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0:42 all right I’m gonna all right I’m gonna pause<00:00:43.520> I'm<00:00:43.680> gonna<00:00:43.960> let<00:00:44.680> folks
1:58 is this a or sign a is this a or sign a sign<00:01:59.200> to<00:01:59.399> speak
2:22 20 okay Frank I’m gonna call us to 20 okay Frank I’m gonna call us to order<00:02:23.319> at<00:02:24.519> 701<00:02:25.519> welcome<00:02:25.879> everyone<00:02:26.720> good order at 701 welcome everyone good order at 701 welcome everyone good evening<00:02:28.239> I'm<00:02:28.400> calling<00:02:28.720> the<00:02:28.879> policy evening I’m calling the policy evening I’m calling the policy subcommittee<00:02:29.920> meeting<00:02:30.120> to<00:02:30.280> order<00:02:31.120> at
2:37 7:01 thank everyone for attending I’m 7:01 thank everyone for attending I’m going<00:02:37.440> to<00:02:37.599> start<00:02:38.280> the<00:02:38.480> record<00:02:38.879> the<00:02:39.040> live going to start the record the live going to start the record the live stream<00:02:39.560> and<00:02:39.720> the
3:05 try this again oh no it says live stream try this again oh no it says live stream okay<00:03:06.000> so<00:03:06.200> we're<00:03:06.400> live<00:03:06.640> streaming<00:03:07.440> and okay so we’re live streaming and okay so we’re live streaming and recording<00:03:08.519> okay<00:03:09.120> we're<00:03:09.360> live<00:03:09.920> everybody<00:03:10.920> okay recording okay we’re live everybody okay recording okay we’re live everybody okay welcome<00:03:11.599> thanks<00:03:11.879> everyone<00:03:12.159> for<00:03:12.360> attending welcome thanks everyone for attending welcome thanks everyone for attending I’m<00:03:13.000> Jen<00:03:13.239> shaffner<00:03:13.760> chair<00:03:14.000> Mar<00:03:14.319> school I’m Jen shaffner chair Mar school I’m Jen shaffner chair Mar school committee<00:03:14.799> I'm<00:03:14.920> here<00:03:15.040> with<00:03:15.159> Allison<00:03:15.560> Taylor committee I’m here with Allison Taylor committee I’m here with Allison Taylor uh<00:03:16.560> together<00:03:16.799> we<00:03:16.920> are<00:03:17.840> the<00:03:18.080> policy uh together we are the policy uh together we are the policy subcommittee<00:03:19.680> I<00:03:20.080> wanted<00:03:20.480> this<00:03:20.599> to<00:03:20.720> be<00:03:20.879> a subcommittee I wanted this to be a subcommittee I wanted this to be a little<00:03:21.200> bit<00:03:21.400> more<00:03:22.200> the<00:03:22.400> lack<00:03:22.560> of<00:03:22.640> a<00:03:22.760> better little bit more the lack of a better little bit more the lack of a better term<00:03:23.280> intimate<00:03:24.080> but<00:03:24.640> um<00:03:25.040> so<00:03:25.200> I<00:03:25.280> know<00:03:25.400> it's<00:03:25.519> a term intimate but um so I know it’s a term intimate but um so I know it’s a little<00:03:25.799> formal<00:03:26.159> in<00:03:26.280> terms<00:03:26.480> of<00:03:26.599> how<00:03:26.720> we're<00:03:26.879> set little formal in terms of how we’re set little formal in terms of how we’re set up<00:03:27.480> however<00:03:28.080> because<00:03:28.319> we're<00:03:28.560> doing<00:03:28.799> this up however because we’re doing this up however because we’re doing this hybrid<00:03:30.159> this<00:03:30.280> is<00:03:30.439> the<00:03:30.959> camera<00:03:31.959> Frank's hybrid this is the camera Frank’s hybrid this is the camera Frank’s running<00:03:32.840> the<00:03:33.319> um<00:03:33.799> you<00:03:33.920> know<00:03:34.159> the<00:03:34.360> the<00:03:34.519> system running the um you know the the system running the um you know the the system over<00:03:35.040> there<00:03:35.239> so<00:03:35.480> this<00:03:35.599> is<00:03:35.760> how<00:03:35.879> we<00:03:36.000> have<00:03:36.120> to<00:03:36.239> do over there so this is how we have to do over there so this is how we have to do it<00:03:36.480> so<00:03:36.640> that<00:03:36.760> the<00:03:36.840> folks<00:03:37.239> online<00:03:37.799> can<00:03:38.000> see<00:03:38.239> and it so that the folks online can see and it so that the folks online can see and hear<00:03:38.799> us<00:03:39.080> and<00:03:39.519> you<00:03:40.519> and<00:03:41.200> we<00:03:41.840> it<00:03:41.920> will<00:03:42.080> be hear us and you and we it will be hear us and you and we it will be recorded<00:03:42.640> properly<00:03:43.120> so<00:03:43.799> I<00:03:43.959> I<00:03:44.120> appreciate<00:03:44.599> your recorded properly so I I appreciate your recorded properly so I I appreciate your understanding<00:03:46.080> so<00:03:46.280> what<00:03:46.400> we're<00:03:46.519> going<00:03:46.640> to<00:03:46.920> ask understanding so what we’re going to ask understanding so what we’re going to ask is<00:03:48.000> um<00:03:48.120> first<00:03:48.280> of<00:03:48.400> all<00:03:48.560> that<00:03:48.760> folks<00:03:49.159> come<00:03:49.360> up<00:03:49.519> to is um first of all that folks come up to is um first of all that folks come up to the<00:03:50.040> that<00:03:50.159> would<00:03:50.319> like<00:03:50.480> to<00:03:50.640> speak<00:03:51.439> come<00:03:51.599> up<00:03:51.760> to
3:51 the that would like to speak come up to the that would like to speak come up to the<00:03:52.680> uh<00:03:52.840> chair<00:03:53.319> here<00:03:53.879> and<00:03:54.439> um<00:03:54.920> just<00:03:55.159> give<00:03:55.319> us the uh chair here and um just give us the uh chair here and um just give us your<00:03:55.599> name<00:03:55.760> and<00:03:55.959> address<00:03:56.319> if<00:03:56.439> you<00:03:56.519> wouldn't your name and address if you wouldn’t your name and address if you wouldn’t mind<00:03:58.360> yep this is the microphone so you should be this is the microphone so you should be able<00:04:04.480> the<00:04:04.640> speakers<00:04:04.920> are<00:04:05.159> right<00:04:05.319> there<00:04:05.480> you able the speakers are right there you able the speakers are right there you should<00:04:06.200> be<00:04:06.360> able<00:04:06.560> to<00:04:06.720> hear<00:04:06.920> us<00:04:07.560> amplify<00:04:08.560> okay should be able to hear us amplify okay should be able to hear us amplify okay good<00:04:09.959> um<00:04:10.519> so<00:04:10.920> we're<00:04:11.079> gonna<00:04:11.280> ask<00:04:11.439> folks<00:04:11.680> to<00:04:11.840> come good um so we’re gonna ask folks to come good um so we’re gonna ask