00:00:00 In this section of the board meeting, the board ratifies the expulsion of several students and establishes a full quorum. The board also amends the agenda to exclude two recognitions and approves the amended agenda. Board members then report on upcoming events and a parent’s rights bill in the district, which currently allows parents to review and make copies of curricula and other educational materials used by their child’s school. 00:05:00 In this section of the video, a school board member discusses the access to information and records that parents already have in the school district. Then, another member pays tribute …
Hart Union School District Board Meeting – February 15, 2023
00:00:00 In this section of the board meeting, Mr. Messina shares a little-known story about the Abolitionist John Quincy Adams in honor of Black History Month, highlighting the importance of persistence and determination in the fight against injustice. Despite facing a pro-slavery Congress, Adams continued to bring petition after petition, bill after bill, to end slavery, earning him the nickname “hellhound of slavery.” Although he never saw the end of slavery in his lifetime, he served as a mentor to a young man who would go on to continue the fight against slavery and ultimately become a pallbearer at Adam’s funeral. …