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Policy committee forwards revised public-comment draft to full board
Summary
The Newburgh City School District policy committee approved revisions to its draft public-comment policy and will forward the amended draft to the full board for action. The committee clarified when public comment will occur during meetings and debated whether parents may name staff or describe staff conduct at the podium.
The Newburgh City School District policy committee voted to forward a revised draft of its Public Comment Policy (1.01) to the full board for consideration, with two specific edits the committee said should be made on the board floor before adoption.
The committee, meeting Aug. 2, directed that the draft be amended to remove the phrase "non-agenda" from the first paragraph and to replace the word "parent" with "parent or guardian" in paragraph five. Acting Superintendent Anix Peterson opened discussion of the draft and summarized the committee's prior deliberations about the timing and scope of public comment.
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