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Students, parents and advocates press PCSSD over board member social‑media post and immigrant family safety
Summary
Multiple speakers at the Pulaski County Special School District board meeting called for accountability after a board member shared a meme about ICE raids; commenters said the post harmed students and families and asked the board to enforce its ethics rules.
Speakers at the Pulaski County Special School District board meeting on Feb. 11 urged the board to address a board member’s social‑media post that several speakers called insensitive and harmful to immigrant students and families.
The meeting’s public‑comment period included a written statement from a student who said a Jan. 26 social post about buses near I‑30, Exit 111 in Benton drew racially charged responses and that “one of our board members … commented with a meme” featuring the words “Ice Ice Baby.” The student said the post made them feel “unheard and unprotected.”
Community organizer Courtney Stone Jackson said the post and related conduct by two board members constituted “ethical…
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