MADISON, Wis. Officials with the Madison Metropolitan School District say they are aware of an email sent to parents of students at West High School that has gained attention on social media in the last week and led to accusations of segregation.
The email, which was sent in the wake of the Derek Chauvin trial verdict and the shooting death of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant in Columbus, Ohio last week, included links to Zoom meetings for families to discuss how the issues were affecting them.
“Only after we establish these strong connections can we expect students and families to openly share and dialog around such complex issues,” the email said. “We want to work together to help our students and families feel safe, discuss challenging issues productively, and think about how they can make positive changes in the community.”
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Madison school district wonât release report on former East teacher involved in hidden camera incident
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District officials are refusing to release a 2020 report detailing an investigation into a former Madison East High School educator.Â
David Kruchten allegedly placed hidden cameras in the hotel bathrooms of students he was chaperoning on school trips. Students found these cameras concealed in smoke detectors, alarm clocks and air fresheners while at a conference in Minneapolis in October 2019. Kruchten was arrested in January 2020 and faces state and federal charges for attempting to produce child pornography.
Promising in February 2020 to review âevery detailâ of the incident, then-superintendent Jane Belmore told parents in an email that a private attorney had been hired to conduct an independent, internal review of the incident. That report was completed in June 2020, but the school dist
What MMSD classrooms now look like as students start returning this week
March 8, 2021 8:07 AM Chris Stanford
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MADISON, Wis. It’s an important week for the Madison school district as it begins the transition of bringing students back into the classroom.
It was March 15, 2020 when the Public Health Madison Dane County shut down schools to slow the spread of COVID-19. For MMSD a shutdown that was anticipated to last a few weeks lasted nearly a year. News 3 Now’s Chris Stanford recently got a look inside a Kindergarten classroom to see what will be different when students start returning Tuesday.
MADISON, Wis. – Nearly 50 parents, students and supporters marched the Capitol Square Saturday afternoon to protest MMSD’s handling of a hidden camera situation.
First reported by the Isthmus, officials within MMSD planted hidden cameras inside of smoke detectors in an attempt to catch a nighttime custodian sleeping on the job. One of the cameras was placed in an area where students with disabilities use the restroom.
HAPPENING NOW: Protesters are marching around Wisconsin State Capitol building in wake of a hidden camera incident at Madison East high school. In recent weeks, it was revealed administration placed a hidden camera in An area where students changed clothes. #News3Nowpic.twitter.com/PZLKWtBPLG
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