Madison Students: At Risk On Election Days?

Questions are being raised about student safety when thousands of voters go to the polls on election day.  More than half of the schools in the Metropolitan Madison School District serve as polling locations.  M-M-S-D substitute secretary Dena Jenks says voters often stray from the voting booth and that increases the risk for students.  Jenks would like the district to schedule professional development days when an election is held — so only staff members would be present at those times.  District safety and security coordinator Joe Ballas says there haven’t been any issues on election days.  He says doors are locked and there’s no interaction between voters and students.