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Weekly E, 03/12/2025
In this Weekly E - A (longish) note from Ms. Jenni Dogs Bikes Lead Screening Clinic Pick-up Dismissal Reminders Conferences MPS Bus App Jaguar Sports Spot Iron Tiger Tri Academic Testing Letters Summer Academy registration is LIVE Community Corner Troop 15 seeking...
Enroll Today for a Fun-Filled Summer with MPS Summer Academy!
Summer is right around the corner, which means it’s time for families to start planning fun summer activities! Milwaukee Public Schools is again offering Summer Academy, and registration is open now. Summer Academy provides Milwaukee youth with exciting adventures,...
Lead Screening Clinic on 3/15/2025
Click here to view the forms and fliers regarding the Lead Screening Clinic on 3/15/2025. https://city.milwaukee.gov/Health/Services-and-Programs/HomeEnvironmentalHealth/Ongoing-Lead-Hazard-Investigations-With-MPS...
New MPS Superintendent Begins March 15
The Milwaukee Board of School Directors approved the contract for the next superintendent of Milwaukee Public Schools, Dr. Brenda Cassellius, in a special meeting Tuesday, March 4. Dr. Cassellius, who was selected by the board in February after an extensive public...
Weekly E, 03/05/2025
In this Weekly E - Thanks & Celebration Pick-Up Reminders! Parent/Teacher Conference New Superintendent starting March 15 MPS Rolls Out Bus App Celebrating All Abilities Resource Fair MPS Rec Bike Bazaar Forward Exam Letter Spring Testing Calendar Extended...
Support First Nations on Orange Shirt Day this Thursday, September 28
Support First Nations on Orange Shirt Day this Thursday, September 28
Orange Shirt Day will be observed in Milwaukee Public Schools on Thursday, September 28, to recognize the lasting traumatic impact of Indian boarding schools. On Thursday, all MPS students, staff, and families are encouraged to show support of First Nations by wearing orange.
First Nations Studies at MPS notes that the day is observed “to honor Indian boarding school survivors and those who did not come home.”
The boarding schools operated mainly from 1819 to 1969 as a means to erase Native American cultures and replace them with mainstream culture. That included renaming children, taking away their tribal clothing, cutting their hair, and forbidding the expression of Native languages and religions.
Indigenous children were removed from their families to be placed in the schools, causing trauma and permanently damaging Indigenous cultures. While at the schools, many children were abused or neglected.
The U.S. Interior Department, in a 2022 report issued after an investigation of the system, estimated that as many as tens of thousands of Native children died at the schools. The report also acknowledges that the U.S. established the schools “as part of a broader objective to dispossess Indian Tribes, Alaska Native Villages and the Native Hawaiian Community of their territories to support the expansion of the United States.”
The orange shirt is a symbol of reconciliation and of hope for — and commitment to — a better future, according to the Orange Shirt Society.