Kiel-area resident Matt Piper, who registered a PAC called Citizens for Authentic Pride, said expenditures went toward printed flyers. We were just concerned citizens reaching out to our neighbors, said Piper, a self-described proud member of Tri-County Citizens. For the moment, daily life in Kiel has resumed its normal rhythm. One resident made and sold be the light yard signs, donating the proceedings to the police and fire departments. 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. In the middle of the night, we received an anonymous email that made a bomb threat against our schools. 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. All students were reported safe and let out of school early. ", A spokesperson with Noblesville Schools said the threat was sent to "approximately 40 school districts throughout Indiana.". Tri-County Citizens and another group, Common Sense Kiel, accused school board incumbents of advancing CRT andbacked three challengers for their seats. All Madison-Grant schools will be on an e-learning day for April 14, 2023. Stuart Long, a school board member, said the board did not let the threats dictate the outcome, but he acknowledged that they expedited deliberations. One Maryland school district experienced more than 150 bomb threats and 55 associated arrests in one school year. 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. WebSeveral bomb threats prompted evacuations at four schools in Lake County on Monday. Calumet City police spokesperson Sean Howard said someone called Carol Moseley Braun Elementary School Thursday morning to say there was a bomb inside 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. 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. 6:00 PM Board of Education Meeting . May 19, 2023. 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. Ive seen fascism, Ive seen terror. All rights reserved. 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. Our Club Caller is Ron Gardner, our President is Andre Blais and the Past President is Bill Shields. High-profile school violence cases and other national incidents, along with easy access to formulas for homemade bombs on the Internet, have contributed to concerns about bomb threats, suspicious devices, and homemade bombs in schools, on school grounds and on school buses. Along with Tri-County Citizens, Common Sense Kiel spurred like-minded residents to attend school board meetings, pass out fliers and knock on doors ahead of the election. (For more information on how the dancing is different, visit theModern Squares?in the main menu.). WebEight boys confessed to making three homemade bombs, two of which were placed at a Minnesota elementary school. email us atinfo@getupanddance.caor give us a call with questions about modern square dancing, our Club and joining our group, Facebook: 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. 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. . 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. Crime Map. Incorporating issues related to checklists, search procedures, crime scene management, evacuations, and recovery into training and crisis guidelines. Harden began to mobilize folks who felt the same, becoming one of Kiels most prolific organizers. I immediately contacted law enforcement. Funkhouser is catching his breath following the bomb scares. These dance performances are done strictly on a volunteer basis. Lianne Milton contributed photography for Wisconsin Watch. 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. 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. 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. But sometime over the past two years, an insidious force began tearing at the communitys fabric, about two dozen residents told Wisconsin Watch. 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. Please let us know if you have concerns, suggestions or questions. They want the attention. 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! But in the early days of the pandemic, writer Christopher Rufo sharpened the phrase into a kind of weaponized, catch-all for the woke racial ideologies that progressives back and conservatives scorn. Some longtime residents remember the Posse Comitatus, a white supremecist paramilitary organization that operated in northeastern Wisconsin and beyond until criminal convictions broke up the group in the 1980s. 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. Eight boys confessed to making three homemade bombs, two of which were placed at a Minnesota elementary school. The district is one of 35 across the state of Indiana that received the same threat late last night. Recognize that some bombers, terrorists, and related offenders who plant bombs also place secondary explosive devices to harm first responders and others after an initial bomb is located and/or exploded. 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. 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. 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. Harden said he filmed the campaign videos for all three challengers and built their websites. Another major issue for schools involves conducting of searches following bomb threats. 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. Considering that today is your last day, I think it is appropriate for you to pray to God. 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. Their challengers attack lines morphed faster than they could respond, roping in other Kiel institutions along the way. Classes were canceled Wednesday in District 149, which includes six schools in the Calumet City area. We discuss tolerance and respect to maintain a school that is a safe and welcoming place for all of our students.. It is well built, solid and discreetly located. The person who sent the threats acknowledged the investigations closure in a follow up message, but promised threats to any Wisconsin school district attempting to investigate similar complaints in the future, according to WBAY, which received the email. 1401 79th Street Causeway The threat was not written in English, Sproles said, and translated to: "One of your schools has a bomb inside. Its not liberal versus conservative. 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. WASHINGTON COUNTY, Oh. WSVN broadcast educational and informational programming for children, and file quarterly reports with the FCC detailing the station's outreach to children. WebToday, we received a phone message at Billerica Memorial High School indicating a bomb threat for all schools throughout the district. 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.. We apologize for the inconvenience this undoubtedly caused students and families today. 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. Wisconsin has some of the countrys starkest disparities between white and Black residents in education, public health, housing, criminal justice and income. Box 5079 That includes opposing COVID-19 mask mandates and stopping loan forgiveness for farmers of color across the United States. Berg said WILL aimed to protect both sides by withholding the notes from its narrative. (WTAP) - UPDATE 5/11/201 4:56 P.M. The group also paid for an ad that ran in the local newspaper. We will provide a more detailed update later. 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Candidates vowed to keep pornographic materials out of schools.. CORAL SPRINGS, FLA. (WSVN) - A lockdown at Ramblewood Middle School has been lifted after police investigated a bomb threat that was made to the School employees are understandably hesitant to this request, but it seems that the tension on this issue typically centers around what is meant by a search by school staff. 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. 