LACONIA – Last week’s school board meeting ushered in sudden changes and limits to public comment period that some audience members say caught them off guard and resulted in shouts, insults and accusations – and prompted the board to call a recess to.
Laconia School Board members walk out, residents hurl insults at chaotic meeting
Published: 6/17/2021 7:23:36 PM
The Laconia School Board meeting devolved into chaos Tuesday as some members of the public tried to confront the board over the issue of critical race theory.
Tuesday’s meeting marked the second time this month that a group of residents from Laconia and neighboring towns have come to press their opposition to critical race theory, an academic concept that seeks to explore how laws have been used in certain instances to maintain racism.
School District Superintendent Steve Tucker said earlier in the month that CRT is not being taught in city schools.