Education
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Mondovi School Board Reverses Course, Requires Masks After Student’s Death
The decision came just over a week after a 17-year-old high schooler in Mondovi died while COVID-positive.
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‘Critical Race Theory’ Bills Draw Comparison to Strategy Used to Get Southern Racists to Vote GOP
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.
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Native American Leaders Seeking Improvements to Curriculum After Teacher Wears Racist Outfit
Insensitive depictions of Native Americans are demeaning and further negative views that help lead to violence against indigenous people, advocates said.
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Parents, Progressive PAC Weigh Lawsuits Against Schools That Refuse to Enact COVID Rules
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.
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A Mondovi High Schooler Died While COVID-Positive. The School Board Still Didn’t Require Masks.
Dylan Passa is the second school-age Wisconsinite to die after testing positive for COVID-19 since the school year began.
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‘My Family No Longer Feels Safe’: School Board Members Face Threats, Harassment Over COVID Safety Rules
One outgoing school board member says she hopes the current toxic political climate encourages more young people to speak up and get involved.
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‘Made-Up Political Outrage’: Republican Legislators Target Efforts to Teach About Historic Racism
Professor responds that students “don’t have to agree with me, but they do have to think.”
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Menomonie School Board Ends Mandatory COVID Contact Quarantines, Leaves Decision With Parents
The vote comes after the school board voted twice last month against requiring masks amid a nationwide surge of the Delta COVID-19 variant.
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Most Wisconsin School Districts Aren’t Requiring Masks. There Are Already Outbreaks.
With school barely back in session, hundreds of kids and staff are already COVID-positive or quarantined across Wisconsin.
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DPI Hints That Schools Might Face Lawsuits If They Don’t Require Masks
Letter offers a thinly veiled warning about running amok of federal investigations into school mask bans and the Americans With Disabilities Act’s equal education policy.
