More than a dozen community members came to a school board meeting in solidarity with a superintendent placed on administrative leave this week.
- Green Bay community members attended Thursday’s school board meeting to stand in solidarity with Superintendent Dr. Claude Tiller Jr.
- The concerned citizens say they want more transparency from the board and they want to feel heard
- The board decided to place Dr. Tiller on administrative leave
- The leave comes after the board learned about Tiller’s appearance on an Atlanta radio show
(The following is a transcription of the full broadcast story)
I’m Pari Apostolakos reporting live outside the Green Bay Area Public School District offices where earlier today the school board gathered to discuss litigation regarding Dr. Claude Tiller Jr.
“You take an opportunity, you bring a Black man, you put him in the highest position within the school district, and in less than one year you’ve got his head on the chopping block,” Robin Scott, executive director of We All Rise said to reporters Thursday. “We’re not comfortable with it, we’re not going to stand for that as a community.”