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Board narrows limit on outside commenters, broadens public comment to include staff, students and parents
Summary
Trustees voted to amend Policy 262 to let current district staff, students and parents make verbal public comments even if they live outside Blaine County, citing concerns about outside influence and a recent incident where an out‑of‑county BCA vice president could not speak. The change passed by voice vote.
The Blaine County School District No. 61 Board of Trustees voted April 14 to revise Policy 262 to broaden who may provide verbal public comment at board meetings to include current district staff, students and parents who live outside Blaine County.
Board members and the superintendent said the policy change responds to concerns about outside influence on local meetings and to a recent example in which Brenda Southwick, vice president of the BCA,…
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