McCloy calls for firing of Stratford Middle School staffer Bill Tarver over deleted ‘8647’ post: ‘CCSD93 should fire him immediately’
Kristina McCloy, founder of Concerned Parents of Illinois, is calling for the termination of Bill Tarver from his position at Stratford Middle School in Bloomingdale and his resignation from the Kane County Board following a social media post critics say alluded to violence against President Donald Trump.
On Friday, May 1, Tarver, a Democrat serving his second term on the Kane County Board, posted and later deleted an image depicting the Mount Rushmore presidents holding a sign reading “8647.”
Image of the now-deleted post shows the Mount Rushmore presidents holding a sign reading “8647,” shared by Stratford Middle School
employee and Kane County Board member Bill Tarver. (Facebook / Elect Bill Tarver)
McCloy said Tarver’s positions make him unfit for public service.
“Anyone who publicly advocates for or excuses murder and political violence is not of sound mind to be making decisions as a county board member, nor should they be trusted around our children,” McCloy told the DuPage Policy Journal.
McCloy called on both the Kane County Board and Community Consolidated School District 93, where Tarver works as a restorative practices facilitator at Stratford Middle School, to take action.
“Kane County constituents and parents of District 93 should be very alarmed,” she said. “Bill Tarver should resign from the Kane County Board immediately, and CCSD93 should fire him immediately for the safety of the children.”
Tarver works at Stratford Middle School in Bloomingdale, which serves more than 500 students in grades 6-8. He was first elected to the Kane County Board in 2022 and re-elected in 2024.
McCloy also criticized Tarver’s policy positions on the county board.
“Democrat Bill Tarver serves on the Kane County Board voting for taxpayers’ hard-earned money to go to government subsidized housing, LGBTQ initiatives, aiding and abetting illegal aliens, soft-on-crime, and police-replacement programs — while holding a taxpayer-funded position as a Restorative Practices Facilitator at Stratford Middle School in CCSD93, where he works directly with 6th–8th grade students leading ‘restorative circles and justice sessions,’” she said.
“Taxpayers are funding Mr. Tarver’s salary to promote ‘restorative justice’ in our schools while he engages in the very kind of divisive rhetoric that undermines safety and civility,” McCloy said.
She pointed to Tarver’s May 1 post as an example of what she described as that inconsistency.
“Yet this is the same individual who posted ‘8647’ imagery and commentary widely viewed as promoting or excusing violence against President Trump in the wake of yet another assassination attempt — all while he preaches about ‘stopping gun violence,’” McCloy said.
McCloy also called Tarver a “hypocrite,” citing a September 2025 social media post in which he condemned inflammatory rhetoric and called for civility in public discourse.
In that post, Tarver urged the Kane County Board to treat all residents with “fairness, respect, and dignity” and criticized remarks he described as offensive, discriminatory, and harmful, particularly toward LGBT individuals.
In his September 2025 post, Tarver wrote that public speakers at Kane County Board meetings had made accusations against the Democratic Party, including that it “‘embraces a culture of death,’ ‘embraces evil,’ and demanded that Democrats ‘denounce evil.’”
Tarver criticized those comments as “offensive, discriminatory, inflammatory, and harmful.”
“I ask you to stand with me against the hate speech and divisive political grandstanding, and redirect your attention to the business of protecting our children, building an inclusive community, and getting back to the work you're elected to do,” Tarver wrote at the time.
Tarver’s “8647” post came days after a reported White House Correspondents’ Dinner security incident involving an armed individual who breached security and exchanged fire with Secret Service agents before being taken into custody.
Following that incident, Tarver posted commentary questioning the official account of the event.
“The Executive branch along with top cabinet members in attendance and they want you to believe this guy ran through security,” Tarver posted on Facebook.
In other posts regarding the matter, Tarver said, “Violence of any kind should be denounced,” and “Enough is Enough Stop Gun Violence.”
Tarver has also drawn backlash from Republican officials and advocacy groups.
Batavia IL Township Republicans wrote, “Bill Tarver thinks it's OK to advocate for the murder of the president. He works with children... your colleagues are watching and outraged Elect Bill Tarver. Those who support you have a long history of promoting demonic behavior... see below...WE MUST VOTE TO KEEP SICKOS LIKE HIM OUT!”
Kane County Speaks similarly condemned him, posting, “Bill Tarver is currently on the Kane County Board, 10th district. What kind of 'man' trying to 'serve the people' posts like this? A total sicko! And the folks who endorsed him are the same."
Tarver’s post came after a federal grand jury indicted former FBI Director James Comey in connection with a May 2025 Instagram post that included “8647,” which prosecutors linked to allegations involving threats against President Donald Trump.
Kane County Board member Bill Tarver (right) attends a rally in May 2025. (Facebook / Elect Bill Tarver)