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Parents and students urge support for arts and question proposed discipline changes at Williamson County school board meeting
Summary
Public commenters pressed the board to fund arts programming and relieve families of director-pay burdens, while another speaker opposed proposed policy changes (6.300) that he said would chill student organizing and urged protections against federal actions; the board also heard support from the local teachers'union president for a 4% raise.
Speakers during the public comment period at the March 23 Williamson County Board of Education meeting urged more consistent funding for arts and extracurriculars, raised questions about discipline policy changes and praised the board's move to include a proposed 4% pay increase for teachers and staff.
Amy Cook, a PTO board member and parent, described a funding sequence in which parents pay PTOs, which in turn pay the district to cover supplements and director stipends; Cook said that process places an unfair burden on families and urged the board to arrange predictable district funding so families do not have to…
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