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Board adopts new social‑media policy for members and reduces public‑comment time
Summary
The board adopted a new social media policy limiting board members' disruptive conduct online and voted to reduce each public-comment slot from five minutes to three minutes after discussion and roll‑call votes.
The board voted to adopt a new social‑media policy aimed at clarifying expectations for board members’ online conduct and to change the public‑comment time limit from five minutes to three minutes per speaker.
Policy drafters said the new policy was adapted from an existing teacher social‑media policy and rewritten for the board’s perspective; the principal requirement is that board members’ use of social media not interfere with district educational purposes. On the public‑comment time change, supporters argued the reduction would help meetings remain efficient; opponents said a shorter limit could curtail community input. The board approved both measures by roll‑call vote.
