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Board clarifies public-comment policy to keep in-person sign-ups open until first speaker
Summary
The board adopted clarified language to permit electronic public comments to be accepted online during the 24 hours before a meeting and to allow in-person comment cards to be submitted up until the first speaker begins; the clarification carried unanimously following debate about equitable access.
The Beaufort County Board of Education clarified its public-comment policy on Oct. 15 to allow electronic comment forms to remain open for 24 hours before a meeting and to permit in-person public-comment cards to be submitted up until each session's first speaker.
Policy Committee Chair Earl Campbell presented the…
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