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. First, the middle school, then multiple Kiel schools. Although four people died during the episode and about 150 law enforcement officers were injured, Bidens confirmed victory most bothered Harden. There is a publication called Square Time that dancers can subscribe to. (WILLs) motivations are very obvious: They want to be the preeminent culture warrior firm in the nation. Instructions for the elementary can be found here and middle/high school here. Mailing address: Graduation ceremonies were postponed. Previously, Koran served as a west coast correspondent for the Guardian US and spent five years covering education for Voice of San Diego, where he was named the 2016 reporter of the year by the San Diego Society of Professional Journalists. Immediately following Columbine, schools across the nation experienced a spike in bomb threats and related incidents. 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Residents peeked out of windows; few ventured into the streets of this northeastern Wisconsin town of 4,000. 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. . SSC will operate on an eLearning Day Schedule today. SUGAR LAND, Texas (KTRK) -- A Fort Bend ISD student has been arrested for possessing bomb-making materials. WILL has proved remarkably successful in fighting pandemic restrictions and racial justice efforts while advancing other conservative causes in court. 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. Most recently, Koran was a 2021 Knight Wallace reporting fellow at the University of Michigan. May 18, 2023. He rallied others to get involved over social media. SD132 in partnership with the Calumet Park Recreational Center and Workstudy Enterprises, Inc. provided ongoing activities that students experienced at the New members pledge to obey commanding officers, are advised to wear a uniform and must swear an oath with their hand on a Bible. But it was only one battle in a larger war. 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. 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. After speaking to local law enforcement and receiving a recommendation from IIFC (Indiana Intelligence Fusion Center), we used the information available to make the best decision we could in a short amount of time. The best practice, supported by federal law enforcement explosives experts, is for schools and police to assess threats rather than automatically evacuating schools. Web5:30 PM Calumet Middle School Math and Science Night. (Lianne Milton for Wisconsin Watch). Officials at Clements High School said Around 11:10 a.m. Tuesday, Santa Barbara Middle School received a bomb threat. Were getting calls about everything.. 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. The reported threat was found written on a wall in one of the bathrooms and was reported to authorities. 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. If you value news from Wisconsin Watch, make a tax-deductible donation today so we can continue doing statewide investigations that matter to you. If you want more information about the Swinging Swallows, visit our nest in the Fellowship Hall of Wesley United Church at 275 Pembroke Street East in Pembroke, Ontario on a Thursday evening, mid-September through mid-April, from 7:00 pm. One pro-censorship speaker conceded that the books were not pornography, but said the library should shield young kids from them. A clean criminal record is essential to proving to the public you are worthy of public servitude, according to the platforms policies. The Memorial Day parade? The anti-CRT messages spilled onto the pages of the Tri-County News, Kiels newspaper. That case is pending as courts decide whether the plaintiffs that WILL is representing may remain anonymous. The spokesperson said Greenwood Community Schools has extra police at the schools as a precaution. Later, in 2021, a local resident accused the consultant of promoting critical race theory. partners as a part of their emergency planning process and prior to an actual incident. 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. Today, Friday, April 14h will be an eLearning day. School officials immediately evacuated school grounds as police responded to the school. Users can republish our photos, illustrations, graphics and multimedia elements ONLY with stories with which they originally appeared. 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. Codd confirmed that BSOs Bomb Squad and BSOs Threat Management Unit are on campus investigating. 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. Other 04/16/2023 11:50 PM 300 BLOCK They had to cut the fence. This is a concern that should factor into evacuation considerations. Schools reopened under heightened security and substantial anxiety in the school-community. The content of the books was clearly intended, in my opinion, to be educational and informative, not erotic in nature, Funkhouser wrote in a report. It is not the Middle East. For that reason, and out of an overabundance of caution, I am calling an e-learning day today, on Friday, April 14th. Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic. The books supporters packed the library basement for that meeting, by far outnumbering complainants. School building staff should not report today. Crime Map for Calumet City, IL. 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. A Kiel music teachers report flagged four or five incidents between the boys and the transgender student, Berg said. But you can publish it with pre-sold ads. Cold Cases Missing Persons Daily Archive. Many school bomb threats have been made by students seeking to disrupt the school day and to get out of school. Its an unbelievable scenario.. Assess the impact of student use of cell phones from school campuses. Any reasonable person would conclude that an anti-trans terrorist used threats to force the school to close its Title IX investigation.. WILL and some Kiel residents welcomed the result, while others suggested that school board members submitted to a terrorists demands. She said she aims to challenge the misinformation threatening the community. Example video title will go here for this video. A police search of School bus drivers and transportation supervisors should play an integral role in bomb threat and suspicious device training. A message Wisconsin Watch sent to their family went unreturned. Teachers will communicate with students and their have lessons posted by 10:00 a.m. Only essential staff should report to school, and you will be notified directly if you need to report. For more information on this site, please read our Privacy Policy, and Terms of Service. It was nine-times more than state Democrats sent to the two county parties. 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. School will resume on Monday, April 17th. 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! Santa Barbara Police officers and the department's bomb squad arrived at the private school campus, Treating each and every threat seriously. This is ridiculous.. P.O. 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. Shane Konen said hell closely scrutinize down ballot races for positions like alderperson or city clerk those that typically draw little attention but play a crucial role in democracy. 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 WebCalumet definition, a long-stemmed, ornamented tobacco pipe used by North American Indians on ceremonial occasions, especially in token of peace. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Mario Koran reports on education, immigration and issues affecting communities of color. WESH 2's Claire Metz reports police evacuated the school due to a bomb threat that several people received on their phones. Tracking spending in Kiels school board race is difficult. Im not sure how I feel about that. Marion Community Schools was among several schools across the state that were sent an email that contained a bomb threat. A Charlotte-Mecklenburg police cruiser is parked at Kennedy Middle School in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.
