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HOPE Christian Schools; student hurt, major changes made
Major change is coming to a Milwaukee Christian school after a student gets hurt.
MILWAUKEE - Major change is coming to a Milwaukee Christian school after a student gets hurt. The school says there are also safety concerns.
In a letter to parents on Thursday, HOPE Christian Schools says a second grade student fell and suffered a concussion during gym class. The boy is currently at Children's Wisconsin in the ICU.
"In addition, both Fortis North and Fortis South campuses have experienced several safety, behavioral, and staffing concerns over the past week. We have communicated those concerns to parents and we have been actively working on solutions. Our expectations are all students are acting in accordance with our Christian school values," HOPE Christian Schools said in a letter to parents.
With those considerations in mind, the school has made a number of important decisions:
- Principal Trina Lockhart is no longer with HOPE Fortis and Ms. Terri Ghee, Dean of Instruction, has stepped in as Interim School Leader.
- The school has moved to temporary virtual learning for all K-8 grades starting Friday, Sept. 15.
- The school will be consolidating their two campuses back to one campus at Fortis North, with a target date of Oct. 2.
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"Open and transparent communication is extremely important to us. We will be making personalized phone calls to each family and scheduling a series of open meetings with our new leader Ms. Ghee, to answer any questions you have. We acknowledge the hardship this is putting on you and your family, and we thank you for your patience and partnership," said HOPE Christian Schools said in a letter to parents.
HOPE Fortis statement:
"HOPE Fortis is in the midst of a time of deep change reflective of our commitment to provide the best Christian education possible. What gives us confidence for the future are our scholars, and the commitment we share with their families to a safe and quality education.
The incident involving a scholar yesterday was an unfortunate accident that occurred unrelated to the changes that we have been methodically implementing. We are pleased to share that this scholar is doing well and ask for prayers for him and is family.
There have been a variety of challenges at HOPE Fortis the past several weeks that had led us toward the strategic decision to temporarily shift to a virtual campus in anticipation of the consolidation of our split campuses, and make a change in leadership.
These decisions are not taken lightly, but will result in the best possible education for our scholars."