objected to the administration's handling of the issue by not informing them of the policy change upfront. The issue has been brewing for several weeks on Facebook since school board member Jeanette Ward outed the matter in a post saying the U-46 administration opted not to inform parents or the public.
The mural, one of Rothko's Seagram series, was marred Sunday when someone wrote "Vladimir Umanets 12" and "a potential piece of yellowism" in drippy black ink. The museum was closed temporarily on Sunday and police are investigating, museum spokeswoman Jeanette Ward said.