DETROIT - An activist who pelted school board members with grapes during a raucous vote to close 34 city schools was fined $250 for disturbing the peace.
Agnes Hitchcock, leader of the Call 'Em Out Coalition, said she will not be disruptive at future school board meetings. She said the case, which ended with her conviction and sentence Thursday, gave her a chance to speak about mismanagement in the school district.
"It was worth the risk in order to be able to talk about these things in court," she told the Detroit Free Press. Full Story - Taste of Home Magazine - Kool Cigarettes - FogDog Sports
Agnes Hitchcock, leader of the Call 'Em Out Coalition, said she will not be disruptive at future school board meetings. She said the case, which ended with her conviction and sentence Thursday, gave her a chance to speak about mismanagement in the school district.
"It was worth the risk in order to be able to talk about these things in court," she told the Detroit Free Press. Full Story - Taste of Home Magazine - Kool Cigarettes - FogDog Sports
