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Veterans tax-exemption petition and campus protest debate draw public comment at Webster BOE meeting
Summary
During public comment speakers urged the board to act on a veterans partial school‑tax exemption petition and raised concerns about student protests on campus; commenters requested a financial report and public hearing on the veterans exemption.
The Webster Central School District Board of Education heard several public comments on March 10 that focused on two community concerns: student on-campus protests and a pending petition asking the district to examine a veterans school-tax exemption.
Kimberly DeRosa criticized student walkouts and protests on high‑school campuses, urging the board to keep politics out of the classroom and calling for clearer enforcement of school rules (including a cell-phone policy). "When students skip class to protest… how…
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