Student wellbeing, mental health concerns leads Baraboo public schools to reopen sooner than planned
Students in Baraboo public schools will return to their classrooms Jan. 4 after the school board split 4-3 Monday to resume in-person learning a week sooner than previously planned due to concerns about student well-being and mental health. A lengthy and, at times, heated discussion about that decision followed emotional comments by the districtâs school resource officers, Amanda Sabol and Mike Pichler, and public comment from a Baraboo parent. Sabol, in her second year as Jack Young Middle Schoolâs SRO, said she primarily deals with child welfare and studentsâ issues at home. ...