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Superintendent says district will end Right at School contract after staff‑misconduct incidents
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Summary
After viewing surveillance footage of two incidents at Roosevelt and Eisenhower, the superintendent announced written notice to end the Right at School before/after‑care contract on June 11 and said the district is soliciting new providers while exploring an in‑house model.
The Wauwatosa School District announced on April 27 that it has given written notice terminating its contract with Right at School after the district reviewed reports and surveillance video of staff members being physically aggressive with students at Roosevelt and Eisenhower elementary schools.
"It is despicable," the district superintendent said, describing the footage and the administration’s decision to notify Right at School that it will not be the district’s provider after the last day of school on June 11. The superintendent said the district lost confidence in the vendor and will not use Right at School for summer childcare services.
The superintendent outlined immediate steps the district has taken: increased on‑site observations by substitute staff, more frequent checks by operations leaders, and interviews with potential replacement providers scheduled for the coming Wednesday and Thursday. He said human resources and operations staff will be part of the interview process and that the district has made clear it expects providers to commit to a multi‑year runway; he said administrators are also exploring bringing before/after care in‑house over a three‑year period.
Several parents who addressed the board during the public‑comment period urged the board to protect employees who had served at individual sites without incident. "These staff members deserve more than vague promises," one parent said, citing roughly 75 employees and hundreds of families affected by an abrupt termination six weeks before summer programming.
The superintendent said the district does not view the incidents as an indictment of all Right at School staff, and that it will tell prospective vendors which existing workers have strong records and should be considered for hiring by the new provider. He also said the district will continue to notify appropriate authorities about what occurred.
Next steps: the district will continue vendor interviews this week, keep the board and community updated, and proceed with the contract termination effective June 11 so summer childcare is provided by a different organization or through interim arrangements.
(Reporting based on superintendent remarks to the Wauwatosa School Board on April 27, 2026.)
