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Public commenters include resident’s criticism of LGBTQ instruction; district administrator thanks board
Summary
During public comment resident Bill Draghi urged opposition to LGBTQ instruction and referenced recent court activity; district administrator Chris Marson thanked the board on his transition from teacher to supervisor.
During the public-comment period, resident Bill Draghi of 47 Post Road spoke to the board opposing LGBTQ-related instruction in schools and described ongoing court action. Draghi characterized recent litigation and court delays as blocking what he called a "Biden's LGBTQ law" and urged support for former President Trump to prevent such instruction. His remarks were delivered during the nonagenda public-comment period and were not addressed by board members during the meeting.
Bill Draghi said, "The Supreme Court recently delayed president Biden's, LGBTQ law... Having children being taught all this LGBTQ stuff... So I hope everybody votes for Trump, because then that that'll be prevented in the state also." Those statements represent the speaker's assertions during public comment; the meeting record does not include a board response or factual verification of the legal claims.
Later in the public-comment period Chris Marson, who identified himself as being "from the Clark Public School District," took the podium to thank the board and administrative team on his transition from classroom teacher to a supervisor role. Marson said he had been a classroom teacher at ALJ for 20 years and a coach, that the move was bittersweet and that he would remain at the high school. "I really wanna thank the administrative team for their support... I’m still at the high school," Marson said.
The board did not take action on the public comments. The meeting proceeded to adjournment after remaining agenda items were concluded.
