The Burlington Area School District, which previously acknowledged some shortcomings related to its handling of racial matters, recently submitted a corrective action plan to the Department of Public Instruction outlining directives to address an April 9 ruling against the district.
“The submission aims to respond to directives from the DPI and further commits to making equity evident in every facet of the district,” officials said.
The district’s effort to improve racial equity in local schools at the state’s directive is the top story in this week’s edition of the Burlington Standard Press.
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Here’s a look at some of the other stories in this week’s edition:
- FIRE VICTIM IDENTIFIED: Racine County authorities identified the man who died in a May 12 Town of Burlington house fire as 29-year-old Tyler Werlein. According to his obituary, Werlein graduated from Burlington High School and worked as an auto technician prior to the fire in the 3000 block of Spring Drive in the Town of Burlington.
- AGRICULTURAL AMBASSADORS: Raising awareness of the Racine County Fair and the county’s agriculture industry hasn’t been easy amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But Racine County Fairest of the Fair Jessica Noble and Agriculture Ambassador Chase Pirocanac have both found ways to navigate through uncertainty.
- LOOP DAY: Residents and visitors alike can join together and celebrate the Chestnut Street loop in Burlington with the first annual Loop Day scheduled for June 5 in the downtown area. Many businesses will showcase what they have to offer to the community.
- NEW GUIDANCE: While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidance allowing fully vaccinated people to resume normal activities without mask, the update included stipulations, according to Racine County officials. Racine County officials, in their weekly update issued on Monday, outlined the stipulations using guidance from the CDC recommendations.
- PARKING OK’D: Bubba’s Brickyard on May 11 garnered a temporary variance extension while winning approval on a site plan application for its parking lot across the street from the City of Burlington Plan Commission.
• DEMONS ON A HOT STREAK: As a light rain sprinkled the Burlington High School varsity softball field Tuesday afternoon, the Demons were putting the finishing touches on another no-hit blowout. Morgan Klein and Brianna Morris combined to fire the Demons’ second no-hitter of the week against Delavan-Darien in a 19-0 victory.
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