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Public commenters press board on election timing, teacher pay, parental leave and campaign incident
Summary
Speakers during the Richardson ISD public comments raised several issues: a candidate urged moving local school-board elections to November, a union representative pressed for larger raises and benefits for classified staff, a teacher asked for clearer parental-leave policy, and a candidate reported an alleged campaign removal incident.
Multiple members of the public addressed the Richardson ISD Board of Trustees during the regular public-comment period on Thursday, raising election-policy, compensation and personnel concerns.
Elaine Bonavita, an announced candidate for Trustee District 2, urged the district to support a move of school-board elections from May to November to increase turnout and avoid campaigns during religious holidays; she said Senate Bill 1209 previously passed the Senate but failed in the Texas House. Bonavita also described an April 16 incident in which she said a school official directed a…
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