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ufk Town of Reading i Meeting Minutes i; Board - Committee - Commission - Council: WI DEC 12 PH 1: 11 School Committee Date: 2016-11-01 Time: 7:00 PM Building: School - Memorial High Location: School Library Address: 62 Oakland Road Session: Open Session Purpose: Open Session Version: Final Attendees: Members - Present: Chuck Robinson, Linda Snow Dockser, Elaine Webb, Nick Boivin, and Jeanne Borawski Members - Not Present: Sherri Vanden Akker, Sharon Stewart Others Present: Superintendent John Doherty, Chief Financial Officer Gail Dowd, Assistant Superintendent Christine Kelley, Food Service Director Kristin Morello, RPD - Lt. Richard Abate, SRO Brian Lewis & Matt Vatcher, Town Manager Bob LeLacheur, Guidance Director Lynna Williams, RMHS principal Kate Boynton, Al Sylvia - Reading Chronicle Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Linda Engelson on behalf of the Chair Topics of Discussion: I. Call to Order Chair Webb reviewed the agenda and called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. and wished Superintendent Doherty a happy birthday. She went on to read a statement(attached) regarding the recent graffiti and hats messages. She asked the community to talk to their kids and went on to thank the Police,Town Manager and the Superintendent for their efforts. Dr. Doherty followed up by thanking high school principal Kate Boynton for doing an amazing job dealing with these issues. He also thanked the Police and Town Manager for the collaborative efforts addressing these messages. Dr. Doherty said that he is upset,angry, distraught and frustrated with what is going on. Although the events are troubling, they do not define us as a community. There are ongoing efforts by the administration and teachers in our schools to educate our students on tolerance and acceptance. Challenge Day was held this week at our middle schools. The acts of hate need to stop,they are real and need to be addressed by all of us. A. Public Inuut Page 1 1