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Public speakers urge scrutiny of school survey as county considers health advisory appointments; CMH appointment fails on tie
Summary
Multiple residents urged the Board to prioritize transparency and community values as it considers health advisory appointments; a motion to advance a Community Mental Health Board appointment to the full board ended in a 3–3 tie and failed at the committee level.
Several residents spoke at the Human Services Committee meeting about upcoming advisory-board appointments and the proper role of the county health department.
David Hoffman, a pastor from Fort Gratiot, opened public comment and asked the board to address what he described as an invasive school climate survey. “Questions centered on gender identity … are privacy intrusive, and trample on the First Amendment rights of the students and parents,” Hoffman said, urging the county health leadership to consider filing a medical…
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