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The people running Rochester Community Schools have spent years going after parents who ask questions. Here's the record, with sources, so you can check every word.
Rochester Adams families noticed something missing at Homecoming this fall: there was no Homecoming Queen. A Rochester mom and precinct delegate posted two sentences about it.
Within a day, an anonymous Facebook page that covers RCS politics had screenshotted her words, put them next to other people's comments she never wrote, and accused her of "bullying children." Parents who pushed back say their comments were deleted and they were blocked.
This is not about any student. Every student on that court deserves respect. It's about why a long-standing tradition quietly disappeared, and the adults who attack any parent who asks.
“Bring back crowning Homecoming King and Queen. This is really sad for our girls.”
A Rochester mom and precinct delegate, in a local parent group
That's it. That's the whole “attack.”
Every item comes from court records, news coverage, or the district's own statements. Sources are under each entry.
Elena Dinverno, an RCS parent who pushed for in-person school, was fired after the district's deputy superintendent called her employer. The district acknowledged the call was made.
FOX 2 Detroit, 3/23/22Her lawsuit revealed the district tracked parents' social media and compiled dossiers listing critics' employers. In a deposition, the district's spokeswoman put it plainly: “We monitor.” That same official still runs district communications today.
Georgetown Free Speech Project, 3/2022 · FOX 2 Detroit, 3/23/22 · C&G News, 2/10/26RCS settled: $116,209 to the parent and $72,540 to her attorney. The agreement barred both sides from talking about it.
FOX 2 Detroit, 3/23/22 · WXYZSuperintendent Robert Shaner, who a deposition said guided officials to monitor community discussion online, resigned “effective immediately” after an unexplained leave.
Patch, 8/3/23Trustee Carol Beth Litkouhi wrote in The Detroit News about the tax impact of a proposed countywide school millage. The board majority voted 5–2 to censure her and pull her off every committee for a year, calling the op-ed “harmful to the reputation of the District.”
C&G News, 2/10/26 · WEMU, 2/4/26With the Mackinac Center Legal Foundation, Litkouhi sued, arguing the board's speech bylaw is unconstitutionally broad. Days after being named in the suit, the board president who backed the censure announced her resignation.
Mackinac Center, 2/3/26 · C&G News, 2/24/26To fill the empty seat, the board appointed Sherry Wynn Perdue on a 4–2 vote. The two no votes were the same two trustees who opposed the censure. Now Perdue wants a full six-year term.
C&G News, “Sherry Wynn Perdue joins RCS Board of Education,” 4/7/26A mom's two sentences about Homecoming get her branded a bully. Parents who disagree online say they're deleted and blocked. Different year, same playbook: go after the parent instead of answering the question.
Public posts by RCS parents and Trustee Litkouhi, Oct 2026★ ★ ★ ★ ★
The school board races are on the back of your ballot, and they're decided by a few hundred votes. There are two Rochester races. Here's how to fill them in.
VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN 2
The MEA teachers' union recommends Jamie Rawcliffe and Sherry Wynn Perdue, the appointee of the board majority that censured a trustee for speaking up.
ENDS 12/31/2028 · VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN 1
The MEA recommends Laurin Gracey-Parker, part of the same union-backed slate as Rawcliffe and Perdue.