Racial Tensions Rise in New Mexico School District as law suit filed.

An excerpt from an article on the issue:

Mormons and Indians

A deadlock between the two cultures is at least partly to blame for the political climate in the district since May, when the board and administrators began making drastic changes in personnel, policies and facilities.

At the root of much of that clash is a belief that Anglo Mormons long have dominated the district and held onto the purse strings.

“The allegation is that the Mormons have run the district for years,” said Byron Manning, the former director of finance and operations who resigned in 2011 after working in the district for 10 years.

The article in full can be found here.