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ARE LOCAL BOARDS OUT OF CONTROL? MORE REASON TO GET INVOLVED
You may have heard about the incident at a Gilford School Board meeting where a parent, William Baer, was arrested for speaking out about questionable material his daughter had been required to read. He was recently cleared of all charges.
http://www.wmur.com/news/man-says-free-speech-rights-violated-in-arrest-over-book/25834676
Or you might be following the antics at the Timberlane Regional School Board where they tried to censure board member Donna Green for exposing them as lacking transparency.
http://tritowntimes.net/2014/09/green-hires-legal-counsel-timberlane-school-dispute/
And recently, at a Windham School Board meeting, police were called when a taxpayer questioned the idea that no public input would be taken on a the acceptance of a no-bid contract with a ‘green’ company that was before the board, despite the fact that board member Ken Eyring had asked for discussion.
Windham School Board calls police on resident over ‘no bid’ contract
http://www.examiner.com/article/windham-school-board-calls-police-on-resident-over-no-bid-contract
Why didn’t the Windham School Board research Cenergistic?
http://www.examiner.com/article/why-didn-t-the-windham-school-board-research-cenergistic
And most recently, a Bedford taxpayer was told there would be no discussion on suggestions that they raise the bar for how many students must pass the “IB” program.
This has become the disturbing trend among school and town boards.
Some are limiting public input, others eliminating it altogether. Manchester’s school board recently explained that while it would hear the concerns of parents and taxpayers, ultimately their decisions would be based on the advice of ‘consultants’ and other ‘experts’ they’ve hired.
ARE LOCAL BOARDS OUT OF CONTROL? MORE REASON TO GET INVOLVED
You may have heard about the incident at a Gilford School Board meeting where a parent, William Baer, was arrested for speaking out about questionable material his daughter had been required to read. He was recently cleared of all charges.
http://www.wmur.com/news/man-says-free-speech-rights-violated-in-arrest-over-book/25834676
Or you might be following the antics at the Timberlane Regional School Board where they tried to censure board member Donna Green for exposing them as lacking transparency.
http://tritowntimes.net/2014/09/green-hires-legal-counsel-timberlane-school-dispute/
And recently, at a Windham School Board meeting, police were called when a taxpayer questioned the idea that no public input would be taken on a the acceptance of a no-bid contract with a ‘green’ company that was before the board, despite the fact that board member Ken Eyring had asked for discussion.
Windham School Board calls police on resident over ‘no bid’ contract
http://www.examiner.com/article/windham-school-board-calls-police-on-resident-over-no-bid-contract
Why didn’t the Windham School Board research Cenergistic?
http://www.examiner.com/article/why-didn-t-the-windham-school-board-research-cenergistic
And most recently, a Bedford taxpayer was told there would be no discussion on suggestions that they raise the bar for how many students must pass the “IB” program.
This has become the disturbing trend among school and town boards.
Some are limiting public input, others eliminating it altogether. Manchester’s school board recently explained that while it would hear the concerns of parents and taxpayers, ultimately their decisions would be based on the advice of ‘consultants’ and other ‘experts’ they’ve hired.
