During the public-comment portion of the meeting, resident Kenneth Bullock urged the Board of Education to add mandatory financial literacy instruction for high school students and requested the board follow up with former graduates.

"I wish to discuss one word called 'failure,'" Bullock said, describing cases he said illustrate young people entering adulthood without basic financial skills. He urged the board to adopt a mandatory grades 9–12 financial course so students leave school prepared to handle loans, interest and budgeting.

Bullock detailed what he said was an example of a student who took on debt to pursue vocational training and later struggled with repayment. He asked board members to contact two former students each—one who graduated five years earlier and one who graduated 10 years earlier—and report back during old business on whether graduates felt prepared for the financial world. "I request that the school board determine what it's gonna be to add this mandatory grades 9 to 12 course to our curriculum," Bullock said.

Board members did not take formal action on the request at the meeting; Bullock asked that the item be placed on old business for follow-up.

The remarks were delivered during the public-comment period; they represent a citizen request rather than a staff recommendation or board proposal.