Bomb threats, canceled events, empty schools: How a bullying probe paralyzed a Wisconsin town’s democracy


Bomb threats, canceled events, empty schools: How a bullying probe paralyzed a Wisconsin town’s democracy


The Kiel school district’s closure of a Title IX investigation under pressure sends a ‘chilling message’ expert says. But some residents tell LGBTQ youth: ‘you are not alone.’

On the day of the third bomb threat, a bell echoed through Kiel, Wisconsin’s empty middle school.

Students had gone home days ago after the first bomb threat, and they would finish the school year virtually. Graduation ceremonies were postponed. Sports games canceled. The Memorial Day parade? Nixed. ..

...“It feels like we’ve been hijacked by something bigger than Kiel,” one school parent said, sitting by the banks of the Sheboygan River. “A year ago, two weeks ago, I wouldn’t have expected any of this. It’s an unbelievable scenario.”...


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Ken Notes: This is a long article but well worth the read, Kiel is going to be at the center of how we find the balance in creating safe accepting schools for our all of our youth.

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