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Community members press Foley board on Facebook post, cite First Amendment; one speaker dismissed
Summary
Several community members told the Foley ISD 51 board they support First Amendment rights in response to a recent Facebook post and asked for action; a speaker was dismissed for hostility during open forum.
Multiple community members used the open‑forum portion of the Jan. 26 meeting to raise concerns about a recent Facebook post and to assert free‑speech principles.
Juliet Branbrink "spoke on the behalf of a Facebook posting over the weekend and supports 1st Amendment rights on Political views." Mike Lewandowski questioned why open‑forum remarks "are not public on the Board meeting recording on YouTube" and "is requesting the board to ask for a resignation or remove the person of interest." Emily Fischer "reminded them of the 1st Amendment right and stated that she supports the Amendment in regards to the recent Facebook posting." Community member Ryan Tenney "addressed the board in full support of the 1st Amendment;" the minutes record that Chair Pamela Vizenor "did have to dismiss community member, Ryan Tenney, due to hostility, 58 seconds into his part of the Open Forum."
The minutes record the comments as part of open forum; no board motion or formal action on the social‑media concerns is recorded in the minutes. The board may refer the matter to administration or take up any personnel requests in future public session agendas if members choose to do so.
