Outside the cafeteria at Madison East High School, in a bright yellow and purple shed, lies the school’s newest student run food pantry. It’s the recent project of the school’s Food Equity Club, which aims to help students struggling with food insecurity. The idea for the new pantry arose during the pandemic, when students were […]
East High School Students Walk Out Over Alleged Assault
WORT 89.9FM Madison · Madison East High School Students Stage a Walkout Today, as rain began to fall, a few hundred East High School students walked out of their third period class and gathered on the front steps. Most were wearing red or pink to show solidarity with a sexual assault victim. The students gathered […]
Madison parents, teachers push for increased transparency in hidden ca...
Last month, an investigation by Isthmus revealed that, in 2019, top administrators at the Madison Metropolitan School District greenlit plans to install hidden cameras in a changing room used by disabled students at Madison East High School. The goal of the plan, which also included hidden cameras in a coach’s office near the boys’ locker […]
Teachers Respond to Reopening of Madison Public Schools
Over 500 combined Madison Metropolitan School District staff and Madison community members signed an open letter urging the district School Board and superintendent Dr. Carlton Jenkins to reconsider their plan for returning to in-person classes starting next week. The letter, sent this past Monday, cites staff and community members’ worries that “the lack of inoculations […]
16-year old Madison East student dies of possible COVID-related illnes...
Since the state began tracking numbers in mid-March, more than 3,500 Wisconsinites have died from COVID-19 or related complications. One of those deaths was Isai Morocho, a 16-year old Madison East High School student. According to the Madison Metropolitan School District and his family, Morocho succumbed to a “COVID-related illness” over Thanksgiving break. “Hello East […]
Madison East High Teacher Arrested
Earlier today, a Madison East High School business and marketing teacher was arrested for allegedly attempting to produce child pornography using hidden recording devices. A federal grand jury indictment charges David Kruchten with trying to visually record seven different minors in order to produce sexually explicit content. In a statement to WORT, Madison Metropolitan School […]
