Public commenters urge Beaver Dam board to review offensive online posts, suggest censure

At its regular meeting, the Beaver Dam Unified School District Board of Education heard public comment sharply criticizing online posts attributed to a member of the board and urging officials to consider censure.

Linda Yudts introduced herself and told the board she had attended meetings before and “never heard a no vote, only yes to everything.” She criticized protest activity outside a recent event and said residents had placed painted stones in front yards with political messages; she added the board should focus on “reading, writing, and math.”

Dan, a second public commenter, said he had reviewed screenshots of social-media posts and read language he said came from a board member’s alternate account: “Shut the f up, you idiot ... We need less dipshits like you.” Dan said he was disturbed that others had reacted to an apparent post celebrating the assassination of a public figure with smiling emojis and asked the board to consider whether censure or condemnation was appropriate. “You all got the email with the screenshots,” he said, urging the board to take the matter seriously.

Chair (S1) reminded speakers of the board’s public-comment rules and said the board generally will not discuss or take action on non-agenda items at that meeting. No formal motion to censure or to initiate a disciplinary process was made during the session.

The board did not act on the allegations during the meeting; members moved on to the published agenda. The transcript does not record any response from the named board member or a formal referral to a committee or investigatory process.

The matter remains a request from members of the public for the board to review social-media conduct by an elected member; the board indicated it would not address the item that evening but attendees said they had submitted evidence by email.