folks to come up<00:04:12.239> to<00:04:12.439> the<00:04:12.560> seat<00:04:12.840> here<00:04:13.120> give<00:04:13.239> us<00:04:13.360> your<00:04:13.439> name up to the seat here give us your name up to the seat here give us your name and<00:04:13.760> address<00:04:14.360> and<00:04:14.720> and<00:04:14.959> share<00:04:15.280> your<00:04:15.439> thoughts and address and and share your thoughts and address and and share your thoughts with<00:04:15.959> us<00:04:16.239> I'll<00:04:16.720> cover<00:04:17.040> the<00:04:17.160> topic<00:04:17.400> in<00:04:17.519> just<00:04:17.600> a with us I’ll cover the topic in just a with us I’ll cover the topic in just a second<00:04:18.320> we<00:04:18.440> also<00:04:18.639> have<00:04:18.759> folks<00:04:19.000> online<00:04:19.400> so second we also have folks online so second we also have folks online so we’re<00:04:19.639> gonna<00:04:19.799> need<00:04:20.079> also<00:04:20.479> to<00:04:21.040> um<00:04:21.320> allow<00:04:21.639> the we’re gonna need also to um allow the we’re gonna need also to um allow the folks<00:04:21.959> online<00:04:22.280> to<00:04:22.440> have<00:04:22.520> a<00:04:22.639> chance<00:04:22.840> to<00:04:23.000> speak folks online to have a chance to speak folks online to have a chance to speak too<00:04:24.160> right<00:04:24.320> now<00:04:24.520> I've<00:04:24.639> got<00:04:24.840> around<00:04:25.160> 20<00:04:25.600> folks too right now I’ve got around 20 folks too right now I’ve got around 20 folks um<00:04:26.520> lined<00:04:26.840> up<00:04:27.120> and<00:04:27.280> I<00:04:27.400> don't<00:04:27.600> know<00:04:27.800> how<00:04:27.960> many<00:04:28.680> um um lined up and I don’t know how many um um lined up and I don’t know how many um people<00:04:29.759> of<00:04:29.919> the people of the people of the 356<00:04:32.360> we<00:04:32.479> have<00:04:32.639> online<00:04:33.000> are<00:04:33.120> going<00:04:33.240> to<00:04:33.320> want<00:04:33.400> to 356 we have online are going to want to 356 we have online are going to want to speak<00:04:34.520> so<00:04:34.880> I'm<00:04:35.039> not<00:04:35.680> you<00:04:35.800> know<00:04:35.960> I<00:04:36.039> wasn't speak so I’m not you know I wasn’t speak so I’m not you know I wasn’t thinking<00:04:36.639> that<00:04:36.800> this<00:04:36.880> would<00:04:37.039> be<00:04:37.160> as<00:04:37.280> formal<00:04:37.600> as
4:37 thinking that this would be as formal as thinking that this would be as formal as our<00:04:37.919> public<00:04:38.199> comment<00:04:38.520> where<00:04:38.639> we<00:04:39.160> have<00:04:39.280> a<00:04:39.400> three our public comment where we have a three our public comment where we have a three minute<00:04:39.840> limit<00:04:40.160> but<00:04:40.280> I<00:04:40.360> would<00:04:40.639> ask<00:04:40.840> you<00:04:40.960> to<00:04:41.120> try minute limit but I would ask you to try minute limit but I would ask you to try to<00:04:41.479> keep<00:04:41.680> it<00:04:41.880> to<00:04:42.479> about<00:04:42.759> three<00:04:43.000> minutes to keep it to about three minutes to keep it to about three minutes because<00:04:44.520> um<00:04:45.080> there<00:04:45.240> are<00:04:45.320> a<00:04:45.400> lot<00:04:45.520> of<00:04:45.600> folks<00:04:45.800> who because um there are a lot of folks who because um there are a lot of folks who want<00:04:46.039> to<00:04:46.160> speak<00:04:46.440> and<00:04:46.720> and<00:04:46.800> we<00:04:46.919> want<00:04:47.039> to<00:04:47.199> make want to speak and and we want to make want to speak and and we want to make this<00:04:47.880> uh<00:04:48.000> meaningful<00:04:48.479> but<00:04:48.600> not<00:04:48.800> too<00:04:49.000> long<00:04:49.560> my this uh meaningful but not too long my this uh meaningful but not too long my goal<00:04:49.960> was<00:04:50.120> for<00:04:50.320> about<00:04:50.560> an<00:04:50.680> hour<00:04:50.840> and<00:04:50.960> a<00:04:51.080> half goal was for about an hour and a half goal was for about an hour and a half that’s<00:04:51.520> not<00:04:51.639> a<00:04:51.759> hard<00:04:51.960> and<00:04:52.160> fast<00:04:52.360> rule<00:04:52.680> but<00:04:52.840> I<00:04:53.039> or that’s not a hard and fast rule but I or that’s not a hard and fast rule but I or time<00:04:53.759> but<00:04:53.919> I'd<00:04:54.080> like<00:04:54.199> to<00:04:54.400> keep<00:04:54.600> it<00:04:54.720> to<00:04:54.960> that<00:04:55.479> you time but I’d like to keep it to that you time but I’d like to keep it to that you know<00:04:55.680> if<00:04:55.759> we<00:04:55.880> go<00:04:56.039> over<00:04:56.280> that's<00:04:56.560> okay<00:04:56.800> but<00:04:57.280> I know if we go over that’s okay but I know if we go over that’s okay but I think<00:04:57.520> that's<00:04:57.680> a<00:04:57.759> reasonable<00:04:58.160> amount<00:04:58.360> of<00:04:58.520> time think that’s a reasonable amount of time think that’s a reasonable amount of time so<00:04:58.840> I<00:04:58.960> appre<00:04:59.280> I<00:04:59.360> appreciate<00:05:00.000> folks<00:05:00.560> sort<00:05:00.759> of so I appre I appreciate folks sort of so I appre I appreciate folks sort of self<00:05:01.919> self<00:05:02.919> governing<00:05:03.560> that<00:05:04.000> thank<00:05:04.199> you<00:05:04.960> um<00:05:05.080> so self self governing that thank you um so self self governing that thank you um so we’re<00:05:05.360> here<00:05:05.560> tonight<00:05:06.039> this<00:05:06.160> is<00:05:06.280> the<00:05:06.440> policy we’re here tonight this is the policy we’re here tonight this is the policy subcommittee<00:05:07.360> we're<00:05:07.520> here<00:05:07.759> tonight<00:05:08.160> as<00:05:08.400> part subcommittee we’re here tonight as part subcommittee we’re here tonight as part of<00:05:08.880> our<00:05:09.680> um<00:05:10.479> ongoing<00:05:10.960> meetings<00:05:11.280> that<00:05:11.400> we've of our um ongoing meetings that we’ve of our um ongoing meetings that we’ve been<00:05:11.759> having<00:05:12.039> in<00:05:12.240> regards<00:05:12.680> to<00:05:13.000> a<00:05:13.199> potential been having in regards to a potential been having in regards to a potential flag<00:05:14.440> policy<00:05:15.440> this<00:05:15.680> does<00:05:15.880> go flag policy this does go flag policy this does go back<00:05:17.680> at<00:05:17.840> least<00:05:18.080> a<00:05:18.319> year<00:05:18.960> looking<00:05:19.240> at<00:05:19.360> my<00:05:19.520> notes back at least a year looking at my notes back at least a year looking at my notes um<00:05:20.160> we<00:05:20.280> had<00:05:20.400> a<00:05:20.520> couple<00:05:20.759> of<00:05:21.400> interruptions<00:05:22.160> in um we had a couple of interruptions in um we had a couple of interruptions in over<00:05:22.600> the<00:05:22.720> course<00:05:22.880> of<00:05:23.000> the<00:05:23.120> last<00:05:23.360> year<00:05:24.280> um<00:05:24.960> but
