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Public comment: 16 speakers raise Title IX, enrollment, book and meeting-recording concerns
Summary
During the public-comment period 16 audience members addressed topics including Title IX, student enrollment, book concerns and the recording of board committee meetings; the board had previously set student, staff, then community speaking order.
President Fauson outlined that students would speak first, followed by staff and community members. The board received comments from 16 audience members on a range of topics during the public-comment period held at the Aug. 19 meeting.
Speakers addressed placement of public comment on the agenda, student enrollment, Title IX, book concerns and processes, changes to board policy, safety issues, transportation department matters, technology concerns, class rankings for high school students, and requests to record board committee meetings. The minutes list these topics but do not provide verbatim public-comment statements.
The board did not take formal votes on items raised during public comment at the meeting; several of the themes overlapped with agenda items (for example, Title IX and policy changes) that the board discussed and voted on earlier in the meeting.
