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Public commenter asks whether schools protect religious freedom; board offers to follow up
Summary
A resident asked whether Cheshire public schools are protecting religious freedom under the Establishment Clause; administration offered to speak with the commenter after the meeting, noting the board does not engage in dialogue during public comment.
During the public‑comment portion of the meeting, Madeline Novick of 125 East Mitchell Avenue asked whether the district is protecting religious freedom in its public schools and cited the Establishment Clause. Novick asked, “Under the establishment clause, schools must be places where both religious and nonreligious convictions are treated with fairness… Can anyone address that question?”
The board chair and the superintendent indicated that the district does not engage in back‑and‑forth during the public‑comment period but offered to talk with the commenter after the meeting or another time. Superintendent Dr. Solon (or district staff) said they would be “very happy to talk to you after” and invited Novick to provide contact information; Novick supplied an office address and offered to give a business card.
No policy action, vote or change was made during the meeting on this subject; the record shows an offer by district staff to follow up privately to address the commenter’s questions about religious‑liberty compliance.