5:25 over the course of the last year um but over the course of the last year um but we<00:05:25.560> this<00:05:25.800> initially<00:05:26.240> the<00:05:26.360> Genesis<00:05:26.759> of<00:05:26.919> this we this initially the Genesis of this we this initially the Genesis of this came<00:05:27.280> to<00:05:27.520> us<00:05:28.000> from<00:05:28.120> The<00:05:28.240> princial<00:05:29.240> Who<00:05:29.840> had<00:05:30.440> um came to us from The princial Who had um came to us from The princial Who had um some<00:05:31.360> different<00:05:31.919> requests<00:05:32.520> from<00:05:32.759> different some different requests from different some different requests from different community<00:05:33.520> members<00:05:33.800> and<00:05:34.000> students<00:05:34.520> about community members and students about community members and students about wanting<00:05:35.039> to<00:05:35.240> display<00:05:35.720> certain<00:05:36.039> bags<00:05:36.319> of<00:05:36.759> flags wanting to display certain bags of flags wanting to display certain bags of flags of<00:05:37.199> banners<00:05:37.560> in<00:05:37.759> the<00:05:38.440> high<00:05:38.639> school<00:05:39.639> and<00:05:39.759> so<00:05:40.039> she of banners in the high school and so she of banners in the high school and so she came<00:05:40.639> to<00:05:40.880> the<00:05:41.080> then<00:05:41.319> superintendent<00:05:42.319> and came to the then superintendent and came to the then superintendent and asked<00:05:43.080> about<00:05:43.759> whether<00:05:43.960> we<00:05:44.120> have<00:05:44.240> a<00:05:44.319> flag asked about whether we have a flag asked about whether we have a flag policy<00:05:45.120> in<00:05:45.759> if<00:05:45.919> do<00:05:46.080> we<00:05:46.240> have<00:05:46.360> one<00:05:46.600> and<00:05:46.720> if<00:05:46.800> we policy in if do we have one and if we policy in if do we have one and if we don’t<00:05:47.160> have<00:05:47.319> one<00:05:48.319> would<00:05:48.520> we<00:05:48.800> consider<00:05:49.319> setting don’t have one would we consider setting don’t have one would we consider setting one<00:05:50.759> and<00:05:51.080> we<00:05:51.199> were<00:05:51.360> not<00:05:51.520> alone<00:05:51.800> in<00:05:52.000> this<00:05:52.160> this one and we were not alone in this this one and we were not alone in this this was<00:05:52.479> going<00:05:52.680> on<00:05:53.039> in<00:05:53.240> other<00:05:53.840> some<00:05:54.039> other<00:05:54.199> school was going on in other some other school was going on in other some other school districts<00:05:54.720> and<00:05:54.840> other<00:05:55.039> municipalities<00:05:55.960> in districts and other municipalities in districts and other municipalities in Massachusetts<00:05:56.759> and<00:05:56.919> across<00:05:57.479> I<00:05:57.639> guess<00:05:57.880> across Massachusetts and across I guess across Massachusetts and across I guess across the<00:05:58.280> country<00:05:58.560> but<00:05:58.680> certainly<00:05:59.000> in<00:05:59.160> in<00:05:59.280> massach the country but certainly in in massach the country but certainly in in massach Metts<00:06:00.520> so<00:06:00.680> we're<00:06:00.880> not<00:06:01.199> alone<00:06:01.600> in<00:06:01.880> this<00:06:02.560> we<00:06:02.680> had Metts so we’re not alone in this we had Metts so we’re not alone in this we had a<00:06:02.960> couple<00:06:03.240> of<00:06:03.639> several<00:06:03.960> meetings<00:06:04.319> or<00:06:04.440> a<00:06:04.560> couple a couple of several meetings or a couple a couple of several meetings or a couple meetings<00:06:05.360> we<00:06:05.639> talked<00:06:06.000> about<00:06:06.560> one<00:06:06.759> or<00:06:06.919> two meetings we talked about one or two meetings we talked about one or two different<00:06:07.599> draft<00:06:07.880> versions<00:06:08.240> that<00:06:08.400> our different draft versions that our different draft versions that our attorney<00:06:08.919> had<00:06:09.080> drafted<00:06:09.479> for<00:06:09.680> us<00:06:09.919> and<00:06:10.039> we<00:06:10.199> did
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8:37 Prejudice you can think Prejudice you can think of<00:08:38.839> for<00:08:39.560> example<00:08:40.560> whether<00:08:40.839> there's of for example whether there’s of for example whether there’s anti-Semitism<00:08:42.719> whether<00:08:43.039> there's<00:08:43.640> something anti-Semitism whether there’s something anti-Semitism whether there’s something like<00:08:44.519> uh<00:08:45.000> homophobia<00:08:45.920> whether<00:08:46.160> there's like uh homophobia whether there’s like uh homophobia whether there’s racism<00:08:48.120> other<00:08:48.440> things<00:08:49.240> people<00:08:50.160> might<00:08:51.160> might racism other things people might might racism other things people might might feel<00:08:53.120> uh<00:08:54.080> preice<00:08:54.880> against<00:08:55.320> them<00:08:55.920> and<00:08:56.720> having feel uh preice against them and having feel uh preice against them and having an<00:08:57.959> opportunity<00:08:58.959> at<00:08:59.120> some<00:08:59.640> point<00:09:00.000> to<00:09:00.320> display an opportunity at some point to display an opportunity at some point to display a<00:09:01.839> flag<00:09:02.399> or<00:09:02.680> Banner<00:09:03.279> can<00:09:04.079> help<00:09:04.360> them<00:09:04.560> to<00:09:05.160> uh a flag or Banner can help them to uh a flag or Banner can help them to uh feel<00:09:06.360> supported<00:09:06.959> and<00:09:07.160> welcome<00:09:07.839> because feel supported and welcome because feel supported and welcome because obviously<00:09:10.000> the<00:09:10.680> school<00:09:11.519> isn't<00:09:11.880> a<00:09:12.160> place<00:09:12.519> for obviously the school isn’t a place for obviously the school isn’t a place for people<00:09:13.279> to<00:09:13.880> uh<00:09:14.720> uh<00:09:14.880> to people to uh uh to people to uh uh to express<00:09:17.640> negative<00:09:18.920> feelings<00:09:19.920> or<00:09:20.640> more<00:09:21.079> still express negative feelings or more still express negative feelings or more still to<00:09:21.920> bully<00:09:22.440> people<00:09:23.200> from<00:09:24.200> from<00:09:24.519> a<00:09:25.279> particular
