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Tensions over board conduct surface in public comments as teachers ask for policy enforcement
Summary
Multiple public commenters and teachers urged the Board of Education to enforce policy KD and publicly address alleged bigoted social-media posts by vice president Michael Gessford; speakers called for censure or resignation and criticized perceived inconsistent enforcement of public-comment rules.
Public comment at the Nov. 18 Washington County Board of Education meeting featured repeated calls to enforce the board's public-comment policy (KD) and direct responses from board members regarding remarks made by vice president Michael Gessford on social media.
Carol Mauen, president of the Washington County Teachers Association, delivered nearly 300 signed postcards asking the board to enforce policy KD and to engage in dialogue with the union after repeated alleged violations at prior meetings. Several teachers and staff echoed that request and said inconsistent…
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