Entertainment

Bomb threat closes ALL schools in Wisconsin school district

[ad_1]

Bomb threat closes ALL schools in Wisconsin school district where three teens, aged 13, were accused of sexual harassment for using wrong pronouns to address their non-binary classmate

  • A bomb threat closed all schools in the district Monday, days after three middle schoolers found themselves under investigation over pronoun use
  • Kiel Middle School received the threat during school hours, as cops said they were investigating ‘threatening communications’ toward district staff
  • The students, all aged 13, were all hit with a formal complaint earlier this month, for referring to the unnamed student as ‘she’ or ‘her,’ rather than ‘they’ or ‘them’
  • One of the children, Braden Rabidoux, spoke out about the investigation in an interview with Fox News last week, airing fears that he may not get into college
  • He along with his two classmates argue that the First Amendment allows them to refer to their nonbinary classmate with whatever pronouns they wish
  • The incident has since gained traction and has garnered national news coverage, thrusting the small Kiel Area School District into the spotlight 

A bomb threat closed all schools in a Wisconsin school district Monday, days after three middle schoolers found themselves under investigation for refusing to address their non-binary classmate by their preferred pronouns.

Kiel Middle School received the threat during school hours, at roughly 12:45 pm, shortly after police announced they were working to investigate ‘threatening communications’ toward district staff regarding the sexual harassment probe.

The students, all aged 13 and all enrolled at Kiel Middle, were all hit with a formal complaint earlier this month, for referring to the unnamed student as ‘she’ or ‘her,’ rather than ‘they’ or ‘them.’

One of the children, Braden Rabidoux, spoke out about the investigation in an interview with Fox News last week, airing fears that he may not get into college because of the sexual harassment charges leveled against him.

He along with his two classmates – whom have not been named – argue that the First Amendment allows them to refer to their nonbinary classmate with whatever pronouns they wish.

The incident has since gained traction and has garnered national news coverage, thrusting the small Kiel Area School District – comprised of Kiel Middle, Kiel High, Zielanis Elementary and approximately 1,500 students – into the spotlight.

Directly before Monday’s threat, which saw all three schools evacuated, City of Kiel Police Chief Dave Funkhouser revealed the district had been receiving a stream of ‘extremely vulgar, hateful, and disturbing’ threats since the case went public.

Funkhouser’s announcement included the revelation that extra patrols would be deployed around the three school’s buildings as a precautionary measure due to the concerning communications.

A bomb threat closed all schools in a Wisconsin school district Saturday, days after three middle schoolers found themselves under investigation for refusing to address their non-binary classmate by their preferred pronouns

A bomb threat closed all schools in a Wisconsin school district Monday, days after three middle schoolers found themselves under investigation for refusing to address their classmate by their preferred pronouns. Pictured is Kiel Middle, which received the threat at 12:45 pm

‘Our actions are in response to the hateful comments expressed to the staff of the schools, and we proactively increased our presence in and around district buildings and grounds,’ the chief said Monday morning of the increased police presence.

Shortly thereafter, staffers at Kiel Middle received the threat.

District superintendent Brad Ebert says all students – who were ferried of the three campuses in busses and picked up by parents – are safe, as well as the schools’ staff.

During the evacuation, Ebert sent an alert to parents notifying them that they had received a bomb threat. 

‘I am writing to share with you that we just became aware of a bomb threat against our middle school,’ the school official wrote.  

‘We immediately evacuated the middle school and also evacuated the elementary school and high school. At this time, local law enforcement is working through the situation and investigating the threat.’

It has not yet been revealed if there were any explosives found on any of the three campuses.

The threat came days before a planned school board meeting where district officials were likely to discuss the ongoing Title XI complaint aired against the three students.

Title IX requires schools to adopt and administer grievance procedures for students to file complaints of sexual discrimination, harassment, or violence.

The meeting was moved to Wednesday at 4 pm after being originally slated for today, at the suggestion of Chief Funkhouser due to the threats staffers had supposedly received.

 

Advertisement

[ad_2]

Share this news on your Fb,Twitter and Whatsapp

File source

Times News Network:Latest News Headlines
Times News Network||Health||New York||USA News||Technology||World News

Tags
Show More

Related Articles

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Back to top button
Close