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Reporter urges state transparency after investigation into educator-misconduct records
Summary
Jim Hess, an investigative reporter with the Madison Capital Times, told the Fond du Lac School Board that a Cap Times investigation found the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction had looked into more than 200 educator-misconduct cases from 2018'2023 and urged more public access to records.
During public comment at the Fond du Lac School District meeting, Jim Hess identified himself as an investigative reporter with the Madison Capital Times and urged greater transparency and statewide tracking of alleged educator misconduct.
Hess said a Cap Times investigation "revealed that the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction looked into over 200 educators for misconduct and grooming between…
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