A 32-year-old Wisconsin associate principal was arrested and booked on multiple charges after a tip alleged inappropriate contact with a student, school officials said.
Daily Mail reporting states that Kaitlyn Hintz, associate principal at Bonduel Middle/High School, was arrested Monday following a police investigation sparked by a tip to the School District of Bonduel.
The district received the report last week through its Speak Up, Speak Out tip line, contacted law enforcement, and placed Hintz on administrative leave under school policy. She was later booked into Shawano County Jail on multiple charges. An initial court appearance was expected later this week, and the investigation remained active.
Bonduel Middle/High School serves students ages 11 to 18. Officials said the alleged communication between Hintz and the student did not occur on district property and did not run through district digital platforms.
Superintendent Joe Dawidziak sent a letter to parents after authorities learned of the alleged contact. He described the matter in plain terms and stressed the district’s response.
In the letter to families, Dawidziak wrote:
"We recognize that this news is deeply concerning for our students, families, staff and community."
He added:
"Please know that we take these allegations extremely seriously."
And he framed the district’s baseline duty this way:
"The safety and wellbeing of our students remains our highest priority."
Dawidziak said the district contacted law enforcement about the serious situation, would continue to cooperate fully with the investigation, and would stay in contact with police. The school board also urged parents and staff to keep using the Speak Up, Speak Out system or to contact a school administrator about student safety or inappropriate conduct.
Authorities have not released the specific charge titles or statutes. They have not named the student. They have not detailed what the alleged “inappropriate contact” consisted of beyond that phrase. Hintz’s length of employment at the school was not established in the available reporting, and no absolute calendar dates were attached in the body text beyond the relative markers of last week, Monday, and later this week.
Police made the arrest after the tip-line report and the district’s call to law enforcement. Hintz went to Shawano County Jail on multiple charges. The case had not been adjudicated in the reporting; the public record at this stage is arrest, booking, administrative leave, and an ongoing investigation.
Parents in a small Wisconsin district now have a named associate principal in jail, a superintendent’s letter on file, and an active probe that started with a tip line rather than a hallway rumor. That sequence matters. Adults entrusted with children ages 11 to 18 do not get the benefit of institutional silence when a credible report lands. The district says it moved the report to police, pulled Hintz off the job, and told families the truth it had. Courts will sort the charges. Schools still owe students a safe building while that happens.
