Florida School Boards to Lessen Time for Parents to Speak

After many raucous debates at Florida school board meetings, county bodies across the state have moved to make changes to their public comment policy.

Traditionally, school boards and local governments set rules and policies to aid in governing the public’s participation at their meetings. They help keep the proceedings moving along, offer time for residents to voice complaints, or concerns, and maintain civility.

However, recent threats against teachers and education officials have many school systems changing policy in order to keep their staff and board members safe.

The proposed changes vary between boards but, in essence, they seek to limit the amount of time people can speak.

Boards want to cut minutes from each speaker, and even how long public comment sessions can be… (Excerpts from the Epoch Times)