Thank you to everyone who posted supportive comments in the aftermath of the sign incident with John Hanna.

Since I told you earlier that I was planning to talk with John, I can now tell you what happened.

In the interim period, many people talked to me about how to respond, some going so far as to suggest that I call the police to file a report.

Something about that didn't feel right. In my gut, I knew that what happened clearly crossed the line (to be kind) but that I needed to talk to John before taking any kind of action. I did not know John but I felt I needed to give him the chance to explain himself.

He did, both publicly and privately. I wasn't in the room when the meeting adjourned, but from what Julia told me, John offered a very sincere apology to the Resolutions Committee and others present for his behavior.

Brian (Leubitz), who is on the Resolutions Committee, privately asked John to meet with me. Juls called me and I came over to the meeting room shortly thereafer.

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