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Public commenters challenge district speech policies; board recesses into executive session on personnel
Summary
Several public commenters criticized the district's handling of speech at board meetings and recounted a prior trespass/ban incident; following public comment the board moved into executive session to discuss non-elected personnel matters with the superintendent present.
Public comment at the June 23 Lawrence Board of Education meeting included strongly worded remarks about the district's enforcement of speech and a recounting of an earlier incident involving a trespass letter. After public comment the board recessed into executive session to discuss personnel matters.
Dr. Justin Spies spoke during public comment and said he was seeking signatures for a petition he described as "full uncensored communications at meetings" (an acronym he summarized during his remarks). Spies criticized what he described as inconsistent enforcement of the district's…
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