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Public commenter asks board to consider social‑media standards after member shares polarizing post
Summary
A resident criticized a sitting USD 383 board member for sharing a Facebook post she said suggested Trump supporters are "stupid," and asked the board to consider standards for social media; a board member responded that personal social‑media posts fall under First Amendment speech and declined to impose censorship.
During the visitor‑comment period, a Manhattan resident told the board she was concerned about a Facebook post shared by a sitting board member and said the post alienated students, staff and families.
Kim Phillips, who identified herself at the meeting as a Manhattan resident, told the board she had documented a post shared by board member Brent Coyne and read part of the language aloud. Phillips said she had a screenshot and offered to share it with board members. She criticized the post as polarizing and asked whether…
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