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Article by the Tennessee Conservative News staff –
The Hamilton County School Board is set to consider a proposal that would change school board policy by prohibiting reconsideration of any items that are passed or rejected for six months after the vote.
According to the draft of Proposed Policy 1.43, the board would be unable to revisit any identical or similar votes for six months. Additionally, only a member who was absent at the time of the original vote or a board member who voted in the majority would be able to request a reconsideration.
Also scheduled to be discussed is board member Ben Connor’s request to reconsider a September vote in which the board voted along party lines to require that all Hamilton County public schools display a poster that features the Ten Commandments, as well as portions of the preamble to the U.S. Constitution and the preamble to the Declaration of Independence.
Connor, a Democrat out of Chattanooga, says he was unable to see the poster that was being voted on until the morning of the day on which the vote was scheduled to take place. He has argued that this did not allow ample time for him to obtain feedback from his constituents.
Minority board members, as well as others, have voiced concern that the proposed policy would limit due process for the public, hinder the board’s decisions when new information becomes available, and potentially silence those with differing opinions.
The proposal will be discussed at the board’s upcoming meeting on Thursday, November 12.
Sources:
Hamilton County School Board.
