Public Testimony at the Board Meeting
You can watch the Public Testimony portion of the School Board meeting here.
Director DeBell respects the courage it took NOVA students to talk about trans youth and gender identification. What a shame that it takes courage.
Chris Jackins did a good job of shaming the Board for how their minds get foggy when members of the public speak for three minutes but can hold up as the Alliance for Education and the Gates Foundation speak for hours. He also shamed them for the astonishing and grotesque cost overruns on the Garfield renovation and the District's efforts to sweep those cost overruns under the rug.
Everything Dan Dempsey said was right, which just goes to show how little it counts to be right.
Rick Burke called the requirement that all schools use the same math textbooks "an unnecessary and counter-
Director DeBell respects the courage it took NOVA students to talk about trans youth and gender identification. What a shame that it takes courage.
Chris Jackins did a good job of shaming the Board for how their minds get foggy when members of the public speak for three minutes but can hold up as the Alliance for Education and the Gates Foundation speak for hours. He also shamed them for the astonishing and grotesque cost overruns on the Garfield renovation and the District's efforts to sweep those cost overruns under the rug.
Everything Dan Dempsey said was right, which just goes to show how little it counts to be right.
Rick Burke called the requirement that all schools use the same math textbooks "an unnecessary and counter-