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Parents and community members urge support for teachers, debate limits on staff speech
Summary
Multiple public commenters at the Lee's Summit R-VII meeting defended teachers facing calls for termination over personal social-media posts, urged civic learning and reasoned discourse, and asked for stronger community engagement in facility and CFMP decisions.
During the public-comment period, several speakers urged the board to support teachers and to protect respectful civic discourse in the district.
Valerie Salazar, a parent and LSR 7 alum, asked the board to "continue standing with us" and to engage directly with families about proposals affecting Lee's Summit Elementary, including hosting forums at the school. "We hope every family in our neighborhood has the same continue to advocate that Lee's Summit Elementary remained as an elementary school at its current location in the heart of the city," Salazar said.
Mike McGrew, a member of the PRAT, endorsed the PRAT…
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