Parent pushes Baraboo Superintendent at graduation

Channel 3000 ^ | 6/4/24

[Impala64ssa]

MADISON, Wis. — The Baraboo School District acknowledged a parent disrupted graduation by pushing someone on stage out of way May 31. A video of the incident shows the man shoved was Baraboo Superintendent Rainey Briggs.

The district released a statement Monday confirming the parent interrupted graduation and was escorted off stage and out of the venue by police. He was referred to the Sauk County District Attorney's Office for disorderly conduct.

"Our primary focus remains on celebrating the achievements of our graduates," the district said in the statement. "We want to ensure that the significance of this milestone and the hard work of our students are not overshadowed by this unfortunate event. The evening celebrated their accomplishments, and we are incredibly proud of each of them."

The incident is still under investigation.

The video shows a man walking on stage and moving Briggs, keeping him from shaking the hands of a graduating student.

[Impala64ssa]

Video at link. The father is White. Rainey Briggs is Black. Naturally the usual knee jerk reaction of cries of (reverb) RAAAACCCISSSMM. But not so fast! There may be more to this. Apparently the father like quite a few other parents were angry with the administration over their apathy toward a bullying problem that persists in this school.

[bigbob]

Baraboo is “the Dells”....’nuff said.

[Chickensoup]

What does that mean?

[Texan5]

If the Dells you are referring to is that tourist/outdoor recreation area, what does it have to do with this article?