School board trustee Long said the board followed the districts policies for Title IX complaints, but declined to elaborate, citing confidentiality provisions. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. School building staff should not report today. But the Wisconsin Republicans are tightening their focus on local politics. Parents urged Kiel High School to respond to racial bullying their teen faced at school. Police searched all schools in the district and found nothing. Theyve chosen not to reveal everything, and theyre not obligated to, he said. People either had their mind made up or they were no longer willing to listen.. This is a trend among young people. Shortly after 9:30 a.m., the FBI Indianapolis division tweeted that it was "aware of these threats, and we are working in coordination with our state and local enforcement partners to investigate. Nicholas John Frances Hall was arrested in McDuffie County, Georgia. Unfortunately, many schools historically handled bomb threats and suspicious devices rather poorly. Luke Berg, an attorney from the powerful conservative law firm Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL), represented the accused boys. 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 Kiel-area resident Matt Piper, who registered a PAC called Citizens for Authentic Pride, said expenditures went toward printed flyers. That book also has images of same-sex couples, which helps explain why the American Library Association has four times since 2003 listed it among the most challenged books of the year. Ahead of the 2022 spring primaries, the Wisconsin Republican Party sent about $284,000 to county GOP offices statewide, while the Democratic Party of Wisconsin sent just $85,000 to its county parties, according to a Wisconsin Watch analysis. Up to a pound of ammonium nitrate was brought to school by a Nevada middle-school student. By May, Kiels political factions clashed over the direction of schools, public libraries and even the local farmers market. Harden said detractors singled him out for his anti-left views and because of his effective communication, and he denies accusations of homophobia, telling Wisconsin Watch he simply raises issues worthy of debate. Thats right, Steinhardt said when a reporter pointed out the lack of communication from his office. Marion Community Schools was among several schools across the state that were sent an email that contained a bomb threat. In the middle of the night, we received an anonymous email that made a bomb threat against our schools. In the days that followed the first bomb threat on May 23, residents phoned police on most anything that appeared suspicious, including a Wisconsin Watch reporter photographing the library. CAMERON, N.C. (WTVD) -- A bomb threat was reported at New Century Middle School on Tuesday afternoon, Moore County School officials said. We will provide a more detailed update later. One local group, Tri-County Citizens, coalesced around an effort to keep CRT out of schools. UPDATE 11:10am: The code red for Ramblewood Middle School has been lifted. As tensions escalated during the bomb scares, Funkhouser called on Kiel residents to be the light and stay positive. Members of Tri-County Citizens and other local conservatives fueled the outrage. Dont sell ads against the story. 6:00 PM BOA and BOE Math and Science Night . The school The right wing extremists will see that this tactic has worked, she said. The attack at Columbine High School triggered bomb ISP said it has been working with the Department of Education and various local and federal law enforcement agencies since, and no suspicious or explosive devices have been found in any schools. A Kiel music teachers report flagged four or five incidents between the boys and the transgender student, Berg said. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we investigate the situation. Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. WSVN-TVSunbeam Television Corp The district is one of 35 across the state of Indiana that received the same threat late last night. And the problem is we start banning books, that leads to one thing and never ends very well, said Jason Grube, a war veteran and father of three. More than 20 people offered public comments; only two supported limiting access to books. Summary. For Draxler, the vote to keep the books represented a larger victory for the city. 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.. The investigation may take weeks or years, but Funkhouser said hes a patient man. Lifetime users of Kiels library, victims rights advocates, grandparents and school board members condemned book-banning. 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. Several public buildings in Kiel, Wis., including City Hall, have been targets of multiple bomb threats. One major issue facing most school districts is whether to evacuate schools on bomb threats. Many school bomb threats have been made by students seeking to disrupt the school day and to get out of school. Still, all threats must be treated seriously and thoroughly investigated and managed. The standoff resulted in police killing the parent, who had a gun and seven bomb devices as a part of his siege. 