School system took discriminatory actions and tolerated racially hostile environment, ruling finds. By Henry Redman - Apr 13th, 2021 02:21 pm //end headline wrapper ?>Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee
The Burlington Area School District was torn apart after a teacher formed a lesson around racism and Black Lives Matter protests, according to an NBC News report. (Burlington Area School District Facebook)
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) ruled last week that the Burlington Area School District hasn’t done enough to address a “racially hostile environment” against the district’s students of color. The district now has 30 days to submit a plan that prevents further discrimination, improve the environment, review its policies on reporting and investigation incidents and ensure its policies are in compliance with state law.