Elmbrook's Response to Criticism; Attack the Messenger
A pattern is developing.
The Elmbrook administration is showing a pattern of behavior when facing criticism; attack the messenger. The most recent example occurred with a concerned parent and an issue at Wisconsin Hills Middle School.
The parent became aware that in January, a male teacher invited two female students to his classroom for “lunch bunch.” The parent didn’t know his daughter was involved in this club until she came home describing the explicit music that the male teacher played for her and a friend. When the parent brought this up to the Principal, Matt Schroeder, he received a dismissive response.
Therefore, the parent spoke about this issue during the public comment section (known as Citizens' Forum) at the March 2022 Board meeting - reciting some of the lyrics played for his daughter. This finally prompted a response from the District. Unfortunately, the response wasn’t against the teacher, but against the parent by threatening to charge him with disorderly conduct.
District's Response to Parent
Lyrics of the Song
Previous examples of Elmbrook attacking the messenger include:
Issuing an official denial about a 5K student accessing porn on their iPad, when in fact, the District later admitted inappropriate access did happen
Board member Jean Lambert trying to remove public comment from Board meetings after excerpts from explicit books were read to get the Board's attention to remove them
Censoring/cessation of comments on the official Elmbrook Schools Facebook page in 2021 after the community became aware of explicit books available to children in 3rd grade and above