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. A year ago, two weeks ago, I wouldnt have expected any of this. Republican lawmakers nationwide have since pushed often vague bans on CRT and broader efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion in public schools, despite a lack of evidence that K-12 schools taught or endorsed the academic theory. None was willing to be identified publicly, citing fears of retaliation amid the violent threats in Kiel. Sports games canceled. Students have been known to make bomb threat calls and fake 911 calls on these phones. For his part, Harden expressed disappointment that the letter from the school board didnt explicitly exonerate the boys. Other 04/16/2023 11:50 PM 300 BLOCK Rabidoux, the mother of one of the boys scrutinized in the Title IX proceeding, said she also contributed to the groups efforts, and Mike Joas, elected to the school board in April, attended meetings. Tracking spending in Kiels school board race is difficult. A news event shook Kiel in mid-May. 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. Your website must include a prominent way to contact you. 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Noblesville, Center Grove, Lebanon and Noblesville were among the school districts that canceled in-person classes Friday, April 14. The school board challengers narrowly swept three incumbents, giving self-professed anti-CRT members a majority on the seven-member board. After two searches that yielded nothing of concern and with the information that law enforcement had obtained, they gave us the all clear to conduct school as normal. These dance performances are done strictly on a volunteer basis. The group stays in touch with law enforcement and has offered to collaborate not armed, just to be a valuable asset, during any civil unrest, he said. Harden began to mobilize folks who felt the same, becoming one of Kiels most prolific organizers. Funkhouser is catching his breath following the bomb scares. The nonprofit Wisconsin Watch (www.WisconsinWatch.org) collaborates with WPR, PBS Wisconsin, other news media and the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication. We understand many of our students do not have their school-provided iPads at home with them. That included the public library. At Christmas and the end of the dance year we have a pot-luck dinner prior to dancing. The disputes became heated, leading to an instance in which one of the accused boys threw food at the transgender student, she said. The same issues that roiled conservatives in Kiel showed up in nearby school districts, Shaver added, but they didnt draw the same level of animosity as in Kiel. All student releases will continue from inside the school. Koran holds a BA in Spanish literature and MA in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. There is always cold water available, and tea and coffee cost a quarter per cup! I could say to classmates of mine, you must address me as handsome. Otherwise, you are harassing me. Tri-County Citizens and another group, Common Sense Kiel, accused school board incumbents of advancing CRT andbacked three challengers for their seats. The attack at Columbine High School triggered bomb threats and attention to the need for school and police officials to assess threats versus automatically evacuating as a best practice. Immediately following Columbine, schools across the nation experienced a spike in bomb threats and related incidents. You may call or text 765-335-2270 or email elearning@leb.k12.in.us. She took the messages to school officials, and the superintendent eventually filed a complaint on her behalf with the school district. Closer than this community has ever felt as it pertains to physical violence.. Some schools have put messages on their school phone voice mail directories indicating that calls may be recorded for security purposes. Officers from the Munising City Police Department I would have to say yes, Long said. 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Family Arts & Crafts Night . Copyright 2023 Sunbeam Television Corp. All rights reserved. The Memorial Day parade? Student assignments will be posted by 12 p.m. Have a good weekend, Argylls! Numerous local residents have called Funkhouser a steady, singular voice of leadership throughout the crisis while Mayor Mike Steinhardt and other city officials remained silent. Nothing suspicious was located in Shenandoah School Corporation buildings during a search, Sproles said. At the Appleton gathering, Berg affably walked the audience through the narrative of Kiels Title IX episode that his group offered media outlets: a simple disagreement about pronoun use spurred a sexual harrassment investigation. Residents peeked out of windows; few ventured into the streets of this northeastern Wisconsin town of 4,000. ", A spokesperson with Noblesville Schools said the threat was sent to "approximately 40 school districts throughout Indiana.". CALUMET CITY, IL A bomb threat was called in Thursday to a Calumet City elementary school, forcing an evacuation, according to WLS. A police search of Carol Moseley Braun Elementary School turned up nothing, and students and staff returned to the building mid-day, WLS reported. Read more from WLS. Upon visiting the library, Funkhouser, the police chief, saw the books cartoon-like drawings of embracing couples. That was the moment I realized I was in trouble, he said. The Title IX-related backlash poured gasoline on Kiels political bonfire, but an earlier bullying investigation provided the kindling. Mario Koran reports on education, immigration and issues affecting communities of color. (For more information on how the dancing is different, visit theModern Squares?in the main menu.). The call put two books under the microscope. Good morning, Noblesville