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Momolu said she came on Tuesday because nothing had been done in the more than two months since the incident. She is asking the board for an apology, for the ban to be removed, and for a broader review of school dress codes to ensure they are culturally sensitive.

“(The dress code) is outdated, it’s basically racist,” she said before the meeting, adding that the board has refused to meet with her with another community member present. “They’re just trying to keep us quiet.”

Edmonton Catholic Schools has said twice before and repeated on Tuesday that “race had no bearing on this action being taken and was never part of the discussion.” It has not apologized to Momolu or released surveillance tapes which it says capture aggressive behaviour by Momolu at the initial meeting.

“We find it exceedingly disappointing that while we worked together to resolve this matter, community members continue to disparage our efforts,” said Edmonton Catholic Schools spokeswoman Lori Nagy in an email to Postmedia.

Trustees were visibly agitated on Tuesday as board chairwoman Laura Thibert asked Bashir Mohamed to lower his hand and lower a petition in support of Momolu, signed by nearly 3,000 individuals, that he was holding up in the air.

A security staff member then asked Mohamed to leave, but he refused, asking for the grounds upon which that was allowed. The trustees then voted to call a recess 11 minutes into the meeting.

When the trustees returned more than 20 minutes later, all organizers held their fists in the air as Thibert began to read a prepared statement outlining the “proper process” for requesting to speak at a board meeting.