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15 hours ago
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Waterford track meet racist comments investigation; new records
The Brief Milwaukee students said they heard racist comments during a Waterford track meet. An investigation confirmed both students and adults made racist comments toward Milwaukee student-athletes. WATERFORD, Wis. - A FOX6 News open records request revealed new information about the investigation into racist behavior at a Waterford Union High School track meet last month. The backstory It was supposed to be a normal high school track meet, but the competition turned hurtful and ugly – fast. The Waterford Union High School District confirmed its students made harmful remarks toward student-athletes from Milwaukee's Rufus King High School. FREE DOWNLOAD: Get breaking news alerts in the FOX LOCAL Mobile app for iOS or Android "She said they were calling them gangsters and the n-word. I was very, very shocked," Angela Harris, the parent of a Rufus King student-athlete, told FOX6 last month. Dig deeper FOX6 News sorted through more than 600 pages of the investigation, which included the final report, the district response plan and emails. SIGN UP TODAY: Get daily headlines, breaking news emails from FOX6 News The investigation revealed both students and adults from Waterford demonstrated racist behavior and language toward the Rufus King students-athletes at the track meet on May 7. However, records revealed they did not act alone. The final report revealed student-athletes from Waukesha West High School also participated, noting they "mocked mannerisms commonly associated with harmful racial stereotypes." Those remarks and derogatory statements were listed in emails and included references to the Milwaukee student-athletes as "gang members." In an email sent to Waterford's superintendent on May 8, the day after the track meet, the MPS commissioner of athletics wrote, "We are not interested in empty apologies or vague assurances," and demanded an investigation into racist allegations – calling the behavior "traumatizing and dehumanizing." As the Waterford Union High School District conducted the investigation, emails showed at least 80 people reached out to the administration to express their outrage. In one of those emails, a Waterford Union High School parent said: "Their reality is that their school fosters a racist environment." The superintendent responded: "Your point is well taken – racism has no place in our schools or society. As educators, we must be held to a higher standard." What's next Waterford Union said every student involved in this incident has been held accountable. It also has a long-term plan for how to ensure students understand the gravity of their actions. The Source FOX6 News filed an open records request with the Waterford Union High School District. Information obtained through that request, as well as prior coverage of the situation, is referenced in this report.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Health
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Benefits of boiling water with dirty fuels outweigh the risk in areas with unclean resources: Study
Boiling unclean water in many regions of the world results in air pollution from burning dirty fuels, but the benefits of doing so usually outweigh the risks, a new study has found. The boiling process, even at low effectiveness and when using sooty stoves, leads to a daily net reduction in 'disability-adjusted life years,' or the number of healthy life years lost, according to the study, published in Environmental Health Perspectives. 'In places where there is not centralized infrastructure that provides clean water, the responsibility for addressing that risk falls to individual households,' co-corresponding author Angela Harris, an associate professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering at North Carolina State University, said in a statement. 'The advice to those households is often to boil the water before using it,' Harris continued. 'But these households often have to rely on heating sources that carry risks of their own.' While the research community has generally focused on these risks separately, Harris and her colleagues decided to explore how the two factors overlap. To do so, they used computational models to estimate the health impacts linked to the consumption of contaminated water and exposure to emissions from cookstoves. These models, the authors explained, accounted for varying levels of water quality and of pollution from the stoves. 'For example, cookstoves that we accounted for in this work ranged from cooking over an open woodfire to using an electric stovetop,' co-corresponding author Andrew Grieshop, a professor in the same NC State department, said in a statement. They then used their framework to pursue case studies in both Uganda and Vietnam and incorporated public health and demographic data from both nations, Grieshop explained. The scientists calculated the total change in disability-adjusted life years from household air pollution and diarrhea from fecal contamination of drinking water. They determined that boiling water decreased diarrheal disease by an average of 1,100 such years and 367 years per 10,000 people, for those under and over five years old in Uganda, respectively. Similar results materialized in Vietnam, although fewer such years were avoided in children under five there — a variance that the scientists attributed to different demographics. 'Our results reflect the established science that if people only have access to highly contaminated water, then boiling that water drastically reduces risk — particularly for children,' Harris said. Meanwhile, she stressed that if households are already using unclean stoves for food preparation, then using those same appliances for boiling water only causes minimal increases in risk of disease. 'In other words, the modeling suggests that this is a tradeoff worth taking, especially for households with young children,' Harris added. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
13-05-2025
- Health
- The Hill
Benefits of boiling water with dirty fuels outweigh the risk in areas with unclean resources: Study
