Comments - 9/28/21 School Board Meeting - Emergency Rule 64DER21-15 - First Coast Tea Party2024-03-28T16:34:33Zhttp://firstcoastteaparty.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=4150782%3ABlogPost%3A348801&xn_auth=noI find it deplorable that sch…tag:firstcoastteaparty.ning.com,2021-09-27:4150782:Comment:3487032021-09-27T19:32:03.809ZVicky Kinghttp://firstcoastteaparty.ning.com/profile/VickyKing
<p>I find it deplorable that school board meetings are held during morning hours on weekdays, while many parents are working. They do this so the vast majority can't attend and regulate the board's activities, along with what they spend the public's taxes on. Meetings should be held in the evenings, for resident's convenience, not their own. Members are not elected/hired to rule over citizens and their children, but to serve them. They are nothing more than public servants, there to oversee the…</p>
<p>I find it deplorable that school board meetings are held during morning hours on weekdays, while many parents are working. They do this so the vast majority can't attend and regulate the board's activities, along with what they spend the public's taxes on. Meetings should be held in the evenings, for resident's convenience, not their own. Members are not elected/hired to rule over citizens and their children, but to serve them. They are nothing more than public servants, there to oversee the operations of schools at the pleasure of parents. Yet they too often behave like bully barons, who serve every interest but those of parents! It's well past time for that to change. </p>