We have a party night nearly every month Halloween, Christmas, Valentines Day, etc. If you have any questions about your childs particular activity, please reach out via Parentsquare to your childs principal or coach. She acknowledged that one of the boys once lashed out and threw food at the transgender student none of which was revealed in initial media interviews. In the backdrop, mass shootings first in Buffalo, New York, then Uvalde, Texas only heightened fears. Dr. Barrentine will be sending additional information shortly. Closer than this community has ever felt as it pertains to physical violence.. Switchboard: (305) 751-6692 Did the bomb threats mean that the backlash had gotten out of hand? Over nine days, six emailed bomb threats would land in school, police and news media inboxes, and the list of targets grew. Watch for information from your school or teacher regarding assignments, or if that is not possible due to lack of access, follow up with your teacher when we return to the building next week. At 6:54 a.m. today (Friday, April 14, 2023), the school corporation was notified of a bomb threat. This is about standing up for all the kids and educating them and making it inclusive.. Good morning, Noblesville Schools families. In fact, discussions of such strategies alone has reportedly resulted in decreased bomb threats at some schools. Christianity and Critical Race Theory (CRT) cannot coexist; therefore, I cannot vote for any of the current board members who voted to support CRT, it said. A news event shook Kiel in mid-May. The Club has an annual membership drive every September (usually the second and third Thursdays after Labour Day). Transportation facility and bus security issues should also be built into school security plans. School officials chose to shut down the schools for three days as school and law enforcement officials investigated. We discuss tolerance and respect to maintain a school that is a safe and welcoming place for all of our students.. For his part, Harden expressed disappointment that the letter from the school board didnt explicitly exonerate the boys. Codd confirmed that BSOs Bomb Squad and BSOs Threat Management Unit are on campus investigating. SD132 in partnership with the Calumet Park Recreational Center and Workstudy Enterprises, Inc. provided ongoing activities that students experienced at the But in late 2021 and early 2022, Wisconsins Republican-controlled Legislature passed legislation to prohibit educators from referencing a host of concepts, including critical race theory, multiculturalism, equity, and social justice. Democratic Gov. (Lianne Milton for Wisconsin Watch). When I saw that other schools were closing, I contacted their superintendents and asked them what information led to them closing. 6:00 PM Bilingual PAC . It's not long before the new dancer is feeling like an old pro! We also want to thank the law enforcement agencies, school administrators, and building grounds staff who showed incredible teamwork today in ensuring the safety of our schools. The Swallows dance most Thursday evenings, from 7:00 to about 9:30. Glossy, expensive-looking banners touted his challengers, while the marker ink on Johannes hand-drawn signs bled in the rain. Deliving into the transgender students complaints, he said, would have required hearing the boys version of the story, which would be unproductive. Any reasonable person would conclude that an anti-trans terrorist used threats to force the school to close its Title IX investigation.. The point of publicizing this was to point out that the district took what is a garden variety dispute among middle schoolers, and blew it out of proportion and turned it into a Title IX investigation, Berg told Wisconsin Watch. Students will not report to school. First, the middle school, then multiple Kiel schools. Support investigative reporting with a donation of any size today! (For more information on how the dancing is different, visit theModern Squares?in the main menu.). Crime Map for Calumet City, IL. See more. WESH 2's Claire Metz reports police evacuated the school due to a bomb threat that several people received on their phones. We revealed this emerging trend more than five years ago. There is ample parking in the rear of the Church. Assess the impact of student use of cell phones from school campuses. Marion Community Schools will be on an e-learning day today. Said another: We would be in a different country if every state in the union had a WILL law firm as busy and active as we have here.. 6:00 PM Board of Education Meeting . All safety measures will be activated and an update will be sent later today. Immediately following Columbine, schools across the nation experienced a spike in bomb threats and related incidents. WebSeveral bomb threats prompted evacuations at four schools in Lake County on Monday. Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic. We will provide a more detailed update later. Tony Johannes knew that his school board seat was in jeopardy in April when he read a letter in the newspaper titled God remains in charge. . Like the Orange Public Schools incident, anxiety ran high in this universitys school community. The disputes became heated, leading to an instance in which one of the accused boys threw food at the transgender student, she said. We determined to make the safest decision for our students out of an abundance of caution. We won that day at the library, and it felt so good, she said.We might have just won the battle, not the war, but even just knowing you have people on your side is a statement to young people you are not alone. . But not all of Kiel appreciated his messages. Thats right, Steinhardt said when a reporter pointed out the lack of communication from his office. People are really amped up, an officer said while confirming the reporters identification. Its not the Taliban, and its certainly not 1939 Germany.. Some pointed to encouraging moments in recent months like the day at the library when the community renounced book banning. Even before the bomb threats, the possibility of violence chilled conversations. Funkhouser is catching his breath following the bomb scares. May 