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Newspaper Page TextJune 28, 2017 The Page 3 INSIDE Week in Review O PINION This page Sponsored by: page 2 pages 6-7 K enneth W. b erry Photo from Sei WebSite Portland black leaders rally around common goals during a meeting at Self Enhancement, Inc. Common Goals M ETRO page 11 Black leaders rally against violence, displacement common goals as they address is- sues of violence in the communi- ty, displacement and other issues. Self Enhancement, Inc. (SEI) founder Tony Hopson and civil rights activist and Albina Head Start executive Ron Herndon navi- gated a community discussion last Leaders from Portland’s black week that drew some 200 commu- community are rallying around nity representatives to SEI’s head- quarters in north Portland. The recent double murder on public transit of two men coming to the aid of two young women facing racist and Anti-Muslim taunts on the MAX, and suspected gang activity that saw the shoot- ing of a Gresham woman and her C ontinued on P age 4 Foul Mouthed Board Member Administrators say behavior intolerable Z aChary S enn t he P ortland o bServer A member of the Portland School Board has come under fire for making vulgar and disparag- ing statements against his fellow board members and school admin- istrators. The Portland Association of Public School Administrators has called on board member Paul Anthony to resign, citing his reg- ular habit of making demeaning and sexist comments about other school board members and district employees. Anthony, a former parent activ- ist from north Portland who was elected to his position in 2015, has been rifling the feathers of both administrators and his colleagues on the board since he assumed his tenure. Last summer, Anthony by Arts & ENTERTAINMENT C LASSIFIEDS C ALENDAR pages 8-12 pages 14 page 15 Paul Anthony created a rift in PPS’ administra- tive circles after suing the district for racially discriminating against its students of color. Comprised of principals and other school administrators, the PAPSA organization obtained ac- cess to Anthony’s private email and text messages by using the Or- egon Public Records Law. In one instance, he referred to the admin- istration of Interim Superintendant Bob McKean as, “Lockdown Bob and his Merry Band of Perverts, and to fellow board members as “bitches” and “pussies.” The administrators say that An- thony’s conduct damages the dis- trict’s reputation, and sets a poor example both for district staff and PPS’ students. They say that his personal attacks and direct involve- ment in disciplinary actions against employees could open up PPS to the possibility of lawsuits. The organi- zation also alleges that Anthony’s conduct shows favoritism toward some employees, and creates a gen- erally hostile work environment. In a statement released last week, PAPSA says that if the dis- trict is expected to heal from the instability and trauma caused by last year’s lead-in-water crisis, its administrators must be free of An- thony’s intimidating and disparag- ing remarks. The last time that district lead- ers called on a board member to resign was in 2001, after Derry Jackson, a member of Portland’s African American community, made anti-Semitic remarks.