Following new allegations that César Chávez had sexually assaulted and harassed girls decades ago, Madison school district officials said Wednesday they were gathering information and monitoring developments.
Chávez Elementary School on the district’s southwest side is named after the late civil rights and labor leader.
Earlier Wednesday, the New York Times published an investigation that found “extensive evidence” Chávez had groomed and sexually abused girls. Chávez, who co-founded the United Farm Workers union, died in 1993 at age 66…