MILWAUKEE — A student at HOPE Fortis is in the ICU after falling during gym class, classes have temporarily moved virtual, and Fortis North and Fortis South will become one campus.
HOPE Christian Schools - Fortis released a letter to parents on Thursday informing them of the many recent incidents and decisions.
Earlier Thursday, a student fell during mid-morning gym at Fortis North and suffered a concussion. The student is now at Children's Hospital in the ICU.
The school says both Fortis North and Fortis South have experienced "several safety, behavioral, and staffing concerns" over the past week. With that in mind, the school says they made several important decisions.
Classes will now temporarily move to virtual learning for all K-8 grades beginning Friday, Sept 15.
"We will be consolidating our two campuses back to one campus at Fortis North, with a target date of October 2," the letter states. "We feel this is our best opportunity to serve our scholars and families with the vision of a high-performing Christian school."
The school says it will be making personalized phone calls to each family and scheduling open meetings with Ms. Ghee.
The school clarified on Friday that a former principal's departure is not connected to the changes announced Thursday. TMJ4 has updated our reporting to reflect their miscommunication:
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.
Here is their original announcement:
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