Superintendent Todd Green said the district’s monthly board meeting in August was considered a public hearing, but after talking with Kaputa, he agreed the hearing wasn’t properly announced.
“It’s good to see students standing up for what they believe in. We really appreciate that. That often doesn’t happen,” Green said. “We’re a school district. We’re trying to do the best we can throughout this process. We know there’s open meeting laws. We try to follow that. If things get pointed out that we need to do and change or fix, we’ll do that.”
Green said the new rule was put in place to promote a safe and distraction-free learning environment. A new public hearing will take place Sept. 14.