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Neenah school board candidates spar over vouchers, special‑education funding and police in schools
Summary
Four candidates at a League of Women Voters forum in Neenah urged greater transparency on voucher costs and blamed low state reimbursements for special‑education shortfalls; candidates largely opposed routine police presence in schools and differed on classroom uses of artificial intelligence.
Four candidates for the Neenah Joint School District Board of Education laid out competing priorities Wednesday at a League of Women Voters candidate forum, focusing on private‑school vouchers, state funding for special‑needs students, whether police belong in schools and how to use artificial intelligence in classrooms.
"On your tax bill, you should absolutely know when your property taxes are going up," said Samuel Roth, who asked for a separate line showing voucher costs and said private schools receiving public dollars should be accountable for students’ educational outcomes. Roth, an analytics professional and parent, urged transparency in district finances and measurable accountability for any school that receives public funds.
Christian Blanton, a parent of five, said she also supports a separate voucher line on property taxes and wants families to be able to compare academic outcomes in private and public schools. "I'm a person that likes transparency," she said, adding…
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