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Parent urges board to reinstate foreign exchange students at Carrboro High; another commenter seeks safety summit and AI opt-outs
Summary
At public comment Shannon Teilman recounted hosting a Serbian exchange student and said the district had "made a policy to eliminate all foreign exchange students at Carrboro High School due to capacity," urging the board to reconsider; Carrie Hamill asked for a safety summit, better enrollment/finance transparency and an AI policy with opt-out options.
Two public commenters used their three minutes to press the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board on student exchange, safety and transparency.
Shannon Teilman, speaking as a parent and substitute teacher, described hosting a Serbian student through the FLEX program and said the experience was “the biggest contribution I have ever made to world peace.” Teilman urged the board to reconsider what she described as the district’s decision to eliminate foreign exchange students at Carrboro High School because of capacity constraints. "1 or 2 students will not be the straw that breaks the camel's back, and I beg you to reconsider this position," she told the board. The remark was presented as a personal account and a plea; the speaker did not present a written district policy or cite a board vote during the comment.
Another public commenter, Carrie Hamill, asked the board for three items: an update on a proposed school-year safety summit (she said the summer event had strong content but low public turnout), clearer public-facing enrollment and finance information, and that the district examine its AI policy to offer families the option to opt out of AI use or sharing personally identifiable information.
Board members acknowledged the requests on the record and said staff would consider them. The public comment period closed after those remarks.
Next steps: Board members and staff did not announce immediate changes to exchange-student practice or the AI policy; both items were left for staff follow-up.
