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In the recent Supreme Court Case, Carson vs. Makin, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that the State of Maine could not exclude private religious schools in the state’s tuition assistance program. The court held that doing so violates the free exercise of religion clause. This is important because the distinction between actively religious and labeled religious [...]

A new law requires that coaches, student-athletes and parents and guardians be educated on the risk of sudden cardiac arrest during athletic activities, beginning July 1, 2022, according to Wis. Stat. sec. 118.2935. Information about electrocardiogram testing must also be included. Concussion and cardiac arrest information are to be distributed together. Signed agreements acknowledging education of sudden cardiac arrest are [...]

The DPI intends to change its policy on the transfer of Wisconsin Parental Choice Program (WPCP) applications when a student has been put on a waiting list due to lack of choice seats at the school to which they applied. The DPI plans to update their bulletins in late July. WCRIS will distribute them once [...]

The federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released its updated K-12 School Security Guide. The guide provides school leaders with an overview of the latest strategies for prevention and mitigation of school violence. The updated version approaches school safety from a customizable and flexible stance, as every school has different needs. Schools can find the [...]

The DPI has compiled a document of important dates and deadlines for schools participating in parental choice programs for the 2022-23 school year. It also includes links to information about program requirements. Find it here on the DPI’s website.

Our regularly scheduled Current Events Newsletter will pause for the month of July. We will send updates, if they are needed, regarding items of great importance. Less urgent newsy items will appear on our website. Weekly editions will resume in August. Enjoy your summer!

Holocaust Education Wisconsin’s 2021 Act 30 requires schools in the choice programs to provide Holocaust and other genocide education to grades 5-8 once and grades 9-12 once. Schools are required to update their curriculum by July 1, 2022, to be implemented in the 2022-23 school year. Apprenticeships in Accountability Reports Schools in the choice programs must include [...]

The USDA has issued new rules about the Free and Reduced Price Lunch Program that define discrimination to include categories currently popular in our secular culture. Many of our WCRIS schools believe the definitions do not conform to their religious values. In an effort to help its schools navigate this minefield, WCRIS hosted a webinar [...]

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has given schools 90 days from May 5 to comply with new rules about the Free and Reduced Priced Lunch (FRPL) and the Free Milk programs. Schools are struggling with how to comply, knowing that if the programs aren’t offered, many children they enroll will go hungry. That’s why WCRIS scheduled [...]