Another sign that society is reopening as vaccination against the coronavirus rises came Monday when the board governing Burlington’s public schools decided to make masks optional for the district’s summer programs.
Similar meetings have been held in communities across the state and country as groups of vocal parents urge officials to roll back mask restrictions on students.
That was the case in Burlington where a group of people protesting the mask mandate rallied outside the school district office while board members met virtually to discuss the matter.
The 5-2 decision on masks is among the top stories in this week’s edition of the Burlington Standard Press. The newspaper will be available at local retail outlets on Thursday and subscribers will receive their copies with Thursday’s mail.
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Here’s a look at some of the other stories in this week’s edition:
- DISTRICT SEEKS LEGAL OPINION: The Burlington Area School District may have won approval from the state Department of Public Instruction on its corrective action plan related to racial matters. But the approval requires the district invite the woman who lodged the complaint with the state to join the district’s Community Equity Team. That did not sit well with some members of the School Board, who voted to seek legal advice on the matter.
- PEDALING AWAY: Longtime Burlington bicycle shop owner Bob Koldeway plans to close his retail business in October and offer bike repairs by appointment from his home.
- FATAL FIRE: One person is dead following a fire in a home Monday along Highway 142 in the Town of Brighton. The name of the victim had not been released prior to deadline for this edition pending notification of family members.
- DRUG STING HINGED ON MAILED PACKAGE: A local man who was subject of a 17-month-long undercover drug trafficking investigation was arrested June 1 at the Burlington Post Office when he picked up a package that allegedly contained methamphetamine. Frederick Michael Taylor, 45, of Burlington, was charged Monday in Racine County Circuit Court with 10 drug dealing counts, four drug possession counts and eight bail jumping counts.
- THE BARD OF BONG: Shakespeare is coming to Richard Bong State Recreation Area. Wisconsin-based traveling theatre company Summit Players Theatre will bring Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale” to the local park Saturday as part of a summer tour with performances at 24 different state parks.
- 300 WINS FOR STAUDE: On June 5, thanks to a 6-4 victory over Appleton North in Jefferson, the place where it all started, Burlington High School baseball coach Staude earned his 300th win as a head coach. It was on the field where Staude grew up playing baseball.
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