Pearson and Grayson were arrested after Grayson refused to move her vehicle — in which Pearson was a passenger — out of a theater’s no-parking area and argued with theater employees, according to police and the Dane County District Attorney’s Office. A source with knowledge of the event has said that the theater was the Majestic, 115 King St.
The criminal complaint against Pearson, who is also a two-term member of the Madison School Board, and Grayson, CEO of Urban Triage, says the two disobeyed police orders and had to be forcibly removed from Grayson’s vehicle and arrested.
Glass and police spokesperson Stephanie Fryer gave no indication Tuesday of when the investigations might be complete.
Glass declined to clarify whether the findings from her investigation will be made public, saying only that “as with all matters under review or independent investigation, public comment or closed-case summaries will be provided at the appropriate time once the process is complete and the case is fully closed.”
Fryer on Tuesday said making the findings of the police investigation public “will depend on the outcome of that review.”
She clarified on Wednesday that “if this review finds we could have served our community better, we won’t hide that. But there has to be a due process that occurs with this review and until it’s finalized we can’t say what will be shared publicly.”
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1998! Money and school performance.
A.B.T.: “Ain’t been taught.”
8,897 (!) Madison 4k to 3rd grade students scored lower than 75% of the students in the national comparison group during the 2024-2025 school year.
Madison taxpayers have long supported far above average (now > $26,000 per student) K-12 tax & spending practices. This, despite long term, disastrous reading results.
Madison Schools: More $, No Accountability
The taxpayer funded Madison School District long used Reading Recovery…
The data clearly indicate that being able to read is not a requirement for graduation at (Madison) East, especially if you are black or Hispanic”
My Question to Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers on Teacher Mulligans and our Disastrous Reading Results
2017: West High Reading Interventionist Teacher’s Remarks to the School Board on Madison’s Disastrous Reading Results
Madison’s taxpayer supported K-12 school district, despite spending far more than most, has long tolerated disastrous reading results.
“An emphasis on adult employment”
Wisconsin Public Policy Forum Madison School District Report[PDF]
WEAC: $1.57 million for Four Wisconsin Senators
Friday Afternoon Veto: Governor Evers Rejects AB446/SB454; an effort to address our long term, disastrous reading results
Booked, but can’t read (Madison): functional literacy, National citizenship and the new face of Dred Scott in the age of mass incarceration.
When A Stands for Average: Students at the UW-Madison School of Education Receive Sky-High Grades. How Smart is That?
Legislative Letter to Jill Underly on Wisconsin Literacy