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A Wisconsin school has announced plans to form a partnership with Turning Point USA (TPUSA) after facing backlash for rejecting a student’s effort to start a chapter.

"We will be working closely with TPUSA to flesh out the details as we create something new together," Principal Margaret Hagedorn of Lake Country Classical Academy (LCCA) told Fox News Digital.

LCCA’s rejection of the club caused backlash from Melissa Smiley, the parent of the student who wanted to start a TPUSA chapter, and other parents, prompting former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, an honorary board member of LCCA, and a Turning Point Action staff member, to denounce the decision.

Catie Smiley, a 17-year-old junior at LCCA was galvanized to join the mom

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