School Board Policy Endangers Our Children

The time has come to open the doors of our Board of Education. I have said it was just a matter of time before we had a child molester in our school system, and with the arrest of the teacher at the Advance Learning Center, we all know that that is way too close to home. It is time for Mr. Rowland to lift the silly rules of signing up to speak and having Dr. Hardin screen the speakers. By screening people and making people speak privately with the board, this practice will open us up for major lawsuits especially if it is a serious case such as child molestation. All teachers should support me on this, as I know many of you are what they call "INVADERS FROM THE NORTH" and don't get treated the same as those that have been here a while. Wouldn't you like to know if a complaint has been filed against you. If the complaint was filed in closed session they can't tell you. What happens in executive session can't be talked about outside of that session ( STATE LAW). So when your job review comes along and you have a couple of complaints against you, they can fire you and call you a discipline problem. And not one time will you have a right to defend yourself. At least in an open system you can defend yourself.

I am not out to get any teachers, I believe there are many fine teachers in this system. I just want more accountability. Or at least my constitutional right to free speech.

You teachers that teach American History, when it comes to free speech do you teach our children they have a right to free speech except when you attend a school board meeting. Is that what you teach. No I didn't think so.

Mr. Rowland,
There are no limitations on free speech that is how it is taught. Why are you doing the direct opposite of what we teach in our schools?