An investigation conducted on behalf of the Burlington Area School District concluded a high school social studies teacher did not violate board policies or any laws and the district will reinstate him to instructional duties starting in the fall.
The district spent more than $100,000 investigating the complaints lodged by students and their parents during the weeks following the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
The ruling is among the top stories 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:
- TASK FORCE REPORT PENDING: City of Burlington officials have received a preliminary report on the findings of a mayoral task force on racism and plan to share a summary with the public at a Common Council meeting on July 6. The effort, spearheaded by Mayor Jeannie Hefty and coordinated by City Administrator Carina Walters, was conducted out of the public eye, they said, to allow participants to speak freely about emotionally charged issues.
- COURT NEWS: A Kansasville man who police say tried to hang his girlfriend in the basement of their home has been charged with attempted murder. Ryan L. Carter, 38, was charged June 10 in Racine County Circuit Court with attempted first-degree intentional homicide, aggravated battery, false imprisonment, attempted strangulation, disorderly conduct and seven counts of misdemeanor bail jumping.
- FLISS APPOINTED: The Town of Burlington resolved one of two vacancies on June 10 when the Town Board appointed Brian Fliss as supervisor. Fliss, who ran against Neal Czaplewski in the April 6 Spring Election, will fill the Supervisor No. 4 position vacated by recently elected Town Chairman Jeff Lang and serve the rest of Lang’s term.
- JUNETEENTH RALLY: The Burlington Coalition for Dismantling Racism will host its second annual Juneteenth Rally at Echo Lake Park in Burlington on Saturday from 2 to 8 p.m. The event includes performances, speakers, and special guests in addition to food, children’s activities, and more.
- ON THE RISE: The Burlington High School baseball team appears to be peaking at the right time. The squad opened regional play and the Demons cruised to a 5-0 shutout of Southern Lakes foe Lake Geneva Badger
- JUNE IS DAIRY MONTH: Area farm breakfasts return in 2021, but some of them have been modified to avoid pitfalls associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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