Kaukauna school board balks at proposed cost of sign in front of Galloping Ghost statue
KAUKAUNA — The controversial Galloping Ghost statue will likely remain in front of Kaukauna High School, but the sign intended to explain its history will cost less than originally proposed.
At a meeting Monday of the Kaukauna Area School District Board of Education, board members sent the administration back to the drawing board to find an alternative to the proposed project that would have included two signs at a total cost of $52,000.
The board said the cost of any signage should not exceed $25,000.
The statue has been at the heart of a brewing controversy after a group of students expressed concern that the statue looks like a hooded Ku Klux Klansman and gives the wrong impression to visitors about the values of the district.