5 Things To Know About The Secret Wisconsin School Trans Bathroom Policy

New Richmond, a small northwestern city of only 10,000, is like many communities in the region — mostly white, conservative, and broadly working and middle-class. It sits in Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District, where I’m currently running for Congress in 2026 and where President Trump won by more than 20 points in 2024.

Across the country, reliably red communities like this one assume their schools reflect their values. One by one, they’re learning that assumption is wrong. This week, it was New Richmond’s turn.

I attended the packed, four-hour emergency school board meeting Tuesday night. Here are five key takeaways.