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Parent demands resignations, alleges board pre-decided book placement
Summary
During public comment a parent accused board members of deciding in advance to move a book to the middle school and demanded three members resign; the chair reminded the commenter that this was comment time and not a forum for discussion.
A parent addressing the RSU 73 board during the public‑comment period said a board member had called to tell him a motion regarding a book placement had been decided before the meeting and demanded resignations.
"I was told that Robin Beck was gonna make that introduction and that Elaine Fitzgerald was gonna second it," the commenter said, adding that he had been told his remarks had changed the plan and that he was "asking you right now to please resign." The commenter said pre‑meeting discussions and deciding motions before the meeting violated board policy and state law.
The chair reminded the public that the time was for comment only and that the board would not debate during the comment period. "This is your comment time. It's not time for discussion back and forth with the board," the chair said.
No formal action followed from the public comment; the commenter said he intended to escalate the matter beyond the board if resignations were not offered.
