Man In Uniform Wanted To Support Waukesha Salon: Police

WAUKESHA, WI—Waukesha Police were called regarding a suspicious person at a salon Tuesday. A man dressed in a security uniform said he was "looking for the lady of the school board," according to the police log.

Waukesha School Board member Karin Rajnicek owns the Amazing Grace salon. The man told police he worked a 24-hour shift and drove two hours in order to support the business after listening to Milwaukee radio host Dan O'Donnell's show, the log said.

"One of the big things you can do is go to Amazing Grace salon, is to support this business and support this woman who is under assault," according to a Fox 6 news report.

Tensions have been high after the Waukesha Board of Education opted out of a federal program that gives all students free lunch.

Waukesha school board members reversed their June decision in a 5-4 vote during a meeting on Monday.

The program was an extension of the Seamless Summer Option, a federal initiative that would give free or reduced-cost lunches — without income requirements — to all students. Waukesha was the only district in the state to opt-out of the federal program.

Rajnicek came under fire after she made a remark about children becoming spoiled by the meal program.

During a special meeting, Rajnicek tried to clarify her comments on Monday night.

“The ‘spoiled’ I referred to, it’s me, it’s all of us, if we rely on the system when we can provide for ourselves,” she said.

The district said the board and administration have received an "onslaught of toxicity" and have been the subject of threats and verbal abuse. Rajnicek has been singled out in voicemails and letters, according to a Fox 6 news report.

"You're evil and you will pay for this" and "I hope they come for you with torches and pitchforks," some letters said. She also received emails that read "I hope you and your children choke and die," "You're about to get ruined" and "Hope you get hit by a bus," the report said.