Boiling unclean water in many regions of the world results in air pollution from burning dirty fuels, but the benefits of doing so usually outweigh the risks, a new study has found. The boiling process, even at low effectiveness and when using sooty stoves, leads to a daily net reduction in 'disability-adjusted life years,' or the number of healthy life years lost, according to the study, published in Environmental Health Perspectives. 'In places where there is not centralized infrastructure that provides clean water, the responsibility for addressing that risk falls to individual households,' co-corresponding author Angela Harris, an associate professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering at North Carolina State University, said in a statement. 'The advice to those households is often to boil the water before using it,' Harris continued. 'But these households often have to rely on heating sources that carry risks of their own.' While the research community has generally focused on these risks separately, Harris and her colleagues decided to explore how the two factors overlap. To do so, they used computational models to estimate the health impacts linked to the consumption of contaminated water and exposure to emissions from cookstoves. These models, the authors explained, accounted for varying levels of water quality and of pollution from the stoves. 'For example, cookstoves that we accounted for in this work ranged from cooking over an open woodfire to using an electric stovetop,' co-corresponding author Andrew Grieshop, a professor in the same NC State department, said in a statement. They then used their framework to pursue case studies in both Uganda and Vietnam and incorporated public health and demographic data from both nations, Grieshop explained. The scientists calculated the total change in disability-adjusted life years from household air pollution and diarrhea from fecal contamination of drinking water. They determined that boiling water decreased diarrheal disease by an average of 1,100 such years and 367 years per 10,000 people, for those under and over five years old in Uganda, respectively. Similar results materialized in Vietnam, although fewer such years were avoided in children under five there — a variance that the scientists attributed to different demographics. 'Our results reflect the established science that if people only have access to highly contaminated water, then boiling that water drastically reduces risk — particularly for children,' Harris said. Meanwhile, she stressed that if households are already using unclean stoves for food preparation, then using those same appliances for boiling water only causes minimal increases in risk of disease. 'In other words, the modeling suggests that this is a tradeoff worth taking, especially for households with young children,' Harris added.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Sport
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Waterford track meet racist comments, school administrators respond
The Brief Milwaukee students said they heard racist comments during a Waterford track meet. A "shocked" Rufus King parent said those comments included the n-word. Waterford school administrators and the WIAA looking into the allegations. MILWAUKEE - A high school track meet turned ugly on Wednesday when Rufus King High School students said they heard racist comments from Waterford students. What they're saying It wasn't how Rufus King students or parents expected the track meet at Waterford Union High School to go. FREE DOWNLOAD: Get breaking news alerts in the FOX LOCAL Mobile app for iOS or Android "She said they were calling them gangsters and the n-word. I was very, very shocked," said Angela Harris, whose daughter is on the track team. "I was really devasted for her that she had to experience this, and her teammates had to experience this as well." Harris said parents later got a letter from the Rufus King athletic director, saying the team left early for safety – adding that they are working with Waterford administration to ensure the matter is taken seriously. "My hope is that if there is no accountability on the side of the WIAA, that the Waterford school district will release a statement condemning the behaviors, or those athletes, parents and coaches, as well as disciplinary action for the students that were involved," said Harris. FOX6 News reached out to Milwaukee Public Schools for comment. The school district said students' safety is a top priority, and they are following all WIAA policies to address the situation. The other side FOX6 went to the Waterford Union High School District on Friday to speak to Superintendent Luke Francois. "On behalf of all of our community, you have my sincere apology," he said. "From the district perspective, we take this matter extremely seriously, and we want to make sure that we reflect on the actions of that day." Francois said the investigation is ongoing, and those involved will be held accountable. The Waterford Union High School District said it is working closely with Rufus King and MPS. "It's appalling that the allegations that we received, and we will spend time personally on campus at Rufus King to make sure that they know that we're sincere and in our efforts to really make sure that this is handled correctly, and that going forward that we do our very best to make sure it never ever happens again," said Francois. SIGN UP TODAY: Get daily headlines, breaking news emails from FOX6 News In a statement, the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association said: "We are aware of the complaint. Member schools involved will review the incident, share findings, and work together toward a resolution. The WIAA is available if the schools need assistance. Please know we take allegations of this nature seriously as do our member schools." The Source Information in this report is from FOX6 News interviews and the WIAA.
Yahoo
21-02-2025
- Politics
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Absentee voting now underway in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Absentee voting is officially underway in the City of Jackson. According to Municipal Clerk Angela Harris, one voter cast their ballot on Friday, February 21. The sample ballots are posted on the wall, and the blue ballot box is ready. Jackson ballot issues cause delays in absentee voting Harris said they were ready Thursday afternoon at 3:00. This information was not shared with WJTV 12 News after multiple emails were sent to Harris before the end of the day. Absentee voting began Tuesday, February 18 for the Municipal Primary Election. However, the city chose to wait on a judge's ruling regarding Ali ShamsidDeen, who did not qualify for the mayoral race. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