15, 2023. Consider extending the school day or school year to make up for lost instructional time may be another necessity in managing such threats. Wisconsin Watchis a nonprofit and nonpartisan newsroom. As part of a settlement, the school district hired a consultant to educate staff and students about racism and harassment. Classes were canceled Wednesday in District 149, which includes six schools in the Calumet City area. Graduation ceremonies were postponed. A message Wisconsin Watch sent to their family went unreturned. We also try to do a couple of demonstrations each year to help raise awareness, interest, and participation in the activity we all enjoy. The school districts handling of race suddenly dominated the school board contest, alongside falling pandemic-era test scores and false claims of pornography in the local library. Eight boys confessed to making three homemade bombs, two of which were placed at a Minnesota elementary school. As a one-sided story about a Title IX investigation of students at Kiel Middle School ricocheted across the mediascape in spring 2022, hateful messages poured in to school staff, according to Kiel police. Ross provided the following statement to 13News on the decision to stay open: "I received the email a little before 11 p.m. last night. One, Making a Baby, deals with pregnancy; the other, Its Perfectly Normal, contains illustrations of human anatomy, gender and sexuality. INDIANAPOLIS Several dozen central Indiana school districts canceled in-person learning Friday, April 14, after a bomb threat was emailed to the districts, officials said. Were getting calls about everything.. Ten bombs, fireworks strapped to aerosol cans, forced the closure of a California elementary school. One Maryland school district experienced more than 150 bomb threats and 55 associated arrests in one school year. Up to a pound of ammonium nitrate was brought to school by a Nevada middle-school student. Mario Koran reports on education, immigration and issues affecting communities of color. Koran holds a BA in Spanish literature and MA in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Berg confirmed that notes from the music teacher included a handful of incidents that had been left out of WILLs narrative, all of which centered around misuse of the students pronouns. Others left their porch lights on at night a symbol for combatting the dark times. All student releases will continue from inside the school. Tracking spending in Kiels school board race is difficult. Some of the communication coming from Mr. Harden around the farmers market seems to thinly veil his political views and motivations, which are extreme and discriminatory in nature, the letter said. Users can republish our photos, illustrations, graphics and multimedia elements ONLY with stories with which they originally appeared. The complaint involved two books. This is your Superintendent, Dr. Hile. Instead, they simply ask employees to look around and report suspicious items or things out of place so public safety responders can then follow-up with those particular items. A number of cases have occurred nationwide where bomb threat calls and messages were made by students using smart phones. School board trustee Long said the board followed the districts policies for Title IX complaints, but declined to elaborate, citing confidentiality provisions. The FBI has offered assistance as law enforcement continues to search for whomever issued the bomb threats that paralyzed Kiel. In general, the best practice followed by most school and public safety officials is to evaluate each incident on a case-by-case basis and determine whether to evacuate accordingly. It turned into a big talking point: We need those candidates to save us from the pornography, even though no one seems to be able to show us that it exists, Johannes said. 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Noblesville, Center Grove, Lebanon and Noblesville were among the school districts that canceled in-person classes Friday, April 14. During the school board election, he and his wife Kim became involved with a loosely organized group of parents and citizens named Best for Kids, which Kim describes as a nonpartisan effort to make Kiel more tolerant. According to Coral Springs Police, the school was placed on lockdown as a precautionary measure after a threat was made on social media, Monday morning. In an abundance of caution, I asked Edinburgh Police Department to maintain a police presence at our schools today, and they graciously agreed. Tri-County Citizens and another group, Common Sense Kiel, accused school board incumbents of advancing CRT andbacked three challengers for their seats. In their opinion and ours, the threat is credible enough that we believe the safest path forward is to call for an eLearning day today so that we can have time to assess the situation. As we continue collaborating with our Speedway Police, Indianapolis Police Department, and other agencies, we are taking every recommended precaution and following prescribed safety protocols for bomb threats to ensure safety. The school Wisconsin has some of the countrys starkest disparities between white and Black residents in education, public health, housing, criminal justice and income. Rabidoux wants assurance that the investigation will be removed from the boys student records and said her children will transfer to a private school next year. Is that why?. This is Kiel against hate, Kim Konen said. Tony Evers vetoed the bill. I apologize for the short notice, and appreciate your understanding as we continue to work hard to keep our schools, staff, and children safe. School buses have also been the target of terrorist bombings in the Middle East, so it would be wise for school officials to include school bus and transportation facilities in their bomb threat and suspicious device planning and training. Weve been lied to and lied to, to the point where a tyrant has taken over, he added. WebEight boys confessed to making three homemade bombs, two of which were placed at a Minnesota elementary school. Harden denies his group is a militia. The final bomb threat came with an ultimatum: