Overview
- State Superintendent Jill Underly did not attend the Assembly hearing on teacher misconduct investigations, opting for a previously scheduled Indiana University alumni award event.
- Rep. Amanda Nedweski convened the session to probe cases highlighted by the Capital Times, including about 200 investigations from 2018–2023 in which teachers resigned during grooming or sexual-misconduct probes.
- The Department of Public Instruction countered elements of the coverage in a letter requesting corrections and said it supports updating statutes and modernizing licensing systems.
- The Institute for Reforming Government filed a public-records request seeking details on DPI’s handling of licenses for educators accused of misconduct and grooming.
- Pressure expanded with a letter from five Wisconsin U.S. House members seeking answers, a Senate request for Underly’s appearance, and a separate call for her resignation from Washington County Executive Josh Schoemann.