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Elmbrook School Board meeting postponed after tornado warning
Summary
A tornado warning prompted Elmbrook School Board president Scott Wheeler to postpone the district’s 6 p.m. meeting at the district office; attendees were directed to shelter and to check the district website and local postings for a rescheduled date.
Elmbrook School Board President Scott Wheeler announced that the board’s meeting scheduled for 6 p.m. at the district office was postponed after officials received a tornado warning and implemented the district’s storm-shelter protocol. "Because of severe weather and a tornado warning, we did not convene our meeting," Wheeler said.
Wheeler said a tornado had been sighted on the ground or identified by radar in the vicinity and instructed attendees to move to interior sections of the building away from windows; he identified the bathrooms and the copy room as the designated shelter areas. He said staff member Mark was directing sheltering and that attendees should expect to shelter for about 45 minutes while the situation was monitored.
The decision to postpone was framed as a public-safety measure rather than an agenda action. Wheeler told the public to look for rescheduling information on the Elmbrook School District website and postings in the Village of Elm Grove and the City of Brookfield. No board business was conducted, no motions were made, and no votes were taken before the meeting was postponed.
