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Public commenters urge board to defend DEI, oppose voucher measures and accept teacher bonus resolution
Summary
Speakers at public comment urged the board to resist state bills that would limit diversity, equity and inclusion programs and immigrant student enrollment, called for defending local control, and asked the board to adopt a resolution enabling teachers to receive a one-time $2,000 state bonus under the Education Freedom Act.
Several community members used the board’s public-comment period to urge the Clarksville-Montgomery County Board of Education to defend local control, protect diversity and inclusion efforts, and act to ensure teachers receive a one-time bonus included in recent state legislation.
Catherine Reynolds told the board that recent measures in the Tennessee General Assembly — which she identified by bill numbers during her remarks — threaten the district’s ability to provide equal educational opportunities and risk allowing state officials to override local decisions. In her remarks she named several bills being debated in Nashville and said the measures would, if enacted, restrict hiring practices that consider race, gender or disability…
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