In advance of tonight’s meeting, the board is warning anyone planning to attend that “there will be increased security and the police will be present to assist if needed.”
April meeting where those opposed to raising the pride flag began shouting in the packed boardroomThe individuals were asked to leave but remained in the building’s atrium and didn’t vacate until police arrived.that “there will be increased security and the police will be present to assist if needed.”
Attendees will also be given a letter during sign-in outlining the expectations of conduct and “the consequences of not living up to them,” the board says. At least one advocate for the LGBTQ+ community said after last month’s meeting that he saw students “crying, in fear” as they “heard York Catholic community members shouting angrily from the lobby.”
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