In early September, EGG-NEWS reported on the Waukesha School Board reversing a decision made previously to deprive children of the benefits of a USDA feeding program.  Following a public outcry, the Board reversed on free school lunches by a 5 to 4 vote.  One board member stated that the free program “made it easy or families to become spoiled”.  In opposition a board member noted, “These are stressful times and it is well known that hunger directly impacts our students behavior and their ability to learn.”

The Waukesha School Board is now the defendant in a lawsuit filed by a parent claiming relaxed policies on masking, quarantining and contact tracing led to her child contracting COVID within two weeks after commencement of the school term.  The boards of education for the school district voted not to enforce COVID prevention policies including a universal mask requirement.  The lawsuit claims that the actions of the board were contrary to recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.