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Parents and grandparents raise racial‑profiling concerns during public comment as board appoints operations director
Summary
Multiple community members said they felt singled out and mistreated by administrators at a Feb. 9 high‑school basketball game; the board heard the complaints, discussed an investigation, and voted to appoint Tad Reagan as executive director of operations, services and safety.
Several community members used the public‑comment period at the Flagstaff Unified School District board meeting on Feb. 24 to describe an incident they said occurred at a Feb. 9 Flagstaff–Coconino rivalry basketball game where they felt they were singled out and threatened with police involvement.
"I felt like I was racially profiled by Mr. Reagan," said Arlene Jensen, a Coconino High School grandparent, describing being escorted out and later hesitant to return to that gym. Dorothy Gagee and Janine Jensen told the board they were dissatisfied with the district investigation’s finding that discrimination was not…
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