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Philomath SD 17J board to hear 10 complaints Oct. 7; two allege free-speech violation
Summary
The Philomath SD 17J board voted unanimously in a brief special session to accept two additional complaints against board member Aaron Gudge and two separate complaints challenging the board's complaint process on free-speech grounds. The board scheduled a public hearing for Oct. 7 at 6 p.m. and set procedures for written and verbal comments.
The Philomath School District 17J board voted unanimously during a short special session to accept two additional complaints to be bundled with six earlier complaints regarding a social media post by board member Aaron Gudge, and to accept two separate complaints alleging the board's complaint process infringes free-speech rights. The board set a public hearing for Oct. 7 at 6:00 p.m. to consider the matters.
The Chair opened the meeting at 6:00 p.m. and said the two new complaints against Aaron Gudge would be added to the existing set of six and handled together. A committee member made the…
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