Wisconsin’s Onedia Nation will have a message for football fans this weekend in Green Bay. The Packers host Washington Sunday, and a video highlighting the Oneida will be shown on Lambeau Field’s Jumbotron.

🧠 A Good Mind ❤️ A Good Heart 🔥 A Strong Fire “Oneida Defines Who We Are” pic.twitter.com/vqVsezfGdu

— Oneida Nation (@OneidaNationWI) December 4, 2019

Outside the stadium, protests will take place against Washington’s name and logo, seen as offensive by natives and non-natives alike. Onedia Public Relations Director Bobbi Webster said the video is a chance to educate people about who the Oneida are, not just what they’re against.

Schools are open Thursday in the Shorewood district, after the arrest of a 14 year-old high school student found in possession of a “hit list” and a loaded magazine in his backpack. “As the superintendent and father of two daughters in the district, I understand that this is a very difficult situation for all of us,” Superintendent Bryan Davis said during a Wednesday press conference.

Police said another student saw the “hit list” in a notebook and reported it to school staff. Officers found the gun the magazine went with off campus. Davis said the district will be doing whatever is necessary to support students. “Certainly safety is a priority. We also want to make that the student who is in trouble in this situation, we can also offer some guidance and support.”

A student who saw the “hit list” confided in an adult. Police found the list and a loaded magazine in the boy’s backpack, and the gun was located off campus.

The latest “report card” is out on the performance of Wisconsin schools. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction says 87-percent of schools met or exceeded expectations in the 2018-2019 school year. That number was even higher for public schools, at 96-percent.

Schools were measured on student achievement, student growth, closing gaps between student groups, and college-readiness.

All schools in a Milwaukee-area district are closed Wednesday. In an announcement on the district website, Shorewood Schools officials said that’s “due to ongoing safety concerns.”

“Because the safety of everyone in the Shorewood Schools is our top priority, the decision was made to close all of our schools until the police have completed their investigation into the tip provided to the FBI,” says Shorewood Schools Superintendent Bryan Davis. “From our communication with the Shorewood Police, we do not have any reason to believe that a threat exists at SIS, Lake Bluff or Atwater. However, we feel strongly that we need to have a resolution to this matter prior to bringing students and staff back into any of the schools.”

A Shorewood High School student allegedly wrote a hit list, and was found in possession of a loaded magazine. The student was not in possession of a gun, and a gun was not found anywhere on the high school campus.

University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross announced Friday his intention to retire. The 71-year-old Cross will continue to serve as UW System president until his successor is found after a national search.

A press release said Cross notified chancellors, regents, system leadership, and employees of his decision this week.

Cross was named UW System president in 2014, after spending three years as chancellor of UW Colleges and UW-Extension. He managed UW System during a time of steep budget cuts and a sustained tuition freeze, and a contentious relationship with the Republican-controlled state legislature.
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Fired Madison West High School security assistant Marlon Anderson has been rehired  The Madison Metropolitan School District confirmed Monday it will reinstate Anderson, who lost his job for repeating a racial slur while he was being verbally attacked by a student.

Anderson said he hopes his case is a catalyst for change. “I know it’s bigger than me, I hope that someone cane learn something from what I’ve been through.”

Anderson is currently on administrative leave and a transition plan for his return is being negotiated. Madison School Board President Gloria Reyes had asked the district superintendent to rescind the termination Monday.

Anderson was fired for using the “n” word when scolding a black student for using the slur against him. His supporters said the goal of the policy is laudable, but firing Anderson under those circumstances lacked context.

MMSD also announced Monday that it would be reviewing its policy regarding the use of racial slurs.

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