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20:09 imagine being 14 15 or 16 years old and imagine being 14 15 or 16 years old and expressing<00:20:10.000> similar<00:20:10.400> views<00:20:11.320> would<00:20:11.520> you<00:20:11.679> feel expressing similar views would you feel expressing similar views would you feel safe<00:20:12.159> and<00:20:12.360> comfortable<00:20:12.760> in<00:20:12.919> your<00:20:13.039> school<00:20:13.880> no safe and comfortable in your school no safe and comfortable in your school no student<00:20:14.720> parent<00:20:15.000> or<00:20:15.159> Community<00:20:15.559> never<00:20:15.840> should student parent or Community never should student parent or Community never should ever<00:20:16.200> fear<00:20:16.520> speaking<00:20:16.960> their<00:20:17.240> mind<00:20:18.240> during ever fear speaking their mind during ever fear speaking their mind during these<00:20:18.760> divisive<00:20:19.320> times<00:20:19.640> I<00:20:19.720> think<00:20:19.960> back<00:20:20.120> to these divisive times I think back to these divisive times I think back to when<00:20:20.400> I<00:20:20.520> was<00:20:20.679> in<00:20:20.880> school<00:20:21.720> I<00:20:21.799> cannot<00:20:22.159> imagine when I was in school I cannot imagine when I was in school I cannot imagine how<00:20:22.760> much<00:20:22.919> harder<00:20:23.200> it<00:20:23.280> would<00:20:23.400> have<00:20:23.600> been<00:20:24.120> if how much harder it would have been if how much harder it would have been if expressing<00:20:24.799> an<00:20:25.000> opinion<00:20:25.640> meant<00:20:25.960> facing expressing an opinion meant facing expressing an opinion meant facing harassment<00:20:26.880> or<00:20:27.240> explusion<00:20:28.240> that<00:20:28.320> is<00:20:28.480> why harassment or explusion that is why harassment or explusion that is why support<00:20:29.240> this<00:20:29.400> flag<00:20:29.799> policy<00:20:30.600> it<00:20:30.679> is<00:20:30.799> a support this flag policy it is a support this flag policy it is a necessary<00:20:31.640> step<00:20:31.960> to<00:20:32.159> ensure<00:20:32.400> that<00:20:32.559> our necessary step to ensure that our necessary step to ensure that our schools<00:20:33.440> remain<00:20:33.760> places<00:20:34.360> of<00:20:34.600> Education<00:20:35.520> not schools remain places of Education not schools remain places of Education not political<00:20:36.320> Arenas<00:20:37.320> all<00:20:38.280> students<00:20:38.679> deserve<00:20:39.039> to political Arenas all students deserve to political Arenas all students deserve to learn<00:20:39.480> an<00:20:39.720> environment<00:20:40.200> free<00:20:40.480> from learn an environment free from learn an environment free from ideological<00:20:41.480> pressure<00:20:42.360> where<00:20:42.559> neutrality ideological pressure where neutrality ideological pressure where neutrality Fosters<00:20:43.720> Unity<00:20:44.240> rather<00:20:44.480> than<00:20:44.760> division<00:20:45.440> thank Fosters Unity rather than division thank Fosters Unity rather than division thank you<00:20:46.200> thank
21:04 good evening h m pepper 41 jut Street I good evening h m pepper 41 jut Street I want<00:21:05.120> to<00:21:05.360> comment<00:21:05.720> not<00:21:05.880> on<00:21:06.120> plags<00:21:06.760> themselves want to comment not on plags themselves want to comment not on plags themselves but<00:21:07.240> on<00:21:07.400> the<00:21:07.640> process<00:21:08.200> by<00:21:08.320> which<00:21:08.520> the but on the process by which the but on the process by which the subcomittee<00:21:09.320> has<00:21:09.480> gone<00:21:09.720> about<00:21:10.039> creating<00:21:10.400> a subcomittee has gone about creating a subcomittee has gone about creating a flight<00:21:10.960> poliy<00:21:11.960> while<00:21:12.159> you<00:21:12.320> claim<00:21:12.640> a<00:21:12.880> policy<00:21:13.240> is flight poliy while you claim a policy is flight poliy while you claim a policy is legally<00:21:13.880> required<00:21:14.400> after<00:21:14.720> the<00:21:14.880> Supreme legally required after the Supreme legally required after the Supreme Court’s<00:21:15.640> May<00:21:15.919> 2022<00:21:16.760> shli<00:21:17.320> decision<00:21:18.120> you Court’s May 2022 shli decision you Court’s May 2022 shli decision you haven’t<00:21:18.679> acted<00:21:19.039> with<00:21:19.240> any<00:21:19.480> urgency<00:21:20.080> in haven’t acted with any urgency in haven’t acted with any urgency in drafting<00:21:20.760> or<00:21:20.960> implementing<00:21:21.440> a<00:21:21.760> policy<00:21:22.760> rather drafting or implementing a policy rather drafting or implementing a policy rather this<00:21:23.520> process<00:21:23.840> has<00:21:23.960> been<00:21:24.200> a<00:21:24.360> confusing<00:21:25.000> series this process has been a confusing series this process has been a confusing series of<00:21:25.480> starts<00:21:25.840> and<00:21:26.039> stops<00:21:26.480> over<00:21:26.679> the<00:21:26.840> past<00:21:27.080> year of starts and stops over the past year of starts and stops over the past year and<00:21:27.360> a<00:21:27.520> half<00:21:28.279> now<00:21:28.640> you've<00:21:28.840> invited<00:21:29.200> the<00:21:29.360> public and a half now you’ve invited the public and a half now you’ve invited the public here<00:21:29.840> tonight<00:21:30.159> to<00:21:30.320> offer<00:21:30.679> input<00:21:31.200> when<00:21:31.360> there here tonight to offer input when there here tonight to offer input when there is<00:21:31.679> no<00:21:31.919> Clarity<00:21:32.440> on<00:21:32.679> what<00:21:32.880> draft<00:21:33.320> policy<00:21:33.760> is is no Clarity on what draft policy is is no Clarity on what draft policy is even<00:21:34.240> being<00:21:34.840> considered<00:21:35.840> in<00:21:36.039> October<00:21:36.559> 2023 even being considered in October 2023 even being considered in October 2023 