Kenosha School Board Meeting Ends Early When Parents Disrupt It

KENOSHA, WI — The Kenosha school board adjourned its meeting early Tuesday when parents filled the conference room and refused to socially distance.

The meeting was halted over safety concerns when some parents refused to socially distance or wear masks, school board member Dr. Todd Price told WISN 12.

The board was going to present its "Better Together" plan, which discusses mitigation strategies against the spread of COVID-19 as kids return to school, the agenda said.

In the plan, masks would be recommended for students in seventh to 12th grade and staff who instruct those grades, the agenda said. Masks would be required for students in sixth grade and below.

More than 50 parents and community members appeared to fill the room in front of news cameras at the Kenosha Unified School District, 3600 52nd St.

Yolanda Adams, the school board president, said the meeting wouldn't start until people started socially distancing, WISN-12 reported. She was met with angry refusals from the crowd inside.

The board eventually walked out after the crowd refused to disperse to nearby overflow rooms, WISN-12 reported.

As they left the room, the crowd could be heard shouting, "Recall," CBS 58 reported.

Kenosha County Public Health Department said that all teachers, students, staff and visitors in schools regardless of vaccination status, wear masks, the department said in a statement.

The next Kenosha school board meeting will take place virtually at 7 p.m. Thursday, according to the agenda.