KCDP Blog

KUSD Adopts Changes to Book Review Policy After Wave of Book Challenges

KUSD policy overwhelmed by right-wing book challenges

Feb. 1, 2024

KUSD Book Review Process Become Overwhelmed by a High Volume of Book Challenges The KUSD school district was overwhelmed with book challenges, filed mostly by members of Kenosha MassRes...

Kenosha Public School Teacher Kristi Koschkee Files Lawsuit to Keep Act 10 in Place

"Act 10 is Pro-Freedom" says Koschkee about the Scott Walker law which selectively targeted some public sector workers, like teachers, from being able to bargain collectively on issues like compensation, retirement, health insurance, and sick leave

Jan. 29, 2024

Today the right-wing law firm, Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) announced they were suing to keep Act 10 in place on behalf of KUSD High School teacher Kristi Koschkee of ...

KUSD School Board Candidate Angela Kretchmer Spreads Misinformation about Rightsizing Decision

Now endorsed by anti-LGBT hate group MassResistance

Jan. 1, 2024

Angela Kretchmer is running to sit on the KUSD school board. Part of being a school board member is accurately communicating to the community about the decisions the school board makes. Kretc...

KUSD Library Book Committee REJECTS MassResistance Book Challenge

Dec. 13, 2023

Due to dozens of book challenges filed by members of the right-wing extremist groups MassResistance and Moms for Liberty, including against sweet children's books , the Kenosha Unified S...

Anti-LGBT Extremist's Book Challenges and KUSD's Response Draw Scrutiny From ACLU

Book Bans Are Costing School Districts Tens of Thousands of Dollars

Dec. 1, 2023

Kenosha Unified School District has been besieged by dozens of book challenges by members of the anti-LGBT extremist group MassResistance since Caleb Laitinen and Blaise Mahoney announced the ...

Kevin 'Kelly' Hutchinson Obtained KUSD Family's Personal Data

saying he planned to use it to advance his book-banning agenda

Nov. 14, 2023

Kevin 'Kelly' Hutchinson Requests Parent Data of 12,000+ KUSD Students Kevin 'Kelly' Hutchinson Kevin ‘Kelly’ Hutchinson sent a Freedom of Information Act requ...

Kenosha's Mayoral Candidates Issue Statements About MassResistance

Book banning and extremism is wrong for Kenosha

Nov. 1, 2023

With an important mayoral race in Kenosha in 2024, we asked each of the candidates for a statement about Kenosha MassResistance. Their ...

MassResistance and Kenosha Moms for Liberty Members File Dozens of Book Challenges

Book Bans Are Costing School Districts Tens of Thousands of Dollars

Nov. 1, 2023

Kenosha Unified School District has been besieged by dozens of book challenges since Caleb Laitinen and Blaise Mahoney announced the formation of Kenosha MassResistance at the August KUSD sc...

The Silence of Kenosha Elected Officials on the Harmful Tactics of MassResistance

Extremism is bad for our community - do these Republicans support it?

Oct. 31, 2023

MassResistance is Harmful to Kenosha MassResistance is an anti-LGBT hate group that works to ban books. Caleb Laitinen , Karen Mahoney and Blaise Mahoney have started a chapter in Ke...

KUSD Outlines the Process It Will Follow on Book Challenges

KUSD also provides a process for parents anxious about book content to control the books their own child can access

Oct. 24, 2023

During a fall KUSD school board meeting, Superintendent Jeffrey Weiss outlined the process KUSD will follow regarding book challenges . KUSD has received multiple book challenges from a memb...