you<00:21:37.600> proposed<00:21:37.919> a<00:21:38.039> flag<00:21:38.400> policy<00:21:38.799> that<00:21:38.919> would you proposed a flag policy that would you proposed a flag policy that would ban<00:21:39.440> All<00:21:39.679> Flags<00:21:40.200> other<00:21:40.400> than<00:21:40.600> the<00:21:40.799> US ban All Flags other than the US ban All Flags other than the US Massachusetts<00:21:41.960> Marblehead<00:21:42.520> and<00:21:42.640> prw<00:21:43.320> flags Massachusetts Marblehead and prw flags Massachusetts Marblehead and prw flags from<00:21:44.080> school<00:21:45.080> but<00:21:45.200> would<00:21:45.440> permit<00:21:45.720> the<00:21:45.799> school from school but would permit the school from school but would permit the school committee<00:21:46.440> to<00:21:46.640> approve<00:21:47.000> the<00:21:47.159> display<00:21:47.520> of committee to approve the display of committee to approve the display of other<00:21:47.880> flags<00:21:48.240> for<00:21:48.440> up<00:21:48.559> to<00:21:48.720> 30<00:21:49.080> days<00:21:50.039> after
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22:36 be requested or approved there was again be requested or approved there was again public<00:22:36.559> opposition<00:22:37.000> to<00:22:37.159> the<00:22:37.279> draft<00:22:37.679> policy<00:22:38.559> in public opposition to the draft policy in public opposition to the draft policy in particular<00:22:39.320> at<00:22:39.440> the<00:22:39.559> school<00:22:39.840> committee's particular at the school committee’s particular at the school committee’s August<00:22:40.679> 2024<00:22:41.520> Workshop<00:22:42.320> which<00:22:42.480> included August 2024 Workshop which included August 2024 Workshop which included discussion<00:22:43.440> of<00:22:43.600> the<00:22:43.720> draft<00:22:44.039> right<00:22:44.320> policy<00:22:44.840> as discussion of the draft right policy as discussion of the draft right policy as an<00:22:45.120> agenda<00:22:45.559> item<00:22:46.559> the<00:22:46.720> policy<00:22:47.120> sub<00:22:47.400> committee an agenda item the policy sub committee an agenda item the policy sub committee didn’t<00:22:47.919> meet<00:22:48.200> again<00:22:48.520> until<00:22:48.880> January didn’t meet again until January didn’t meet again until January 2025<00:22:51.200> at<00:22:51.320> a<00:22:51.480> student<00:22:51.799> Forum<00:22:52.159> earlier<00:22:52.640> this 2025 at a student Forum earlier this 2025 at a student Forum earlier this month<00:22:53.279> comments<00:22:53.720> from<00:22:53.880> the<00:22:54.000> subcommittee month comments from the subcommittee month comments from the subcommittee members<00:22:54.960> and<00:22:55.080> the<00:22:55.240> superintendent<00:22:56.080> indicated members and the superintendent indicated members and the superintendent indicated that<00:22:56.760> the<00:22:56.880> more<00:22:57.120> restrictive<00:22:57.760> policy<00:22:58.840> the that the more restrictive policy the that the more restrictive policy the July<00:22:59.360> 2024<00:23:00.039> meeting<00:23:00.440> agenda<00:23:01.159> was<00:23:01.360> never<00:23:01.640> under July 2024 meeting agenda was never under July 2024 meeting agenda was never under consideration<00:23:02.720> by<00:23:02.880> the<00:23:03.080> subit<00:23:04.080> no<00:23:04.320> other consideration by the subit no other consideration by the subit no other draft<00:23:04.960> policy<00:23:05.360> has<00:23:05.520> been<00:23:05.760> put<00:23:05.919> forward<00:23:06.320> by<00:23:06.480> the draft policy has been put forward by the draft policy has been put forward by the subcommittee<00:23:07.600> yet<00:23:07.760> you<00:23:07.880> have<00:23:08.039> scheduled subcommittee yet you have scheduled subcommittee yet you have scheduled tonight’s<00:23:08.919> Forum<00:23:09.440> asking<00:23:09.799> for<00:23:10.080> public tonight’s Forum asking for public tonight’s Forum asking for public comment<00:23:10.760> on<00:23:10.960> the<00:23:11.080> flag<00:23:11.520> policy<00:23:12.039> when<00:23:12.200> the comment on the flag policy when the comment on the flag policy when the public<00:23:12.679> doesn't<00:23:13.000> know<00:23:13.400> what<00:23:13.640> policy<00:23:14.080> is public doesn’t know what policy is public doesn’t know what policy is actually<00:23:14.799> under<00:23:15.200> consideration<00:23:15.960> by<00:23:16.120> the<00:23:16.240> sub actually under consideration by the sub actually under consideration by the sub commmittee
23:23 this is not good governments there have this is not good governments there have been<00:23:23.880> comments<00:23:24.400> about<00:23:24.640> flags<00:23:25.120> at<00:23:25.400> multiple been comments about flags at multiple been comments about flags at multiple policy<00:23:26.440> subcommittee<00:23:27.159> and<00:23:27.279> full<00:23:27.520> school policy subcommittee and full school policy subcommittee and full school committee<00:23:28.159> me<00:23:28.640> since<00:23:28.840> you<00:23:29.039> first<00:23:29.279> raised<00:23:29.760> this committee me since you first raised this committee me since you first raised this issue<00:23:30.240> in<00:23:30.400> October<00:23:31.200> 2023<00:23:32.200> you<00:23:32.360> did<00:23:32.559> not<00:23:32.720> need issue in October 2023 you did not need issue in October 2023 you did not need another<00:23:33.520> public<00:23:33.799> forum<00:23:34.200> in<00:23:34.320> order<00:23:34.559> to<00:23:34.760> gauge another public forum in order to gauge another public forum in order to gauge public<00:23:35.440> sentiment<00:23:36.000> about<00:23:36.240> the<00:23:36.480> broad<00:23:36.840> General public sentiment about the broad General public sentiment about the broad General issue<00:23:37.600> of<00:23:37.720> flags<00:23:38.080> and<00:23:38.279> schools<00:23:39.159> holding<00:23:39.559> this issue of flags and schools holding this issue of flags and schools holding this forum<00:23:40.120> when<00:23:40.279> the<00:23:40.440> public<00:23:40.760> doesn't<00:23:41.080> know<00:23:41.440> what forum when the public doesn’t know what forum when the public doesn’t know what draft<00:23:42.039> policy<00:23:42.400> they're<00:23:42.640> commenting<00:23:43.240> on<00:23:43.840> does draft policy they’re commenting on does draft policy they’re commenting on does