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Dozens of parents, students and staff demand apology or resignation after board member's hot-mic remark
Summary
Eighteen speakers at the Scottsdale Unified School District Governing Board meeting on Sept. 9 pressed board member Karen Warner to apologize or resign for a hot‑mic comment made during an Aug. 5 presentation about the district's summer meals program; the board said formal censure is not an available option under law.
At the Sept. 9 Scottsdale Unified School District Governing Board meeting, 18 public commenters urged Governing Board Member Karen Warner to apologize or resign after a hot‑mic remark she made during an Aug. 5 presentation about the district's summer meals program.
Students, parents, teachers and district retirees described Warner's comment — reported by several speakers as "can you believe I have to be listening to this" — as dismissive of district nutrition staff who delivered more than 235,000 meals over the summer. Speakers demanded a public apology and, in many cases, called for her resignation.
The repeated public appeals included a student speaker,…
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