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Resident asks Hamblen board to revise public comment rules limiting participation
Summary
A community member urged the Hamblen County Board of Education to remove address requirements, relax advance sign-up and end mandated meetings with the director of schools before public comment, calling the current policy burdensome and potentially chilling.
A Hamblen County resident urged the Hamblen County Board of Education on Tuesday to revise its public comment policy, arguing the policy’s requirements for address disclosure, advance signup and pre-meeting meetings with the director of schools discourage public participation.
Melinda Height told the board that a requirement to disclose a full home address is unnecessary and can deter speakers with safety concerns. “A name and general location should be…
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