little<00:23:44.320> more<00:23:44.640> than<00:23:44.799> allow<00:23:45.080> you<00:23:45.200> to<00:23:45.360> check<00:23:45.600> the little more than allow you to check the little more than allow you to check the box<00:23:46.159> of<00:23:46.279> saying<00:23:46.600> you<00:23:46.799> gave<00:23:47.000> an<00:23:47.200> opportunity box of saying you gave an opportunity box of saying you gave an opportunity for<00:23:48.039> public for public for public Feb<00:23:49.840> finally<00:23:50.520> as<00:23:50.640> to<00:23:50.840> the<00:23:51.000> specifics<00:23:51.520> of Feb finally as to the specifics of Feb finally as to the specifics of whatever<00:23:52.080> policy<00:23:52.559> you<00:23:52.720> do<00:23:52.960> end<00:23:53.120> up<00:23:53.320> putting whatever policy you do end up putting whatever policy you do end up putting forward<00:23:54.000> for<00:23:54.360> consideration<00:23:55.360> in<00:23:55.559> defending forward for consideration in defending forward for consideration in defending the<00:23:56.120> two<00:23:56.360> draft<00:23:56.799> policies<00:23:57.240> that<00:23:57.360> have<00:23:57.480> been the two draft policies that have been the two draft policies that have been shared<00:23:57.880> with<00:23:58.039> the<00:23:58.159> public<00:23:58.559> youber<00:23:58.960> light<00:23:59.080> on shared with the public youber light on shared with the public youber light on shirt<00:24:00.120> a<00:24:00.320> decision<00:24:00.840> about<00:24:01.120> Flags<00:24:01.640> displayed shirt a decision about Flags displayed shirt a decision about Flags displayed on<00:24:02.320> flag<00:24:02.679> polls<00:24:03.279> outside<00:24:03.760> of<00:24:03.960> government on flag polls outside of government on flag polls outside of government buildings<00:24:05.159> to<00:24:05.440> justify<00:24:06.000> regulating<00:24:06.640> speech buildings to justify regulating speech buildings to justify regulating speech inside<00:24:07.760> our<00:24:07.960> schools<00:24:08.960> this<00:24:09.200> expansive
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25:05 going to Pivot just to go online so if going to Pivot just to go online so if anyone<00:25:06.399> online<00:25:06.799> is<00:25:06.960> interested<00:25:07.360> could<00:25:07.440> you anyone online is interested could you anyone online is interested could you raise<00:25:07.760> your<00:25:07.880> hand<00:25:08.200> someone<00:25:08.520> did<00:25:08.720> have<00:25:08.880> their raise your hand someone did have their raise your hand someone did have their hand hand hand raised<00:25:10.880> now<00:25:11.080> it's<00:25:11.279> gone<00:25:11.840> Meredith<00:25:12.600> oh raised now it’s gone Meredith oh raised now it’s gone Meredith oh Meredith<00:25:13.520> and Meredith and Meredith and will<00:25:15.480> so<00:25:15.880> I'm<00:25:16.120> going
25:26 to Y I think we can hear you oh wait to Y I think we can hear you oh wait awesome<00:25:27.399> great<00:25:27.840> hi<00:25:28.200> I'm<00:25:28.360> I'm<00:25:28.480> Meredith<00:25:29.200> this awesome great hi I’m I’m Meredith this awesome great hi I’m I’m Meredith this is<00:25:29.559> will<00:25:30.559> uh<00:25:30.760> we<00:25:30.960> live<00:25:31.440> at<00:25:31.720> 28<00:25:32.200> Roosevelt<00:25:33.120> AV<00:25:34.320> um is will uh we live at 28 Roosevelt AV um is will uh we live at 28 Roosevelt AV um and<00:25:35.559> yeah<00:25:35.720> we<00:25:35.919> pretty<00:25:36.480> I'm<00:25:36.640> a<00:25:36.799> former<00:25:37.120> High and yeah we pretty I’m a former High and yeah we pretty I’m a former High School<00:25:37.520> teacher<00:25:38.279> and<00:25:39.120> I<00:25:39.279> think<00:25:39.960> uh<00:25:40.679> that School teacher and I think uh that School teacher and I think uh that school<00:25:41.559> actually<00:25:42.000> is<00:25:42.520> the<00:25:42.760> right<00:25:43.080> place<00:25:43.720> and school actually is the right place and school actually is the right place and AD<00:25:44.559> is<00:25:44.679> the<00:25:44.840> right<00:25:45.080> time<00:25:45.600> to<00:25:46.200> debate<00:25:46.559> issues AD is the right time to debate issues AD is the right time to debate issues and<00:25:47.159> form<00:25:47.679> opinions<00:25:49.080> um<00:25:50.080> and<00:25:50.279> I<00:25:50.440> think<00:25:50.919> I'm and form opinions um and I think I’m and form opinions um and I think I’m personally<00:25:52.000> very<00:25:52.320> proud<00:25:52.679> of<00:25:52.840> the<00:25:52.919> students<00:25:53.279> of personally very proud of the students of personally very proud of the students of this<00:25:53.640> town<00:25:54.399> who've<00:25:54.640> come<00:25:54.960> together<00:25:55.159> and this town who’ve come together and this town who’ve come together and articulated<00:25:56.200> a<00:25:56.399> pretty<00:25:56.840> specific<00:25:57.440> set<00:25:57.840> of articulated a pretty specific set of articulated a pretty specific set of things<00:25:58.480> that<00:25:58.640> they<00:25:58.799> want<00:25:59.080> out<00:25:59.200> of<00:25:59.399> this<00:25:59.520> flag things that they want out of this flag things that they want out of this flag policy<00:26:01.240> um<00:26:01.520> and<00:26:01.640> I<00:26:01.760> think<00:26:01.919> that<00:26:02.080> we<00:26:02.200> should policy um and I think that we should policy um and I think that we should follow<00:26:02.919> their<00:26:03.120> lead<00:26:03.600> because<00:26:03.919> they've<00:26:04.120> put follow their lead because they’ve put follow their lead because they’ve put the<00:26:04.480> time<00:26:04.720> in<00:26:05.000> they've<00:26:05.200> considered<00:26:05.640> their the time in they’ve considered their the time in they’ve considered their thoughts<00:26:06.880> and<00:26:07.520> um<00:26:08.520> being<00:26:08.799> in<00:26:08.960> full-time thoughts and um being in full-time thoughts and um being in full-time education<00:26:10.159> is<00:26:10.399> the<00:26:10.640> time<00:26:11.120> that<00:26:11.360> you<00:26:11.720> think
