Supporters of racial justice education and public health measures showed up. 6:06 pm, Jul. 28, 2021 ×
Brian Braaten speaks during a Rochester School Board meeting Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at Rochester Public School s Edison Administration Building in Rochester. Joe Ahlquist / Post Bulletin
Tuesday s Rochester School Board meeting was a very different affair than the raucous one held two weeks ago that featured a heckling crowd of conservative activists denouncing masks and critical race theory.
Tuesday s meeting was an opportunity for many in the public to respond to and reject the messages and angry tone expressed at the July 13 meeting. When Rochester School Board chairwoman Jean Marvin took a peek from the Edison Building before the meeting, the line of people formed outside was the biggest she had seen in decades of attending meetings.
Pekel expresses concerns about the tenor and tone of some of the commentary. 6:37 pm, Jul. 15, 2021 ×
Rochester Public Schools Interim Superintendent Kent Pekel looks on during a School Board meeting Tuesday, July 13, 2021, at the school district s Edison Administration Building in Rochester. A group of people opposed to critical race theory and masking to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 filled the audience during the public comment portion of the meeting. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)
Kent Pekel headed into his inaugural school board meeting Tuesday as the district s leader with every reason to believe that it would be drama-free. There was nothing remotely controversial in the agenda that the board was expected to address that night.
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