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BEDH
SHUTESBURY SCHOOL
COMMITTEE
PUBLIC COMMENT AT SCHOOL
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
All
regular and special meetings of the School Committee shall be open to the
public. Executive sessions will be held only as prescribed by the Statutes of
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The
School Committee desires members of the public in the District to attend its
meetings so that they may become better acquainted with the operations and the
programs of our local public schools. In addition, the Committee would
like the opportunity to hear the wishes and ideas of the public.
In
order that all members of the public who wish to be heard before the Committee
have a chance and to ensure the ability of the Committee to conduct the
District's business in an orderly manner, the following rules and procedures
are adopted:
1. At the start of each regularly scheduled School
Committee meeting, individuals or group representatives will be invited to
address the Committee. The Chair shall determine the length of the public
participation segment.
2. Speakers will be allowed three (3) minutes to
present their material. The presiding Chair may permit extension of this
time limit.
3. Topics for discussion must be limited to those
items listed on the School Committee meeting agenda for that evening.
4. Improper conduct and remarks will not be
allowed. Defamatory or abusive remarks are always out of order. If
a speaker persists in improper conduct or remarks, the Chair may terminate that
individual's privilege of address.
5. All remarks will be addressed through the Chair of
the meeting.
6. Speakers may offer such objective criticisms of the
school operations and programs as concern them, but in public session the
Committee will not hear personal complaints of school personnel nor against any
member of the school community. Under most circumstances, administrative
channels are the proper means for disposition of legitimate complaints
involving staff members.
7. Written comments longer than three (3) minutes may
be presented to the Committee before or after the meeting for the Committee
members' review and consideration at an appropriate time.
SOURCE:
MASC July 2016
Reviewed
by Shutesbury Policy Committee: 10/19/17
First
Reading by Shutesbury School Committee: 11/16/17
Second
Reading, First Vote by Shutesbury School Committee: 01/18/18
Revisions
made and Final Vote by Shutesbury School Committee: 02/15/18