26:12 education is the time that you think education is the time that you think about<00:26:12.559> issues<00:26:13.080> and<00:26:13.200> you<00:26:13.399> debate<00:26:13.840> topics<00:26:14.720> and about issues and you debate topics and about issues and you debate topics and you<00:26:15.039> figure<00:26:15.360> out<00:26:15.600> who<00:26:15.799> you<00:26:15.960> are<00:26:16.320> and<00:26:16.440> we<00:26:16.520> should you figure out who you are and we should you figure out who you are and we should really<00:26:18.000> let<00:26:18.240> students<00:26:18.640> do<00:26:18.840> this<00:26:18.960> in<00:26:19.039> a<00:26:19.200> manner really let students do this in a manner really let students do this in a manner that<00:26:19.919> they<00:26:20.039> are<00:26:20.279> telling<00:26:20.679> us<00:26:21.320> helps<00:26:21.640> them<00:26:21.799> do that they are telling us helps them do that they are telling us helps them do that<00:26:23.200> thank<00:26:23.640> you<00:26:24.640> thank<00:26:24.799> you
26:32 okay I just try to see if there’s any okay I just try to see if there’s any other<00:26:32.799> hands other hands other hands up<00:26:35.960> on<00:26:36.600> Zoom<00:26:37.600> see up on Zoom see up on Zoom see any<00:26:39.600> oh any oh any oh Don
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27:11 mute okay hi here we mute okay hi here we are<00:27:12.720> I<00:27:13.000> think<00:27:13.320> that<00:27:13.720> the<00:27:14.440> the<00:27:14.640> distinction are I think that the the distinction are I think that the the distinction between<00:27:15.679> having<00:27:15.960> the<00:27:16.159> flags<00:27:16.679> outside<00:27:17.200> the between having the flags outside the between having the flags outside the school<00:27:18.240> is<00:27:18.480> almost<00:27:19.120> symbolic<00:27:20.120> of<00:27:20.640> uh<00:27:21.080> the<00:27:21.320> fact school is almost symbolic of uh the fact school is almost symbolic of uh the fact that<00:27:21.919> it<00:27:22.080> is<00:27:22.279> our<00:27:22.600> government<00:27:23.600> that<00:27:23.799> is<00:27:24.279> is that it is our government that is is that it is our government that is is fostering<00:27:26.120> education<00:27:27.120> but<00:27:27.399> inside<00:27:27.840> the fostering education but inside the fostering education but inside the School<00:27:28.720> the<00:27:29.559> students<00:27:30.559> uh<00:27:30.720> have<00:27:30.960> the School the students uh have the School the students uh have the opportunity<00:27:32.440> to<00:27:32.960> express<00:27:33.880> themselves<00:27:34.880> and opportunity to express themselves and opportunity to express themselves and should<00:27:35.600> have<00:27:35.880> that<00:27:36.880> right<00:27:37.679> it<00:27:37.799> should<00:27:38.080> not<00:27:38.279> be should have that right it should not be should have that right it should not be permanent<00:27:39.480> in<00:27:39.640> other<00:27:40.120> words<00:27:41.120> uh permanent in other words uh permanent in other words uh letting<00:27:43.320> different<00:27:44.159> ideas<00:27:45.039> come<00:27:45.760> and<00:27:46.320> go<00:27:47.320> uh letting different ideas come and go uh letting different ideas come and go uh is<00:27:48.120> something<00:27:48.559> that<00:27:48.840> should<00:27:49.120> be<00:27:49.440> done<00:27:50.440> in<00:27:50.600> our is something that should be done in our is something that should be done in our schools<00:27:51.559> it's<00:27:51.799> it's schools it’s it’s schools it’s it’s educational<00:27:53.760> and<00:27:54.440> it's<00:27:54.880> it's<00:27:55.440> what<00:27:55.840> is<00:27:56.840> uh
27:57 educational and it’s it’s what is uh educational and it’s it’s what is uh prized<00:27:58.399> by<00:27:58.640> us<00:27:59.039> in<00:27:59.360> this<00:28:00.000> country<00:28:01.000> so<00:28:01.440> please prized by us in this country so please prized by us in this country so please consider<00:28:03.960> uh consider uh consider uh turn<00:28:06.039> keeping<00:28:06.880> the<00:28:07.200> flags<00:28:08.039> up<00:28:08.399> in<00:28:08.600> the<00:28:08.760> school turn keeping the flags up in the school turn keeping the flags up in the school maybe<00:28:09.919> limiting<00:28:10.399> them<00:28:10.600> to<00:28:10.840> how<00:28:11.480> many<00:28:12.480> uh<00:28:12.919> but maybe limiting them to how many uh but maybe limiting them to how many uh but uh<00:28:13.840> giving<00:28:14.840> students<00:28:15.279> a<00:28:15.519> chance<00:28:16.000> to<00:28:16.559> express uh giving students a chance to express uh giving students a chance to express themselves<00:28:17.880> very<00:28:18.399> important<00:28:19.399> thank themselves very important thank themselves very important thank you<00:28:21.159> thank
28:30 you to uh it’s Lori iPhone you to uh it’s Lori iPhone Lori<00:28:30.960> you<00:28:31.080> should<00:28:31.320> be<00:28:31.440> able<00:28:31.799> to<00:28:32.799> yes<00:28:33.039> can<00:28:33.159> you Lori you should be able to yes can you Lori you should be able to yes can you can<00:28:33.480> you<00:28:33.640> hear<00:28:33.799> me<00:28:34.080> okay<00:28:35.159> yeah<00:28:36.159> L<00:28:36.519> hi<00:28:37.519> um<00:28:38.080> I<00:28:38.240> live can you hear me okay yeah L hi um I live can you hear me okay yeah L hi um I live uh<00:28:38.840> at<00:28:38.960> 104<00:28:39.559> Jersey<00:28:40.080> Street<00:28:41.080> and<00:28:41.279> I<00:28:41.440> have<00:28:41.559> a<00:28:41.679> son uh at 104 Jersey Street and I have a son uh at 104 Jersey Street and I have a son at<00:28:42.000> the<00:28:42.159> high at the high at the high school<00:28:44.360> um<00:28:45.240> I<00:28:45.360> think<00:28:45.559> what's<00:28:45.880> really school um I think what’s really school um I think what’s really important<00:28:47.320> to<00:28:47.840> realize<00:28:48.840> is<00:28:49.120> that<00:28:49.960> the<00:28:50.120> school important to realize is that the school important to realize is that the school is<00:28:50.559> the<00:28:50.679> center<00:28:50.960> of<00:28:51.080> the is the center of the is the center of the community<00:28:53.600> and<00:28:54.600> we<00:28:54.919> have<00:28:55.399> a<00:28:55.600> lot<00:28:55.799> of<00:28:56.000> different community and we have a lot of different community and we have a lot of different people<00:28:56.880> within<00:28:57.120> the<00:28:57.279> community<00:28:57.679> attending people within the community attending people within the community attending the the the school<00:29:00.720> not<00:29:00.919> everybody<00:29:01.440> walks<00:29:01.760> into<00:29:02.039> a<00:29:02.200> school school not everybody walks into a school school not everybody walks into a school building<00:29:03.519> on<00:29:04.120> equal<00:29:04.519> ground building on equal ground building on equal ground underrepresented<00:29:06.440> people<00:29:07.440> feel<00:29:07.960> safe<00:29:08.480> when underrepresented people feel safe when underrepresented people feel safe when they<00:29:08.840> see<00:29:09.159> a<00:29:09.360> sign<00:29:09.679> or<00:29:09.840> a<00:29:10.000> symbol<00:29:10.720> so<00:29:10.919> to<00:29:11.200> them they see a sign or a symbol so to them they see a sign or a symbol so to them these<00:29:11.880> flags<00:29:12.399> mean<00:29:13.240> something<00:29:14.240> it's<00:29:14.440> not these flags mean something it’s not these flags mean something it’s not politicizing<00:29:15.840> something<00:29:16.279> it's<00:29:16.440> an<00:29:16.640> it's<00:29:16.720> an