Drop the Title IX investigation by June 3, or the citys utility station, wastewater treatment plant, stores and all roads, would be targeted. Questions loom about how the outcome might affect future Wisconsin school investigations and about what Kiels saga indicates about the trajectory of Wisconsins democracy. Your website must include a prominent way to contact you. For Harden, everything changed on January 6, 2021 the day rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, aiming to disrupt the certification of President Joe Bidens election victory over Trump. In a video, Ryan Harden, leader of Common Sense Kiel and the parent of a middle schooler, connected the issue to schools by pointing to a policy that allows people to return public library books to a school library. Our team will spend today working with our local law enforcement and other appropriate agencies to further investigate this threat, and also ensure the safety of every one of our schools. But as the school board election approached, challengers began accusing the library of providing pornography to children. email us atinfo@getupanddance.caor give us a call with questions about modern square dancing, our Club and joining our group, Facebook: On social media, Harden called public library staff perverted and urged others to file complaints, circulating a form letter. Right? one man said. INDIANAPOLIS Several dozen central Indiana school districts canceled in-person learning Friday, April 14, after a bomb threat was emailed to the districts, The threat said that bombs in backpacks would explode in the school and that students would be shot after the explosions, Police Chief Fred Ryan told reporters. A year ago, two weeks ago, I wouldnt have expected any of this. The challengers did not respond to Wisconsin Watchs interview requests. Were appreciative of his offer, but to my knowledge, weve never taken them up on any of his offers, Funkhouser said. Avoid evacuating students into school parking lot areas to reduce the risk of potentially exposing them to additional explosive devices placed in vehicles and/or easily hidden in parking areas. Neighbors grew suspicious of neighbors. Hall, Wisconsin Watch, If published online, you must include the links and link to, If you share the story on social media, please mention @wisconsinwatch (. Around 11:10 a.m. Tuesday, Santa Barbara Middle School received a bomb threat. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. They had to cut the fence. We understand many of our students do not have their school-provided iPads at home with them. Plans and training should include issues related to bombs threats focused upon school buses, suspicious devices on buses and at transportation facilities, and actual explosions aboard and around school buses. Were the threats keeping our feet to the fire to keep pushing us towards a resolution maybe sooner than later? This is not us versus them. A Sun staff report Tewksbury schools were on lockdown for a second straight day after receiving a bomb threat, one district of many across the country to receive All works created, published, posted or disseminated by Wisconsin Watch do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of UW-Madison or any of its affiliates. This is ridiculous.. The Advertizing and Publicity persons are Doug & Gloria Bateman. It is not the Middle East. In July 2020, two months after Floyds murder and amid nationwide protests against violence inflicted upon Black Americans, the mother of a Black Kiel High School student discovered racist messages in her sons football teammate group chat. But Johannes saw his challengers message as louder and more persuasive than his stance that the school board should focus on preparing kids for college or careers when they graduate. Marion Community Schools was among several schools across the state that were sent an email that contained a bomb threat. Kiels paralysis in late May and early June followed a descent into incivility that shares elements of school board fights across the country fueled by a cocktail of political tribalism, COVID-19 anxiety, false claims of election fraud and racial tensions following the Minneapolis police murder of George Floyd. Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Ive seen fascism, Ive seen terror. Students had gone home days ago after the first bomb threat, and they would finish the school year virtually. It was a three-week time period that was very stressful for our entire community, but especially for me and our police department, he told Wisconsin Watch. Subscribe to ournewsletterto get our investigative stories and Friday news roundup. It was the crossroads of COVID, isolation, bad grades, bad teaching policies, bad administration, he said. May 5, 2023. The district is one of 35 across the state of Indiana that received the same threat late last night. For that reason, and out of an overabundance of caution, I am calling an e-learning day today, on Friday, April 14th. Decisions and protocols on these issues should be determined by school officials and their public safety (police, fire, etc.) Johannes, who held his seat for only six months after his appointment to the board, describes himself as just a math teacher from Sheboygan who likes to watch the Bucks. The letter in the paper confused him; he and his family are church-going Christians he previously served as his churchs president, he said, and hed never endorsed CRT. Critical race theory is the perfect villain, he told the New Yorker in 2021. Were planning and looking forward to the next Boys and Girls Club dinner/dance. FORT LAUDERDAL E -- Students and staff at Ramblewood Middle School were evacuated as a precaution on Monday after a bomb threat was received, officials A Kiel music teachers report flagged four or five incidents between the boys and the transgender student, Berg said. While we do not have any reason to believe that the threat is credible at this time, we are of course not willing to risk the safety of our students or staff. We like to visit retirement and long-term care homes and other community events to dance for their entertainment and our well-being, as a Club and as a person! We