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Votes must be received by November 29, 2018. You will need your membership number to vote.
We are extremely concerned with a picture recently published on social media, apparently showing many Baraboo High School students giving a Nazi salute. We have also seen some anonymous posts stating that students of color frequently feel harassed at Baraboo High School.
Students have First Amendment rights, but it is appalling that these students appear to have used theirs in a way that is completely shocking and reprehensible. While the picture reportedly dates from the spring, just weeks ago, a supporter of neo-Nazi ideology went on a murderous rampage in Pittsburgh. This photo also came to light as our country honors its veterans, so many of whom gave their lives in the fight against Nazi Germany. We hope these students understand what a mistake this was, and we hope that they will join work against the hateful ideology that they appeared to treat so casually in the photo.
It is equally critical for schools to foster an environment that is safe, welcoming, and non-discriminatory for other students. To that end, we urge the Baraboo school district to not only investigate this situation but to bring in experts in anti-bias training to engage with students and faculty.
If there are individual students who believe they have been discriminated against at this school, we also urge them to reach out to the ACLU of Wisconsin at inquiries@aclu-wi.org.
Today, Attorney General Brad Schimel filed an appeal of Boyden verdict that favored Alina Boyden and Shannon Andrews, two women who courageously challenged an exclusion in state employee health benefits that targeted transgender employees for discriminatory treatment. After a trial in which a jury of Wisconsin citizens found that Shannon and Alina should be compensated for this discrimination, the state has harmed them yet again by appealing the verdict and delaying justice. The state's group insurance board has already decided to offer coverage starting next year, making the appeal even more incomprehensible.
Shannon Andrews said: "The state's actions in appealing this suit even after the Group Insurance Board committed to offering coverage for a second time to trans workers in Wisconsin exemplifies this administration's commitment to capricious cruelty. This short-sighted waste of taxpayer money simply punctuates the last 8 years with a petty act of spite."
Alina Boyden added: "Tuesday's election was a repudiation of mean-spirited assaults on the civil rights and health care access of Wisconsinites of all backgrounds. Now, it feels as though the Governor and Attorney General have taken the opportunity on their way out the door to inflict one last insult on Wisconsin's transgender community in the form of an unnecessary and unwinnable appeal of our court victory last month."
The ACLU of Wisconsin is a non-profit, non-partisan, private organization whose 13,000 members support its efforts to defend the civil rights and liberties of all Wisconsin residents. For more on the ACLU of Wisconsin, visit our website at www.aclu-wi.org, like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter and Instagram.