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Public commenter urges district to cut ADL ties as trustees discuss No Place for Hate resolution
Summary
During public comment Jeff Monroe urged the board to cut ties with the Anti‑Defamation League; trustees discussed Resolution 5.4 to fund district No Place for Hate leadership and agreed to review alternative programs and union concerns before finalizing.
Jeff Monroe used public comment at the July 15 work session to oppose the district’s formal association with the Anti‑Defamation League and asked the board to ‘‘follow the NEA's lead’’ in severing ties. “My problem with the policy is that it validates the legitimacy of the anti defamation league,” Monroe told trustees, citing a recent National Education Association action referenced in his remarks. He read from news coverage and argued the ADL had been ‘‘guilty of using antisemitism as a broad stroke defense against…
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