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San Marino Unified board opens meeting, receives no public comments and moves to closed session
Summary
At its March 25, 2025 meeting the San Marino Unified School District Board of Education called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m., reviewed public-comment procedures, reported no submissions or requests, and proceeded to closed session; no substantive agenda items or votes were recorded in the public portion.
The San Marino Unified School District Board of Education called its March 25, 2025 meeting to order at 5:30 p.m., President Joseph Chang said, and reviewed the district's public-comment procedures before moving the meeting into closed session.
Board President Joseph Chang opened the meeting and stated the public may address the board under the procedures posted on the agenda. Chang read (or summarized) the notice that meetings are recorded and referenced the district's reliance on Education Code section 35147 for public meeting procedures and limits on public participation as noted in the meeting materials.
District staff explained three options for public comment: submit comments via an online form, request to speak remotely via Zoom, or submit an in-person public comment card. The district said the online submission window for the meeting was 11:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on March 25, 2025; comments received in that window would be provided to the board but not read aloud. The board reported no online submissions and no in-person comment cards were submitted. Staff paused the meeting to accept remote requests to speak and reported no remote participants wished to speak.
The board reminded attendees that audio of meetings is recorded and that speakers may be held liable for defamatory remarks. Staff also noted that accommodations are available for persons with disabilities and gave contact directions for requesting auxiliary aids or services; the transcript contains a garbled email address for the assistant to the superintendent, which is not specified accurately in the record.
The board noted time limits for public comment: up to five minutes per speaker and a maximum of 20 minutes per subject, with the president authorized to reduce individual time if more than four speakers address the same subject. After completing the public-comment check, President Chang said the board would go into closed session. The public portion of the transcript contains no substantive discussion of agenda items, no motions, and no recorded public votes.
The meeting then proceeded to closed session; any topics discussed there were not disclosed in the public transcript provided.