found that 30% of the schools evacuated and 10% closed school, oftentimes unnecessarily doing so, which revealed a need for school threat assessment training. Luke Berg, an attorney from the powerful conservative law firm Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL), represented the accused boys. Rose Rabidoux, the mother of one of the accused boys, added that the teacher documented incidents across multiple days, not an isolated conversation in class. Recognize, though, that many tech-savvy students are able to bypass these filters. Backlash forced him to transfer and upended life for others in town. School staff ranging from custodians to principals, and even some security and former police officers, have reportedly picked up suspected devices and moved them around school property, delayed calling police, and taken other dangerous steps which could have possibly been prevented through adequate training, crisis planning, and related measures. (Lianne Milton for Wisconsin Watch), The political atmosphere has definitely been amped up with the school board elections, and there was a critical race theory issue going around, Funkhouser said. WSVN-TVSunbeam Television Corp The Vice President is Jeannie Mastine and the Treasurer/Secretary is Wendy Shields; the Social Convener is Mary Dament. Because either you have to affiliate yourself with a party, or you have to have a large war chest of your own.. The Hall is an excellent facility that provides two floors for dancing, if needed, and the use of a kitchen for our party nights. In a recent update, police tweeted that the lockdown had ended and that students will be released to their parents from inside the school. Web5:30 PM Calumet Middle School Math and Science Night. The choices we make now I guess well just go Gladiator with this one will echo in eternity, Harden said with conviction in one video address. It made me lose faith in government and policy, in the judicial system, as well as the congressional system.. But sometime over the past two years, an insidious force began tearing at the communitys fabric, about two dozen residents told Wisconsin Watch. And public safety officials certainly do not want school officials touching or moving suspicious items detected by a visual search. Rabidoux said conflict between her son and the transgender student started in November 2021 and lasted through April, and the teachers notes reflected coversations spanning various days. On the day of the third bomb threat, a bell echoed through Kiel, Wisconsins empty middle school. WebCalumet: [geographical name] industrial region of northwestern Indiana and northeastern Illinois southeast of and adjacent to Chicago including the cities of East Chicago, Gary, But it was only one battle in a larger war. Just days earlier, a group of 70 local teachers sought to correct CRT-related inaccuracies in their own letter to the editor. Some schools have put messages on their school phone voice mail directories indicating that calls may be recorded for security purposes. The call put two books under the microscope. We dance for fun not for perfection! As tensions escalated during the bomb scares, Funkhouser called on Kiel residents to be the light and stay positive. The roadways around the school have been closed One major issue facing most school districts is whether to evacuate schools on bomb threats. Weve been dancing at Wesley United Church Fellowship Hall at 275 Pembroke Street East in Pembroke since the club was formed. Questions loom about how the outcome of a Title IX investigation in Kiel, Wis. might affect future Wisconsin school investigations and about what Kiels saga indicates about the trajectory of Wisconsins democracy. I spoke to the Edinburgh Police Department and the Johnson County Sheriff's Department. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. These guidelines are designed to help site decision makers of facilities and schools respond to a bomb threat in an orderly and controlled manner with first responders and other stakeholders. WebSpring Break 2023! Harden said he filmed the campaign videos for all three challengers and built their websites. Then he worked to flip the school board to advance his brand of conservatism. Berg said WILL helped law enforcement by publicly condemning the threats and emailing the person who sent them, after obtaining the persons email from police. Dont sell the story it may not be marketed as an individual product. Its to be unique, to be special, he said. Bodden, who did not respond to requests for comment, wrote that his priorities include banning the (New York Times) 1619 project, Critical Race Theory and any equity-based curriculum for our schools., If we see large-scale involvement of political parties in elections at this level, you are going to run out so many good candidates, said Johannes. The groups talking points, amplified on social media and in the newspaper, framed school board campaigns. Our spring campaign goal is to reach 100 new or returning members (readers who donate to support our nonprofit newsroom). Its a one page document, and the whole description is mispronouning, Berg said. Here are statements central Indiana school districts sent to families and staff: Center Grove Schools will be closed on Friday, April 14, 2023with no eLearning due to a bomb threat. Mid-Term Progress Reports Go Home . You may call or text 765-335-2270 or email elearning@leb.k12.in.us. On June 2, school board members emerged from a closed meeting to pronounce the Title IX investigation closed in an unsigned letter. Still, all threats must be treated seriously and thoroughly investigated and managed. Example video title will go here for this video. Bergs narrative remains difficult to verify because records remain confidential and the transgender student at the heart of the story has not shared their perspective. It provides lots of information, including news from other clubs in the Eastern Ontario Square Dance area, and details about conventions, jamborees, and dances. Many schools across the nation do not automatically evacuate their schools upon receiving a bomb threat.
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