{"id":4414,"date":"2023-07-25T13:06:04","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T13:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=4414"},"modified":"2023-07-25T13:18:26","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T13:18:26","slug":"wisconsin-school-district-sued-over-hiding-actions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=4414","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin School District Sued Over Hiding Actions"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post originally appeared at https:\/\/www.bootsandsabers.com\/2023\/07\/25\/wisconsin-school-district-sued-over\/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wisconsin-school-district-sued-over<\/a><\/p>\n

If they are afraid to tell the parents what they said, they why are they saying it to the kids? The fact that they explicitly said that it had to be verbal is a clear effort to keep it out of the reach of public records requests<\/a>. And hiding behind a BS \u201cinvestigation\u201d is another well-worn tactic of governments to hide what they are doing. If there actually was an investigation, it would take all of about 15 minutes to investigate this.<\/p>\n

And, separate from the issue of the content and children, this is another case of a meeting that could have been an email.<\/p>\n

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In June, Eau Claire Area School District [ECASD] students were allegedly \u201crequired\u201d to report to a classroom where they found their\u00a0orchestra teacher<\/a>\u00a0Jacob Puccio, a school counselor, and the ECASD Diversity, Equity and Inclusion director Dang Yang.<\/p>\n

Students were allegedly told that Puccio would be undergoing a gender transition from male to female from a \u201cscripted statement\u201d that was read to\u00a0several classrooms<\/a>\u00a0of elementary and high school music students throughout ECASD.<\/p>\n

Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) alleges that the statement was crafted by ECASD to \u201censure that students received information in a particular way.\u201d Furthermore, WILL claims that parents are still not aware of what was read to students and want to know the details.<\/p>\n

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According to an email obtained by Fox News Digital, McCausland responded saying, \u201cI briefly talked with and forwarded your email on to Dang Yang (the ECASD Director of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion); the district specified that the script I read on Monday needed to be a verbal presentation only and was not to be shared electronically. He should give you the info you need, but let me know if you need anything else. Thanks \u2013 [redacted] had a fantastic first year here in band, hope you all enjoy your summer!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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The complaint filed by WILL states that a Wisconsin statute requires that public entities comply with their duties \u201cas soon as practicable and without delay\u201d and that \u201cno justification exists\u201d for withholding the statement that was read to students.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe District withheld the requested record despite it\u2019s not being subject to any statutory or common-law exemption to the public records law. The District is therefore required by law to produce the record,\u201d the complaint states.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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