The Brief
- The Pewaukee School Board is urging board member Mary Larson to resign over chronic meeting absences.
- Larson has missed every meeting this school year and 14 regular meetings since October 2024.
- Larson stated she has no plans to resign and called questions about returning her stipend irrelevant.
PEWAUKEE, Wis. – The Pewaukee School Board is urging one of its own members to resign because of chronic absences at meetings. Waukesha County Reporter Bret Lemoine confronted board member Mary Larson about where she has been and if she will return her paycheck.
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What To Know:
School board members say their hands are tied because Larson is elected by the public. She was reelected in April for a second term. The district says Larson has not been in communication with them at all and only knows she is absent because she does not show up.
What they’re saying:
Board President Bren Sawell shared this statement on Friday:…