Combining donations from conservative supporters and Mequon and Thiensville residents, more than $47,000 has been raised in support of the recall.
Gina Kildahl sued Fall Creek School District for not protecting her 7-year-old son and other students from COVID-19.
As school boards—many times influenced by groups funded by national conservative organizations—decline to enact COVID safety protocols, local parent groups are pushing back.
The action is the first such known as parents throughout Wisconsin seek remedies for school districts that don't require COVID safety.
The decision came just over a week after a 17-year-old high schooler in Mondovi died while COVID-positive.
Authors of legislation say they want to ban ‘CRT’ in public schools, but the measure instead prohibits a wide range of topics such as white supremacy, equity, and racial justice.
Insensitive depictions of Native Americans are demeaning and further negative views that help lead to violence against indigenous people, advocates said.
Lawsuits against Wisconsin schools that don’t require masks could be filed soon following the death of at least two students who had tested positive for the coronavirus.
Dylan Passa is the second school-age Wisconsinite to die after testing positive for COVID-19 since the school year began.
One outgoing school board member says she hopes the current toxic political climate encourages more young people to speak up and get involved.
