"When he went into this, he wanted to protect other students. In the fall, he will begin college at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. With the news of Perkins' resignation, he said he feels he can turn the page and move toward healing and closure. The student, meanwhile, said he feels vindicated after months of enduring victim-blaming and experiencing anxiety so debilitating he had to withdraw from his final month of high school. "Instead, they made excuses and tried to brush his bullying under the rug, in a way that caused deep harm to our child." Multiple administrators failed to identify and bring an end to Perkin’s egregious conduct," Twan Vongphakdy said in a press release Tuesday morning. "The problems our family’s experiences have exposed are much bigger than one person. This time around, the Vongphakdys said they feel satisfied by the communication and transparency, and hope to seek full accountability that confirms his behaviors violated Title IX laws and endangered the safety of students. Twan Vongphakdy on Tuesday expressed relief over Perkins' resignation, but the saga, he said, is far from over.Īlthough the board accepted Perkins' resignation, the investigation into both his conduct and the handling of the investigation is still taking place. "Witness testimony showed a pattern of behaviors - it was not just one comment, and not just one student witnessed it." "We finally saw the investigation report, which has corroborated that he's made racist and homophobic slurs," Twan Vongphakdy said. Prior to DPI stepping in and enforcing a deadline of June 2 to submit the investigation report, the family never had an opportunity to review it, ask questions or push back against certain testimony - which is part of their legal right under Title IX law. One major deficiency in the district's investigation, as explained in its own manual, was not sharing its investigation report with both parties at several critical stages. Shortly thereafter, the decision to dismiss the Vongphakdys complaint was thrown out because district officials failed to follow multiple rules regarding how Title IX complaints should be handled. Then the Wausau Board of Education announced it was conducting its own investigation into the teacher's conduct after board members heard a litany of complaints about Perkins, some from former students, and about the district's handling of the Vongphakdys complaint against him. The state Department of Public Instruction opened an "educator misconduct investigation" in early May, after USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin first detailed a series of incidents involving Perkins A report said that while Perkins engaged in "insensitive and unprofessional conduct" and used language that was "racial or sexist," it did not rise to the level of harassment nor discrimination. The complaint was dismissed by the district in late April. The student, a senior, never returned to school after the complaint and missed scholarship awards night, although he ultimately participated in his commencement ceremony.įive days after the complaint was filed, the district placed Perkins on leave, pending an investigation. On April 5, Twan and Manee Vongphakdy of Weston and their son, who was a senior at the high school, filed a formal complaint with Superintendent Keith Hilts against Perkins, saying he directed racist and sexually dehumanizing slurs at their son, an openly gay Asian American student. The district said it will not release any additional information at this time. Robert Perkins' resignation was accepted by the Wausau School Board during its meeting Monday, according to a district news release. Cyclones Hockey staff member will reach out upon receiving your entry form with additional details and answer any questions.WAUSAU − A Wausau East High School band teacher who has been at the center of a harassment and discrimination controversy has resigned. Each dog entry receives two complimentary tickets to the game.Ħ. Stand at the finish line and catch the racing canine.ĥ. One human will carry the racer to the starting line and the canine. Each participating dachshund will need to bring two (2) humans. Each dachshund race will start at the goal line and finish at the “center” red line.ģ. Participating canines must be purebred dachshunds. Fans can reserve your seats for this game beginning Thursday, September 15th at 10am on .ġ. New this season the Cyclones will have a specialty Wiener Dog Races T-Shirt available for pre-sale with a portion of the proceeds benefiting New Life Pet Adoption. Don’t miss this exciting night at Marathon Park Ice Arena! The races will take place during the 1st and 2nd intermission of the game. (Wausau, WI)- Join us for the Wiener Dog Races presented by SC Swiderski on Saturday, February 4th at 7:10 p.m.
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