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{ <br /> A <br /> SCHOOL COMMITTEE - REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 10 , 1.9 9 PAGE <br /> KA <br /> CY <br /> Dr <br /> f 4f o <br /> . Petti <br /> ., " meant to~ al. gi didr realize ier 4 <br /> were more people to be heard. I wouldnIt have asked m <br /> questions so quickly. " <br /> r. Consa .vi asked the o�itt e, "Want to deal with <br /> t.. this request now for use of facilities? Want to do <br /> that?" <br /> r, Ptt.i asked �� can' t ash anymore questions?" <br /> Mr . Consalvi responded, "Sure. That' s why we gonna d <br /> it now. so go ahead. Fire away, Dr. Petti. 11 <br /> Dr. Petti ,, "I think I expressed it last time. I object <br /> to an organization having the term ' racism' , and <br /> this. . .It ' s 3ust my personal opinion that I ani <br /> to now, <br /> speaking <br /> addressing now, and has nothing to do with the <br /> ether members of the school mmittee. <br /> r 4 Years ago, we were a nice quiet, little community. We .. <br /> have grown to t!Le proportion of being a large,. mixed' { <br /> cultural community. And I feel that Joan Tavares, under <br /> her tutlage has provided a nice balance of Indian - <br /> w. education and. that I � p �afraid of is a group of our <br /> �. type with that title coming in and stirring up the pot .F <br /> ` so to speak and then leaving us and then having to have <br /> ups pick up the pieces. you know how some croups coo in <br /> s: and make some presentations and literally stir up the <br /> pot and not dive the people enough tools to cope with <br /> { the context that they presented. And that' s nay only <br /> r <br /> fear. And we don' t know what your workshops are going <br /> to -be. " <br /> Joan Tavares "Ire other words, ghat you're saying, what <br /> i you're telling me, and I have to say this, okay Dr. <br /> Petti, as the Indian Education Director and I 've been <br /> in this' school 12 years as Indian Education Director and <br /> ` also as a representative, Board of Director of the <br /> = - ashee Wampanoag 'tribal Council who has supported this <br /> k really I <br /> .;. y raise questions as to why you still. have <br /> questions about this group coming in and in terms of <br /> -` racism. r <br /> "Dr. L , "I don' t like, I • don' t I don' t life <br /> that. . . <br /> ` f�x r <br /> lir " ares, . . ,you really do because I 'm feeling it <br /> now. It' s getting very, very angry. " <br /> Joan, you id t hear me. I said you have <br /> h ` ' done a tremendous 301). " <br /> d o1). " <br /> . .. .-F <br />