SALISBURY – Citing community feedback, the Wicomico County Board of Education announced last week it would adjust its public comment policy to allow for more participation.
In a special meeting held Aug. 30, the school board approved a revised Public Comments Protocol Policy that will take effect starting with its next board meeting, scheduled for Sept. 13. The new policy will increase the number of speakers from 10 to 20 and will allow for on-site registration if those 20 slots have not been filled through online registration.
“The Board received some feedback over the past month on the newly adopted Board of Education Public Comments Protocol Policy,” a statement reads. “Board members and senior leadership discussed the feedback, reviewed public comment guidelines in other school systems and governmental agencies, and drafted revisions for the full Board’s consideration.”
In July, Wicomico County Public Schools announced a new policy for public comments at its monthly board meetings. The new protocol allowed no more than 10 speakers and required commenters to pre-register up to 24 hours before a scheduled meeting. If more than 10 individuals had registered to speak, the board would conduct a random drawing.
“All individuals submitting a public comment registration will be notified in advance of the scheduled board meeting regarding the status of their request,” the policy reads.
WCBOE needs to take a serious look at the national news and what is happening all over the country. This whole mentality that a board of education can do what ever it wants is resulting in massive parental pushback, negative press and lawsuits.
I say this as a conservative with two kids in the district…Public comments are one thing, but half of the “activists” who come don’t live in our county and some have made open threats to board members just for their own political campaigns (Karren Lombardo). Most have no knowledge of school issues but just are trying to virtue signal for the cameras….
Just like we have rules in school and we have rules at school board meetings..grow up and don’t take 15 minutes of a public meeting spouting off on random things when the community has work to do….
If the people who sign up online don’t show or change
their minds about speaking, will additional on-site speakers be
allowed?
YES…read the updated policy…READ it…..
My guess is that the online registration will have been already filled out prior to the actual registration time.
I want mine
Give me mine
If you dont, I will hold my breath…..jump up and down….bang my head against the wall.
Then I will sue.
The world we live in.
Yup…Kim Groves, Darren Lombardo and the other old fat lady…
Time to vote out that RINO Gene Malone in District 2!!!!!!!!! This was his original policy that he tried to push through…
Before you rush out to vote out the current BOE members., take a good look at who is running against them. Do you really want BOE members who marched in the gay pride parade? Do you really know who the nice young man with the four children really is? Do you really know the lady who needs a map to find her way around the west side of the county And then there is the mild mannered r gentleman who seems to be ignored. Beware–he is the most dangerous of all. If these three are elected, look for rain bow reading rooms, gay flags and CRT. Find out who these people are, before you vote out the present members.
Lombardo is a troublemaker.
This isn’t about politics, its about our kids!!!! Malone is a globalist banker with deep ties to FAKE DAY. I know that Darren Lambardo is a twice convicted Pedo in Stamford, CT and Susan Beauchamp has sent her own kids to elite private schools in Worcestor for 30 years…and now she wants to run MY kids public school education? NO F—king Way! THose are the rolls I am and my family will be voting against..