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Forest Hills board approves settlement in free-speech suit, revises public-comment rules
Summary
The Forest Hills Local Board of Education unanimously approved a settlement of a lawsuit over a removed public commenter and adopted revisions to its public participation policy P0169.1 that clarify removal standards and require board training; attorney-fee payment was part of the agreement (amount not specified).
The Forest Hills Local Board of Education voted unanimously to approve a settlement in a lawsuit stemming from the removal of a speaker at a prior meeting and to adopt revisions to policy P0169.1 governing public participation.
Board members said the settlement package includes payment of attorney's fees, scheduled training for the board on open meetings/public-records and public-comment procedures, and targeted language changes to the district's public-participation rules designed to reduce ambiguity about when a speaker may be removed. The board president summarized the case history and the…
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