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Student and parent speakers urge inclusion, cite accessibility gaps and safety concerns at KUSD
Summary
A student and a parent told the Kenosha Unified School District Board of Education about inaccessible facilities, exclusion from activities, alleged policy violations, substitute shortages and a recent staff dismissal for grooming; the board did not respond during public comment per statute.
A student and a parent used public comment time at Monday’s Kenosha Unified School District Board meeting to press the district for changes on accessibility, inclusion and safety.
Elena Kretchmer, who said she has been a KUSD student for 12 years, described multiple instances of exclusion tied to inaccessible facilities. She told the board she “couldn’t play on my playground because it wasn’t accessible” in elementary school and that she was unable to walk across the stage at her eighth-grade graduation because there was no ramp. Kretchmer said she experienced exclusion from her…
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