A Green resident told the Green Local Schools Board of Education on Tuesday that an open‑enrollment policy email contained language he called discriminatory and urged the board to remove it.

Brandon Waeth, a retired U.S. Air Force veteran and member of the district’s Inclusion and Belonging Committee, read an excerpt from the district’s open‑enrollment policy and asked the board to explain why the language remained after being reapproved in December 2024. “Section 513, paragraph e, procedures to ensure maintenance of proper racial balance in the district schools, school classrooms, and programs,” Waeth said, reading the policy aloud. “Minority for the purpose of this policy shall be African American, Asian American, Hispanic American, Native American.”

The comment drew immediate attention from district leaders. The superintendent told Waeth, “I can promise you that that is not how we choose open enrollment students,” and explained the district’s practice is first to accept children of staff, then fill remaining seats on a first‑come, first‑served basis by grade level. The superintendent said the district does not collect race or ethnicity data during the open‑enrollment sign‑up process and called the policy language “surprising.”

Board staff acknowledged the policy wording came from a third‑party policy service and said they would review the published policy materials. “We’ll look into the policy for sure,” the superintendent said, adding the district will check what language is being sent to families.

Waeth asked the board to notify the community when the language is removed; district staff agreed to follow up. There was no formal board vote or policy change during the meeting. The board treated the item as public comment and directed staff to review the policy language and the materials being distributed to prospective families.

The resident’s remarks came during the public‑comment portion of the meeting and drew responses from district leaders but no immediate action. The district did note the policy document referenced a December 16, 2024, revision date; board staff said they believed the language likely came unchanged from the vendor (Neola or similar) and pledged to correct any problematic wording and report back to the community.

For now, families who receive the district’s open‑enrollment materials should regard the board’s public comments as an assurance that the district will review and, if necessary, revise the language. The board offered no timetable for a formal policy amendment but agreed to notify the resident and public when changes are made.