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The article didn’t present it as “white citizens have an outsized influence” but as “the squeaky wheel gets the grease.” A smaller number of VERY upset people makes a bigger impact than a large number of moderately happier people. It seems like the author, the press, the school district etc. overreacted in the face of pressure.

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What if the number of people upset with the schedules was actually much larger (and more diverse), but only privileged families felt comfortable or justified protesting the schedule?

It seems unlikely that EVERYONE hated the schedule changes, given that the changes were designed to benefit the majority of them.

We can speculate all day about how people may have felt, but we just don't know. The district should have done polling to see what the overall reaction was before they pulled the plug. And if the counter-arguments amount to "I don't like change" then I think the district has a prerogative to optimize for health, safety, and costs.

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