Spooner School District leaders face unrest over planned changes

Wisconsin school districts are struggling to balance their budgets, and tensions over changes at one northern Wisconsin district have reached a boiling point. The Spooner school board might seek an independent review of the district, superintendent and the board itself.

The day before the end of the school year, freshman Christopher Dobbe was collecting signatures near the football field at Spooner High School, along with other parents and students. More than 100 people had gathered to protest how they hear teachers have been treated by school administration. Many are calling for Superintendent Michelle Schwab to step down, and for an entirely new school board.

Dobbe said Schwab and the board are the reason his favorite teacher has decided to leave the district.

Read more: Price County Review

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