Rochester Public Schools preparing for another turbulent board meeting
Security and safety rules to be enforced after contentious comments on July 13.
Posted: Jul 26, 2021 8:05 PM
Posted By: Mike Bunge
ROCHESTER, Minn. – Extra security precautions will be in place for Tuesday’s meeting of the Rochester Public Schools Board of Education.
There was an outpouring of passionate comments from the public at the board meeting on July 13, primarily about the school district’s facemask policy and Critical Race Theory. Now the Rochester school district says it is working with local law enforcement on security and safety concerns. Rochester Public Schools says guns and other weapons are prohibited on district property and signs, banners, and posters are not permitted in the board room. The board room will also be closed to additional entrants once it reaches maximum capacity under the fire code.
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School Board meeting disruption unnerves students, parents
A large group pushed back on critical race theory and mask use, and concluded with a Christian prayer. 7:49 pm, Jul. 14, 2021 ×
Mayo High School junior Yasmin Ali will be speaking during Rochester Day at the Capitol about religious inequity in school holidays. April 9, 2021. (Ken Klotzbach / kklotzbach@postbulletin.com)
Mary Gorfine thought Tuesday night s School Board meeting would be a chance for students to see civil discourse in action.
What she saw, she said, was far from civil. The sights of agitated commenters commandeering the meeting left those students and other students of color and their parents unsettled.
League of Women Voters will focus on city during first in series of local government online forums.
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Post Bulletin staff reports | 10:45 am, Mar. 1, 2021 ×
An online forum held by Rochester League of Women Voters will take a look at how Rochester city government operates.
The 90-minute forum begins at 7 p.m. March 18 and will feature City Administrator Alison Zelms, Rochester City Council President Brooke Carlson, council member Nick Campion, and Sarah Strauss, a member of the Rochester-Olmsted Youth Commission.
League organizers say the goal is to define authority of city government, highlight responsibilities of the city administrator and council, discuss how city operations are funded and provide a better understanding of government to advocate for resident participation.