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MILWAUKEE — The I-Team has reviewed one of several depositions of current and former Milwaukee Public School officials, commenting on the district’s failure to have an adequate plan.
Earlier this year, the I-Team spoke with Deb Kuether, Manager of K12 Literacy at MPS, about the alleged retaliation she faced from her former supervisor. While that case is moving through the Department of Workforce Development’s Equal Rights Division (ERD), she says video deposition with MPS’ former Deputy Superintendent affirms some of her claims.
“This is way bigger than me,” Kuether said. “This is system-wide.”
The I-Team first reported Kuether’s case in January after the ERD found probable cause in her complaint. She faced harassment and retaliation for speaking out about flaws she saw in MPS’ literacy resources.
“We did not have digital content for our students in many of those areas,” Kuether said. “The children we served, we were denying them access to programming, resources, experiences we have promised through public education.”
Kuether says this is something that disproportionately impacts children of color, since MPS population is roughly 89 percent of students of color and, as a whole, 82 percent of the student population is economically disadvantaged.
“Issues that have nothing to do with student advancement are at the forefront of management's mind,” Attorney Ben Hitchcock Cross said. “That's the problem here.”
Hitchcock Cross represents Kuether. He...
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