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Documents indicate OPRF Golden Apple winner was fired because he ‘leered’ at students and made them ‘uncomfortable’

Summary by Chicago Tribune
According to documents obtained by Pioneer Press through a public records request, veteran Oak Park and River Forest High School physics teacher Aaron Podolner was fired this summer because an internal investigation concluded that he had “leered” at students, made inappropriate comments and because other students corroborated a female student’s complaint that on Nov. 21, 2024 Podolner had inappropriately touched her. However the Illinois Departm…

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Chicago Tribune broke the news in Chicago, United States on Tuesday, August 26, 2025.
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