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Quorum Court rejects 'good citizenship' resolution after heated debate and public testimony
Summary
After hours of debate and more than an hour of public comment, the Washington County Quorum Court voted down a nonbinding resolution urging 'responsible citizenship' among students; supporters cited safety, opponents said the court has no jurisdiction and the measure could chill student speech.
The Washington County Quorum Court debated and then rejected a nonbinding resolution urging “good citizenship” among youth in county schools after a lengthy exchange among justices and extensive public testimony.
The resolution, sponsored by Justice Wilson, called on school districts to review safety policies and to emphasize civic responsibility in curriculum. “Before one word of this resolution was written, I said the Quorum Court is not the boss of public schools,” Wilson told colleagues, adding he drafted the measure after student walkouts in early February and that his intent was to urge schools to ensure student safety and civic education.
Supporters framed the resolution as a…
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