TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — The Governing Board meeting of the Catalina Foothills School District scheduled for Tuesday, April 25 has been canceled after 'threats of violence and acts of intimation,' according to the Board.
School board leadership requested the meeting be canceled.
“We are committed to ensuring a safe and constructive environment for our community to engage with the board and district staff. We will take steps as needed to ensure that goal,” says Board President Eileen Jackson.
Spokespeople with the district say they will likely stream their meetings "for awhile without a public comment agenda item."
They also confirm that they have been in contact with Pima County Sheriff's Department, and will continue to check in with deputies over these safety concerns.
Neither the school district nor its governing board specified the nature of the threats other than to tell KGUN 9 "we interpret the threat of violence as one directed at our governing board and administration who would be in the meeting room tonight."
According to the district, no threats were made against the schools.
"We would love to return to welcoming a respectful, civilized audience at board meetings, but for the time being, we are not confident that can happen," a district representative shared with KGUN 9 via email.
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