Werner’s supporters rally around her

Calls for Scottsdale Unified School District Governing Board Member Carine Werner to step down resurfaced during the board’s Oct. 7 meeting at Coronado High School .

A group of about 30 people picketed outside the meeting with signs saying things like “SUSD doesn’t need bullies” and “Ban bullies not books.”

A similar group of about 50 people picketed outside the board’s Sept. 9 meeting.

The picketing is a reaction to Werner’s comments caught on a hot mic during the board’s Aug. 5 meeting, which she attended virtually.

The district’s director of Nutrition Services was giving a presentation to the board about a program in which the district and Scottsdale Community College cooperated to provide 235,000 meals to kids during the summer.

Werner was cau

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