YouTube Video Forces TUSD Superintendent to Call for Delay Vote

Pedicone said he's especially concerned about students’ safety because of a threat made in a video that was posted on YouTube over the weekend. "It's deplorable," Pedicone told KGUN. "I mean those are the kinds of things that take place when extreme views enter the conversation."

Tucson Unified School District Superintendent Dr. John Pedicone told KGUN Channel 9 that he called on the Board President and Governing Board to “hold off” on taking action on the embattled Ethnic Studies program that has been receiving national attention. The vote was slated to take place Tuesday night.

Pedicone said he’s especially concerned about students’ safety because of a threat made in a video that was posted on YouTube over the weekend. “It’s deplorable,” Pedicone told KGUN.

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