(South Kingstown, RI) -- The South Kingstown School Committee on Wednesday night voted against having the court system intervene in a public records request matter. Emily Cummiskey, the chair of the school committee, said a single person filed over two-hundred requests in the last few weeks which she called "over-the-top" and claimed were diverting resources away from properly running the school district. Cummiskey stated in a Facebook post earlier yesterday that the individual, Nicole Solas, has been linked to a national racist group working to dismantle anti-racism in schools nationwide.
Multiple media reports indicate the public records requests were made by Solas over apparent concerns about the controversial "critical race theory" being taught in the South Kingstown district. Instead of pursuing court action, WPRI-TV reports the school committee will try to mediate the issue on its own.
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