From the South Milwaukee Police Department …
From school district emails sent to high school and middle school families …
Thursday
Today, at approximately 1:40 p.m., the High School and the Middle School were placed in a brief HOLD. At the same time, District officials and the South Milwaukee Police Department removed a staff member from the high school due to an investigation. The HOLD was released at 1:47 p.m.
As a reminder, the school may call a “HOLD” when there is a situation that requires the students and staff to remain in their rooms until the incident is resolved. Please refer to our District Family Safety Newsletter to review our Standard Response Protocol.
Investigations involving staff members are extremely serious and administration officials are following all internal protocols and applicable state laws. The District is also cooperating with our partners in the South Milwaukee Police Department.
We respect the privacy and confidentiality of our staff and students. There is also a need to maintain the integrity of the investigation to obtain a final determination of the circumstances and any resulting decisions. Therefore no further information will be made available regarding this matter at this time. It is always our goal to be as forthcoming as possible with our community, so we will share additional information if and when we are able.
Friday
We do not have any additional information that we are able to share at this time. Families and students that were directly impacted have been contacted. If you have any questions or if your child has any additional information they would like to share, please contact the South Milwaukee Police Department or myself at 414-766-5035. If your child is impacted by this information and needs additional support at school, our student services team is available to meet with the students at school. Please contact your child’s counselor or the High School Principal, Mike Arendt, at 414-766-5110 to set up an appointment.
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