Wisconsin Watch
From the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
Displaying 4 items of Wisconsin Watch with the tag "schools".
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‘Unwanted and unwelcome’: Anti-LGBTQ+ policies common at Wisconsin voucher schools
August 21st, 2023 | 15 mins 59 secs
discrimination, education, false choice, lgbtq+, news, schools, vouchers, wisconsin, wisconsin watch
Many taxpayer-funded ‘choice’ schools in Wisconsin have anti-LGBTQ+ policies, often justified by Christian beliefs. And there’s little the state can do about it.
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Federal, state law permit disability discrimination in Wisconsin voucher schools
June 22nd, 2023 | 17 mins 35 secs
education, false choice, news, schools, wisconsin
The state Department of Public Instruction says it has no legal authority to force private taxpayer-funded schools to accommodate students with disabilities
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False choice: Wisconsin taxpayers support schools that can discriminate
June 19th, 2023 | 28 mins 44 secs
education, false choice, news, schools, wisconsin
Dozens of voucher schools have policies that allow them to exclude LGBTQ+ students or those with disabilities. In many cases, it’s legal.
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Wisconsin schools called police on students at twice the national rate — for Native students, it was the highest
October 7th, 2021 | 25 mins 21 secs
black, disabled, investigative, latino, native, news, police, police referrals, schools, students, wisconsin
School officials refer thousands of children to the police each year. In Wisconsin, children with disabilities or who are Black, Latino or Native bear the brunt of it.