It has been 24 hours since a chaotic board meeting at HISD headquarters. KPRC was there as people demanded to be let into the main room and our cameras captured one man being removed from the building.
board meeting at HISD headquarters. KPRC was there as people demanded to be let into the main room and our cameras captured one man being removed from the building.Stephan Hester and Sam Smith said this all happened because of their skin color. They said several other people were peaceful protesting, but HISD police told them they had to leave.
The seating area for those wanting to attend the meeting was shortened to about 35 people. The rest of the public was sent to an overflow room, where they watched the meeting on TV and could address the board through zoom and people were not happy about the move. “We were targeted to be put out. Me and the guys who were put out in the streets came to every meeting. We have not caused any riot, we have not caused any violence,” Hester said.Smith and Hester both graduated from HISD schools and said they were targeted because they were black.“They see me as a threat. They see me as a threat being young and not being afraid. They see me as a threat, so I definitely do feel like I was targeted,” Hester said.
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