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A teacher vaccine mandate is not part of the Madison School District's current plan for the upcoming school year, but "that could change."

By Site staff Jul 23, 2021 | 5:32 PM MADISON, Wis. — Madison school leaderes say getting kids vaccinated played a role in their decision to require masks for everyone inside school buildings this fall.  District leaders say it was a tough decision, but one that was needed given the increase of COVID cases and a lack of approved vaccines for kids under the age of 12. “You are going to make some people happy, and some people are going to question your decisions,” said MMSD spokesperson Tim LeMonds. “We went the way of safety and just being cautious and thoughtful and intentio...

Renewed push to require teaching cursive in Wisconsin classrooms Tajma Hall © Provided by Madison WMTV In a world of Snapchat and text messages, cursive handwriting has gone by the wayside -- until now. (Source: Pixabay) MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Wisconsin students are currently not required to learn cursive writing in school, but a bill to change that is back in the spotlight. A group of lawmakers want to require all students in the state to learn cursive before the fifth grade. District 14 Senator Joan Ballweg been an early supporter. “As a former elementary teacher, I thi...

Jun 11, 2021 MADISON (WKOW) -- Madison Metropolitan School District announced Thursday that they anticipate a fully in-person school year for 2021-22. Check out more local news . According to a news release from district spokesperson Tim LeMonds, the decision comes from continued positive trends in Dane County's COVID-19 data, with vaccine rollout continuing successfully. “The full reopening of schools is a day the entire community has been waiting for,” MMSD Superintendent Carlton D. Jenkins said in the release . “It has always been our preference to have all students learning in-perso...

Wisconsin health officials on Wednesday cleared COVID-19 vaccinations for children ages 12 to 15 after a federal committee endorsed expanding use of Pfizer’s vaccine to that group, paving the way for the injections to start in the state Thursday. The news came as Gov. Tony Evers signaled he may be open to using federal stimulus dollars to compensate people to get a COVID-19 vaccine, if it's needed down the road, and that he plans to prioritize aid to small businesses after news Wisconsin will receive $700 million less in federal COVID-19 aid than was originally projected. With childre...