Schools families. Long, the school board member, called the public narrative about the Title IX complaint partial and one-sided. Harden said local conservatives previously lacked an asset like him someone skilled at political messaging, confident enough to livestream for 20 minutes on the dangers of CRT and able to deliver those messages to ears and eyeballs. My mother and her family fled Russia and came to America to escape Marxism. Over nine days in May and early June 2022, six emailed bomb threats would land in school, police and news media inboxes, and the list of targets grew. For the moment, daily life in Kiel has resumed its normal rhythm. Miami, FL 33141 Eventually all schools, the public library, city hall, wastewater treatment plant, stores and all roads into and out of the city. SES Families: Early this morning, we were notified by the Shelby County Sheriff's Department of a bomb threat their office received targeting several Indiana schools. Were appreciative of his offer, but to my knowledge, weve never taken them up on any of his offers, Funkhouser said. We were just concerned citizens reaching out to our neighbors, said Piper, a self-described proud member of Tri-County Citizens. Instructional materials will be available on Canvas by 9 a.m. We invite you to explore the eLearning resources available on our website at www.leb.k12.in.us/elearning.The eLearning Help Desk will be available for technology support. In 2013, bomb threats shut down schools in the Cleveland area, including in Strongsville and Olmsted Falls, as school officials evacuated and shut down school following threats. Many schools across the nation do not automatically evacuate their schools upon receiving a bomb threat. We also try to do a couple of demonstrations each year to help raise awareness, interest, and participation in the activity we all enjoy. In an abundance of caution, I asked Edinburgh Police Department to maintain a police presence at our schools today, and they graciously agreed. Im not sure how I feel about that. More details will be provided as soon as possible. Henry County Sheriff John Sproles said he was informed early Friday of the threat, which was emailed to the Shenandoah School Corporation. Eight boys confessed to making three homemade bombs, two of which were placed at a Minnesota elementary school. The Club has an annual membership drive every September (usually the second and third Thursdays after Labour Day). But sometime over the past two years, an insidious force began tearing at the communitys fabric, about two dozen residents told Wisconsin Watch. 2017 Swinging Swallows Modern Square Dance Club. Wisconsin has some of the countrys starkest disparities between white and Black residents in education, public health, housing, criminal justice and income. Some pointed to encouraging moments in recent months like the day at the library when the community renounced book banning. Since leaving an internship with Wisconsin Watch in 2013, Korans work has appeared in The New York Times, The Appeal, and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, among others. The Advertizing and Publicity persons are Doug & Gloria Bateman. The complaint initially drew little attention, Davis said. The best practice, supported by federal law enforcement explosives experts, is for schools and police to assess threats rather than automatically evacuating schools. The safety of our children will always be a top priority, the Indiana State Police will continue to offer any and all resources we have to schools to ensure safety for our students," ISP Superintendent Doug Carter said in a statement. 6:00 PM Board of Education Meeting . Using the Facebook group he started, now branded Common Sense Kiel, Harden has excoriated the school district for falling test scores, warned of Marxist indoctrination of students and pushed back the use of self-selected pronouns, which he said creates more gender confusion. Our team has been working on this situation since early this morning. 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. An irate parent took the deputy superintendent and an associate superintendent of a California education office hostage in late November of 1998. FORT LAUDERDAL E -- Students and staff at Ramblewood Middle School were evacuated as a precaution on Monday after a bomb threat was received, officials Exactly when that shift started depends on whom you ask, but Kiel Police Chief Dave Funkhouser said it started in the schools. The Hall is an excellent facility that provides two floors for dancing, if needed, and the use of a kitchen for our party nights. Homeland Security is investigating this situation. COVID has affected our club activities as it has most everything else. Some things are not up and running yet as before (for example, the Square Time publication is only on-line at present). We require proof of at least three vaccinations and, though not mandatory, we encourage dancers to wear masks for the time being. Our study revealed that more than 70% of the threats involved shooting and/or bomb threats. Crime Map. 