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Students in Baraboo public schools will return to their classrooms Jan. 4 after the school board split 4-3 Monday to resume in-person learning a week sooner than previously planned due to concerns about student well-being and mental health.
A lengthy and, at times, heated discussion about that decision followed emotional comments by the districtâs school resource officers, Amanda Sabol and Mike Pichler, and public comment from a Baraboo parent.
Sabol, in her second year as Jack Young Middle Schoolâs SRO, said she primarily deals with child welfare and studentsâ issues at home. She described how some students tell her they need to be in school because itâs a break from the difficult circumstances they live with, such as abusive, irresponsible or neglectful parents. Others hoard the food they get in school, because thereâs none at home, she said.