Rick Grothaus graduated from Oconomowoc public schools in 1978.

He came back and taught in Oconomowoc public schools from 1984 to 1987.

After retiring from a school administrator position in a nearby district, he ran for the Oconomowoc School Board, winning one of two seats in April 2020. Soon after, his fellow board members elected him board president.

Less than 14 months later — not even halfway through his term — he and two of his colleagues resigned from the board together, citing a lack of good faith collaboration, the growing prevalence of “culture wars” and the majority’s response to the pandemic.

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