michael loconto

The chair of the Boston School Committee has resigned after drawing swift criticism for mocking the names of community members during a committee meeting, Mayor Marty Walsh announced Thursday. During the virtual meeting, which stretched late into the night, Michael Loconto can be heard mocking names of people taking part in a discussion about exams schools in the Boston Public…

After a list of mostly Asian names was rattled off at Wednesday night’s virtual Boston School Committee meeting, Chairman Michael Loconto was caught mocking them. He resigned by Thursday morning.