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The following program is a PBS Wisconsin original production.

Haylie Schmidt:

The town is so small that it’s almost like a big neighborhood, if that makes sense.

Frederica Freyberg:

We hear from young people living in Jackson County about what it’s like growing up in rural Wisconsin and what their plans are to stay or go. The Progress Pride Flag flies at the state Capitol in honor of Gay Pride Month. And school safety is front of mind in the aftermath of the latest deadly mass shooting of children in Texas.

I’m Frederica Freyberg. Tonight on “Here & Now,” the experience of frequent active shooter drills in classrooms across Wisconsin. We speak with a former teacher now with the state Department of Public Instruction. The new president of the UW System started this week. We sit down with Jay Rothman to hear his vision for the future. We bring you the first of two special reports from Zac Schultz, who talks with young people growing up in rural Wisconsin who are deciding whether to stay or go. And for June, Gay Pride Month, a special flag flies over the state Capitol. It’s “Here & Now” for June 3.