Tempers flare at Tam Union school board meeting on consulting controversy

Amid catcalls, racial slurs and heckling from the audience, Tamalpais Union High School District’s board of trustees cemented its position not to pursue private funding to renew consultant contracts for Black student support at Tamalpais High School.

Trustees voted 3-2 on Wednesday against supporting plans by parents and the community to raise the $250,000 needed to cover contract renewals for the 2025-26 school year for Tenisha Tate-Austin and Paul Austin.

Trustees Cynthia Roenisch...