Kenosha Police Chief Patrick Patton, far left, testifies Thursday that the lack of a state law defining grooming as a crime has made it difficult to prosecute adults, including teachers, who send flirtatious or other inappropriate content to children.
Department of Public Instruction and law enforcement officials bemoaned gaps in state law and insufficient ability to investigate “grooming” behavior during a three-hour hearing Thursday at the Capitol.
Tom McCarthy, deputy state superintendent, fields questions from lawmakers Thursday on the Department of Public Instruction’s licensure process and why people are unable to see the reason an educator gave or up lost their teaching license.
State Rep. Amanda Nedweski, R-Pleasant Prairie, was among the lawmakers at Thursday’s hearing frustrated by the absence of state Superintendent Jill Underly, who was expected to testify. Underly was at her alma mater in Indiana to receive an alumni award.
In this video message, State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly outlines the importance of protecting Wisconsin students an details the process the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction goes through when allegations are made against licensed educators.
Prosecutors can now charge suspected offenders with a specific crime when they cross moral lines rather than settle for lesser, vague statutes…
Tom McCarthy, deputy state superintendent, fields questions from lawmakers Thursday on the Department of Public Instruction’s licensure process and why people are unable to see the reason an educator gave or up lost their teaching license.
State Rep. Amanda Nedweski, R-Pleasant Prairie, was among the lawmakers at Thursday’s hearing frustrated by the absence of state Superintendent Jill Underly, who was expected to testify. Underly was at her alma mater in Indiana to receive an alumni award.
Kenosha Police Chief Patrick Patton, far left, testifies Thursday that the lack of a state law defining grooming as a crime has made it difficult to prosecute adults, including teachers, who send flirtatious or other inappropriate content to children.