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, Our Club Caller is Ron Gardner, our President is Andre Blais and the Past President is Bill Shields. And public safety officials certainly do not want school officials touching or moving suspicious items detected by a visual search. But some residents tell LGBTQ youth: you are not alone., Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Several public buildings in Kiel, Wis., including the towns main arteries, were targets of multiple bomb threats in May and June 2022. School administrators, safety officials, crisis teams and staff should be trained and schools should have guidelines for handling bomb threats and suspicious devices on campus. Many school bomb threats have been made by students seeking to disrupt the school day and to get out of school. Does China operate clandestine police stations in the US? Everything flipped upside down for me, as it did with millions of others, he said. 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. . 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. They want the attention. 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. (Lianne Milton for Wisconsin Watch). Were getting calls about everything.. School board incumbents faced a whack-a-mole battle against misinformation. The rhetoric mobilized the groups nearly 200 members. When I saw that other schools were closing, I contacted their superintendents and asked them what information led to them closing. One, Making a Baby, deals with pregnancy; the other, Its Perfectly Normal, contains illustrations of human anatomy, gender and sexuality something that a parent and child could sit down together to read and open a conversation about the human body, said Julia Davis, director of the Kiel Public Library. A host of factors caused Kiel to erupt during the Title IX investigation, Harden said. Our groundbreaking2015 national study of more than 800 violent school bomb threat and shooting threatstook our research to a higher level by collecting original data and dissecting critical trends and patterns. In April, Ty Bodden, who chairs the Republican Party of Calumet County, announced his state Assembly candidacy by touting an 80% success rate in managing local school and county races. The bullied student eventually transferred to a more diverse neighboring school district, where he graduated this spring. Lebanon Community School Corporation will utilize an eLearning day on April 14, 2023 due to a matter of school safety.Students will not report to school. All safety measures will be activated and an update will be sent later today. If anyone faces online harassment, Harden said, its him as detractors mock his family, leave negative reviews for his business and accuse him of running his own militia. The perception is rooted in a group Harden formed, the United States Patriot Community, which says it helps United States Citizens prepare for, and fix the decay of America. The group meets in person and online, where members must first pay $40 and clear a background check. But as the school board election approached, challengers began accusing the library of providing pornography to children. 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. The roadways around the school have been closed are most familiar with what does and does not belong, and therefore are best equipped to recognize what is and is not suspicious where public safety officials are not that familiar with the school and individual classrooms. Develop procedures for actual evacuations (short and distant evacuations, alternative sites, transportation procedures, reunification with families, etc.). 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. Law enforcement is responding to the scene. If youre already a dancer and new to the area, or just returning to square dancing, email or call to ensure there will be someone to greet you, and come out on Thursday evening. Dance nights are comprised of lessons and dancing what has been taught, and then its practice, practice, practice! Marion Community Schools will be on an e-learning day today. Funkhouser confirmed WILLs cooperation during the police investigation. Early this morning, law enforcement met with administration to do a second sweep prior to students arriving. We have a party night nearly every month Halloween, Christmas, Valentines Day, etc. We discuss diversity, the letter stated. Its not liberal versus conservative. We dance for fun not for perfection! Mailing address: School will resume on Monday, April 17th. There is ample parking in the rear of the Church. Managing School Bomb Threats, Suspicious Packages and Evacuation Issues But you can publish it with pre-sold ads. SD132 in partnership with the Calumet Park Recreational Center and Workstudy Enterprises, Inc. provided ongoing activities that students experienced at the Users can republish our photos, illustrations, graphics and multimedia elements ONLY with stories with which they originally appeared. 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Work with local law enforcement authorities from the jurisdiction of your individual school to determine protocols for evaluating bomb threats and procedures for evacuations. Graduation ceremonies were postponed. Wisconsin Watch But it was only one battle in a larger war. A Flagler middle school student was arrested after making a bomb threat, deputies say. We look forward to welcoming students back on Monday and appreciate your understanding in the decision we made today. (WTAP) - UPDATE 5/11/201 4:56 P.M. We apologize for the inconvenience this undoubtedly caused students and families today. Harden said he filmed the campaign videos for all three challengers and built their websites. WebCalumet: [geographical name] industrial region of northwestern Indiana and northeastern Illinois southeast of and adjacent to Chicago including the cities of East Chicago, Gary,
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