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Resident criticizes public-comment policy; board agrees to seek legal review
Summary
A resident urged changes to the district's public comment policy, citing First Amendment concerns and recent court rulings; the board directed Superintendent Grimes to seek legal review of Policy 213.
During the public forum, resident Chris Gamble addressed the board about the district's public comment policy (Policy 213), arguing parts of the policy are content-based and could chill speech. "The district need not, however, successfully pursue a tort claim for defamation against a member of the public to chill speech. It just needs to create fear in the mind of the speaker," Gamble said, and he…
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