Household performs loud music with specific lyrics to protest faculty playground noise

ORLAND PARK, Unwell. (WBBM) – A playground isn’t often the location of controversy, however that’s not the case in Orland Park.

The fixed noise was annoying neighbors, so one household took issues into its personal fingers.

Behind Prairie Elementary Faculty sits this up to date playground. It was constructed with musical devices, together with loud drums.

When the brand new digs popped up, youngsters beloved it. However the identical couldn’t be stated for the household whose yard is inside toes of the playground.

“We will’t do something,” Rueben Rayo stated.

Laura and Rueben Rayo stated the noise coming from the playgrounds’ musical devices turned extreme.

“We weren’t in a position to open our home windows due to the truth that the devices have been continuously being performed,” Laura Rayo stated.

So the household put in out of doors patio audio system and initially simply blared loud music.

After a yr of complaining to District 135 Faculty Board, the Rayo household lately up the quantity and lyrics and began enjoying specific music like rapper Cardi B, all whereas youngsters performed.

“… To me it’s extra like harassment. , they’re harassing the youngsters. To me it’s borderline like sexual harassment to us moms being there,” mother or father Iwona Piwowerczyk stated.

Dad and mom complained, and police have been referred to as. And it seems whereas in poor style, it was not unlawful, which is why extra individuals complained to board members.

Tuesday night time, the board heard from different neighbors who admit the playground sounds are uncontrolled.

Rueben Rayo stated they performed the music with specific lyrics “as a result of we’ve to get the board’s consideration.”

Orland Park police investigated the complaints and satisfied the varsity to quickly take away the devices. But the board shouldn’t be able to maintain them away.

And Rueben Rayo says if devices return, so will the music: “Simply repair it, take it away.”

“ what, I’m utterly out of line. It was, completely, however you already know what, I needed to do what I needed to do to guard my household and my dwelling as a result of I can’t transfer my dwelling,” he stated.

The Rayos say they may now not blast vulgar music, however they may play loud music once more if the playground devices return.

The college board has not but made a closing determination on the matter.

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