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Residents urge board to keep written public comments and advisory groups as trustees review Policy 1.300
Summary
Hundreds spoke during public comment at the March 18 Ann Arbor Public Schools board meeting urging the board not to curtail written public commentary or remove standing time for longtime advisory groups; trustees called the draft a first briefing and asked for language revisions before a vote.
At a packed hybrid meeting March 18, hundreds of residents urged the Ann Arbor Public Schools Board of Education not to scale back written public commentary or remove standing agenda time for board‑designated advisory groups, citing concerns about accessibility and protections for marginalized families. The item under review is Policy 1.300, the district’s public‑participation policy, which the governance committee brought to the board for a first briefing.
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