Complaint against school board president released

CLINTONVILLE – The complaint against Glen Drew Lundt, president of the Clintonville Board of Education, which resulted in an investigation by an independent counsel and Lundt being censured by the board, has been released.
Through Wisconsin public records law, the Clintonville Tribune-Gazette filed an open records request for a copy of the complaint document that was submitted by the complainant. The Tribune-Gazette received that document on Feb. 16. Up until now, nothing from the complaint had been released to the public.
The complaint
In the complaint, which was sent to Board Vice President Kris Strauman, the complainant alleged, “He (Lundt) has violated many of the general expectations of a board member, Board member interaction with Staff, and Board Member Records and Confidentiality specified in policy 0144.5 in which I have included in this packet. Mr. Lundt has also violated the Clintonville Public School District, School Board Norms that was adopted on February 28, 2022.”
It was also alleged in the complaint, “I would like to say that since I have known him, Mr. Lundt has discussed with me about when the Board of Education was talking about censuring him in closed session. I remember very well him saying, ‘Don’t tell anyone this but the Board is trying to censure me.’ Along with I have received multiple text messages from him trying to discredit two sitting Board members, (one now not on the board since the Spring election) on the Board of Education by telling lies and creating false statements to make them look bad.”

The complaint also alleged, “Now, since he has taken over as President of the Board of Education, he has done so much more to hurt the district than making it a better place to learn.”
The complainant included a list of board meetings and alleged violations that Lundt did at each board meeting. The list included timestamp information as to when the violation took place at each meeting.
Some of the board violations alleged against Lundt included using his phone during meetings, raising his voice to other board members, throwing papers at a meeting, and talking about things that happened in closed session.
Some of the things Lundt was alleged to have done after he became president of the board, included: needed to be reminded at several meetings to read the meeting opening statement and that a roll call vote was needed to adjourn meetings, yelled at Michael Engel during the public comments of a meeting, allowed a citizen to speak during a meeting without them being recognized, was late for a meeting, and allowed a board member to interrupt the superintendent.
Also included with the complaint were text messages that Lundt allegedly sent regarding the school board election in 2025 when Laurie Vollrath and Mark Zachow were running for reelection.
One of the texts allegedly sent by Lundt stated, “This is just one of the many things those two have done that A) they won’t admit/always an excuse and B) keeps moving our district in a very bad direction.
“I am done being quiet and am happy to talk to anyone and everyone so please give them my phone number and I will be happy to discuss anything.”
Feb. 9 meeting
When the Clintonville Board of Education met Feb. 9, Clintonville Superintendent Troy Kuhn read a letter to the board and those in attendance from the district’s attorney regarding the complaint. The letter contained a timeline of the complaint, investigation, and the process the board took in acting on the options available to it in handling the outcome of the investigation. It was stated in the letter that all board policies were followed throughout the entire process. The letter also stated that the matter has concluded and all paperwork has been sealed and filed away.
In mid-December, letters were sent to the complainant and Lundt regarding the conclusion of the matter. The name of the complainant still has not been released.

Letters
The Tribune-Gazette filed an open records request for copies of the letters sent to the complainant and Lundt at the conclusion of the investigation. The Tribune-Gazette received those copies on Feb. 16.
In the letter from the district to the citizen complainant, it stated that the complaint regarding conduct by Lundt was investigated by an independent legal counsel pursuant to Board Policy 01440.5.
It also stated, “While the independent investigator did not recommend specific action regarding the conduct cited in your complaint, the independent investigator did conclude that Board President Lundt engaged in conduct attempting to influence or interfere with the investigation.
“The Board of Education authorized issuance of a censure (or public reprimand) of Mr. Lundt on December 8, 2025. That action of the Board now concludes the processing of your complaint.”

In the letter from the district to Lundt, it stated that when the district received the citizen complaint an investigation began by independent legal counsel pursuant to Board Policy 0144.5.
It also stated, “The independent legal counsel concluded that you were responsible for interfering with the investigation and attempting to influence the outcome by way of an ‘anonymous letter’ with attachments sent to board members and some members of the public. The independent counsel concluded such conduct was ‘absolutely incompatible with the role of Board President.’
The Board of Education hereby issues this censure as a public reprimand for the above-described conduct.”
Both letters were signed by Board Vice President Kris Strauman.