The judge said there was evidence that the parent had tried to harass and intimidate the Baraboo school chief during a commencement ceremony last month.
Matthew Eddy, 49, told police Baraboo High School superintendent Rainey Briggs "rolled his eyes" during a disciplinary hearing in which his daughter was facing expulsion, according to video of an interview taken moments after the shoving incident.
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The Wisconsin superintendent who was accosted on stage by a parent during a high school graduation last month said the encounter left him concerned for his safety, as well as that of his family and the school community at large.