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Public commenter criticizes district policies as discriminatory during governing‑board meeting
Summary
A public commenter used the meeting’s public‑comment period to criticize district policies he described as discriminatory and complained about automatic suspension/expulsion language; district procedural rules and Education Code section 35145 were noted in the meeting’s public‑comment instructions.
During the public‑comment period, a resident identified as Daniel Goldbrandsen addressed the board and sharply criticized district policies he characterized as discriminatory. The board’s public‑comment instructions referenced the Brown Act and cited Education Code section 35145 as guidance on public‑meeting procedures.
Goldbrandsen said the district’s disciplinary language and broader policies ‘‘discriminate against Catholics, Christians, and other people’’ and called the policies ‘‘the biggest diaper load of nothing I’ve ever seen.’’ He questioned where rights lie in the district’s automatic suspension and expulsion language and said the policy is ‘‘nothing but DEI’’ in his view.
The speaker raised multiple grievances and acknowledged he had additional items but was limited by the public‑comment time rules. The board chair and staff did not respond with policy changes during the comment period; the board’s published public‑comment procedures and Education Code §35145 were read aloud before public input began.
No formal board action resulted from the comment portion recorded in the meeting audio. The board did not announce a timeline or staff assignment to review the policy concerns raised by the commenter during the session.
