Multiple community speakers used the public comment period at the Dec. 19 Brentwood Board of Education meeting to press the board on transparency and to challenge the district's adoption of the 'Spartans' mascot.

William King Moss, who identified himself as a long‑term Brentwood resident and former teacher, asked when agendas and attachments are published and urged the board to make materials available earlier than the 24‑hour window. He also objected to step placements for certain hires and asked for specifics about the practices that led to the recommended appointments, calling for more public explanation beyond a reference to board policy.

On the mascot, Moss argued the Spartans emblem is inappropriate for the district, saying in part, "That symbol does not belong here. It clearly is a symbol of hatred toward human beings, and it has no business being the symbol of our district." He asserted the symbol excludes women and raised constitutional and equal‑protection concerns.

District staff responded that the board will not discuss the matter further in public because the issue is currently the subject of litigation and an appeal to the commissioner of education. "We are now in litigation with mister Moss ... we do not discuss pending litigation," the district representative told the audience.

Other public commenters raised local concerns about meeting notification practices, communications from principals (events listed on school calendars), possible impacts from a nearby Saint Joseph's Academy development and the need for traffic and sidewalk improvements near new housing proposals.

The board thanked speakers, noted the statutory and procedural limits on public discussion of active litigation, and indicated the commissioner of education will determine the contested mascot matter pending that process.