Judging from the responses of Mr. Wilson and Mr. Mann, and the yawning silence from the rest of the list, it is apparent that others don't share my view that in a recent post Mr. Mann was not so subtlely inferring that the MPS has been practicing racist behavior toward its students.
Based on the public statements Mr. Mann has made on numerous occassions over several years (until at least January 2000) before the Board of Ed in taped, broadcast and televised meetings, I think it is safe to say that Mr. Mann believes that MPS is a racist organization. Mr. Mann said many times that he believed that the community schools move was an intentional strategy to re-segregate schools and that the community schools system of student assignment should be ended.
I don't know Mr. Mann personally, so I don't know if he continues to hold those views, but he certainly did on the many occassions that he spoke before the school board while I served on it.
Ann Berget
(Former BOE member 1992-1999)
Kingfield-in-the-Eighth
