🌱 Patch AM: Why Wauwatosa East students walked out of class over ICE actions

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Wauwatosa East students walked out of class over ICE actions
• What this major Children’s Wisconsin decision means for Wauwatosa families

Also on today's calendar: Unnecessary Farce and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the baby computer say to the mommy computer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A snow shower, with a high of 27 and low of 12 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 25, low: 23.
• Friday: Snow and flurries, 1-2", with a high of 33 and low of 15 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Wauwatosa East students walk out amid national protests over ICE enforcement (fox6now.com) — Students at Wauwatosa East High School walked out of class Monday to protest federal immigration enforcement and a recent ICE-related shooting in Minneapolis, drawing attention to how national policies affect local families. The Wauwatosa School District notified parents in advance and framed the action as civic engagement, while state leaders and Milwaukee Public Schools weighed in on protections for students and school campuses.
   

• Children's Wisconsin will no longer provide gender-related pharmacologic care (spectrumnews1.com) — Children’s Wisconsin in Wauwatosa has stopped providing gender-related pharmacologic care for minors, citing escalating legal and federal regulatory risks tied to a new federal funding proposal. Mental and behavioral health services will continue, while UW Health is also pausing puberty blockers and hormones for patients under 18. Advocacy groups and Wisconsin’s attorney general are pushing back against the federal move.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wauwatosa

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday January 17

• Sensory Story Time (ages 3-8)
  Wauwatosa Public Library, 7635 W North Ave, Wauwatosa
  9:30 am

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Other local events

Thursday January 15

• Unnecessary Farce
  Sunset Playhouse , 700 Wall St , Elm Grove
  7:30 pm

Friday January 16

• Unnecessary Farce
  Sunset Playhouse , 700 Wall St , Elm Grove
  7:30 pm
• Now and Then
  Sunset Playhouse , 700 Wall St , Elm Grove
  7:30 pm

Saturday January 17

• Yoga + Beer at Lion's Tail
  Lion's Tail Brewing Co. , 8520 W North Ave , Wauwatosa
  11:00 am
• Unnecessary Farce
  Sunset Playhouse , 700 Wall St , Elm Grove
  7:30 pm
• Now and Then
  Sunset Playhouse , 700 Wall St , Elm Grove
  7:30 pm

Sunday January 18

• Unnecessary Farce
  Sunset Playhouse , 700 Wall St , Elm Grove
  2:00 pm

Wednesday January 21

• Story Time (ages 3-6)
  Wauwatosa Public Library , 7635 W North Ave , Wauwatosa
  9:30 am
• Unnecessary Farce
  Sunset Playhouse , 700 Wall St , Elm Grove
  7:30 pm

Thursday January 22

• Rhyme Time Stay & Play (ages 0-2)
  Wauwatosa Public Library , 7635 W North Ave , Wauwatosa
  9:30 am

Friday January 23

• Baby Time (ages 0-12 mo.)
  Wauwatosa Public Library , 7635 W North Ave , Wauwatosa
  9:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Milwaukee apartment fire displaces 80 residents, elderly woman hospitalized (tmj4.com)

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