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Board reviews civil-discourse materials and ASB messaging; legal approves letter
Summary
Under a civil-discourse item, the board reviewed high-school plans, a drafted community message and ASB script; Superintendent Kim said legal reviewed and endorsed a letter drafted by Patrick Mulligan.
Under the civil-discourse agenda item, Superintendent Kim described high-school plans and communications intended to guide student expression and classroom practice. She said administrators prepared a community message and an ASB script and expects supporting materials to be available to staff and students.
Kim told the board that "Patrick Mulligan wrote that letter, and it really is a good letter. We ran it by legal, and they were like, wow. I wouldn't change a single word and comms." Board members discussed preserving student free expression in noninstructional spaces such as the parking lot or flagpole while protecting instruction in classrooms and lunchrooms from disruptions. Kim said staff and union leaders have discussed remaining neutral in classrooms and encouraging civil discourse skills among students.
Board members emphasized the importance of staff modeling appropriate behavior and the district's role in teaching students to "think, not what to think," while Kim described plans to provide scripts and administrator resources to support consistent messaging.
