the Lab community as equal opportunity services director and the deputy Title IX coordinator in July. Students seeking help with concerns about discrimination or harassment in the coming weeks should contact Dean of Students Ana Campos.

With the departure of Betsy Noel, Lab’s equal opportunity services director and Title IX coordinator, students seeking help with concerns about discrimination or harassment in the coming weeks should contact Dean of Students Ana Campos, Ms. Noel said. 

Chantal Thornberry will join the Lab community in July to become equal opportunity services director and the deputy Title IX coordinator. Most recently, Ms. Thornberry has been the director of student culture and wellbeing at Morristown Beard School in New Jersey. 

Ms. Thornberry, who in 2023 was one of four finalists to be principal of U-High, has had 20 years of experience in education. Though she has worked in schools all over the Midwest, she is a Chicago native. 

In an email announcing the decision to hire Ms. Thornberry as Ms. Noel’s replacement, Director of Schools Tori Jueds said “Lab faculty, staff, students, and parents have seen in Chantal the skills, experiences, and competencies necessary to this critically important and highly specialized role at Lab.” 

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About the Contributor
Clare McRoberts
Clare McRoberts, Editor-in-Chief
Clare McRoberts is a member of the Class of 2025 and serves as editor-in-chief. She began journalism in the 2021-22 school year as a ninth grader and previously served as an assistant editor and features editor. Her favorite story she has written is a profile on Phillip Raoul, an auto shop manager. Outside of journalism, she enjoys oil painting, running and reading mystery novels. Awards:

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