29:16 politicizing something it’s an it’s an politicizing something it’s an it’s an invitation<00:29:17.600> to<00:29:17.880> feel<00:29:18.519> included<00:29:19.200> in<00:29:19.360> that invitation to feel included in that invitation to feel included in that community<00:29:20.640> and<00:29:20.880> I<00:29:21.039> think<00:29:21.600> that<00:29:22.600> if<00:29:22.720> you<00:29:23.000> don't community and I think that if you don’t community and I think that if you don’t realize<00:29:23.960> that<00:29:24.200> then<00:29:24.320> you<00:29:24.480> have<00:29:24.600> a<00:29:24.840> privilege realize that then you have a privilege realize that then you have a privilege that<00:29:25.640> somebody<00:29:26.000> else<00:29:26.279> doesn't<00:29:26.679> have that somebody else doesn’t have that somebody else doesn’t have if<00:29:28.320> we<00:29:28.480> are<00:29:28.679> truly<00:29:29.080> welcoming<00:29:29.640> all<00:29:29.919> students if we are truly welcoming all students if we are truly welcoming all students into<00:29:31.120> our into our into our community<00:29:33.440> this<00:29:33.559> is<00:29:33.679> a<00:29:33.840> way<00:29:34.000> for<00:29:34.200> them<00:29:34.320> to<00:29:34.480> have community this is a way for them to have community this is a way for them to have a<00:29:34.799> voice<00:29:35.159> and<00:29:35.320> the<00:29:35.480> reason<00:29:35.760> the<00:29:35.919> students<00:29:36.360> have a voice and the reason the students have a voice and the reason the students have expressed<00:29:37.440> and<00:29:37.760> used<00:29:38.200> their<00:29:38.519> voice<00:29:39.519> is expressed and used their voice is expressed and used their voice is because<00:29:40.080> they<00:29:40.200> see<00:29:40.519> this because they see this because they see this too<00:29:42.559> I<00:29:42.720> think<00:29:43.120> we<00:29:43.320> run<00:29:43.559> the<00:29:43.760> risk<00:29:44.279> of too I think we run the risk of too I think we run the risk of reflecting<00:29:45.840> our<00:29:46.279> politics<00:29:47.080> and<00:29:47.320> our reflecting our politics and our reflecting our politics and our bias<00:29:49.360> on<00:29:49.600> something<00:29:49.960> that<00:29:50.080> is<00:29:50.360> simply<00:29:50.760> an bias on something that is simply an bias on something that is simply an invitation<00:29:51.519> to<00:29:51.679> make<00:29:51.880> a<00:29:52.120> safe<00:29:52.399> space<00:29:52.679> for invitation to make a safe space for invitation to make a safe space for people<00:29:54.200> and<00:29:54.480> I<00:29:54.640> I<00:29:54.880> really<00:29:55.559> you<00:29:55.720> know<00:29:56.120> think people and I I really you know think people and I I really you know think about<00:29:57.399> who<00:29:57.559> do<00:29:57.679> we<00:29:57.799> want<00:29:58.080> to<00:29:58.200> be<00:29:58.360> as<00:29:58.440> a about who do we want to be as a about who do we want to be as a community<00:29:59.720> I<00:29:59.880> would<00:30:00.159> I<00:30:00.240> would<00:30:00.519> hope<00:30:01.480> that<00:30:01.640> I community I would I would hope that I community I would I would hope that I live<00:30:01.919> in<00:30:02.039> a<00:30:02.519> town<00:30:03.519> that<00:30:03.679> would<00:30:03.919> want<00:30:04.360> people<00:30:04.720> to
30:04 live in a town that would want people to live in a town that would want people to feel feel feel welcome<00:30:06.960> so<00:30:07.200> that<00:30:07.360> they<00:30:07.519> can welcome so that they can welcome so that they can learn<00:30:10.200> so<00:30:10.480> I<00:30:10.559> think<00:30:10.799> that's<00:30:11.120> just<00:30:11.320> something learn so I think that’s just something learn so I think that’s just something everybody<00:30:11.960> ought<00:30:12.120> to
31:32 oh Jen are you oh Jen are you there there there oh<00:31:36.600> can<00:31:36.760> you<00:31:36.919> hear oh can you hear oh can you hear me<00:31:40.039> oh<00:31:40.279> I<00:31:40.399> can't<00:31:40.679> hear<00:31:40.880> you<00:31:41.880> but<00:31:42.039> if<00:31:42.120> you<00:31:42.200> can me oh I can’t hear you but if you can me oh I can’t hear you but if you can hear<00:31:42.559> me<00:31:42.840> just<00:31:43.000> shake<00:31:43.279> your<00:31:43.440> head<00:31:43.600> and<00:31:43.720> then hear me just shake your head and then hear me just shake your head and then I’ll<00:31:44.519> talk<00:31:45.720> okay<00:31:46.720> oh<00:31:46.880> now<00:31:47.039> I<00:31:47.120> can<00:31:47.320> hear<00:31:47.559> you<00:31:48.360> hi I’ll talk okay oh now I can hear you hi I’ll talk okay oh now I can hear you hi um
31:57 so yeah now I can hear you okay there we so yeah now I can hear you okay there we go<00:31:58.279> all<00:31:58.399> right<00:31:58.679> Cara<00:31:59.039> I<00:31:59.200> apologize<00:31:59.600> I'll<00:31:59.760> come go all right Cara I apologize I’ll come go all right Cara I apologize I’ll come right<00:32:00.159> back<00:32:00.279> to<00:32:00.360> you<00:32:00.559> cara<00:32:01.240> sorry<00:32:01.600> there<00:32:01.720> must right back to you cara sorry there must right back to you cara sorry there must have<00:32:02.000> been<00:32:02.120> some<00:32:02.320> technical<00:32:02.760> thing<00:32:03.080> go<00:32:03.279> go have been some technical thing go go have been some technical thing go go ahead<00:32:03.600> Sarah<00:32:04.320> hi<00:32:04.840> uh<00:32:04.960> Sarah<00:32:05.320> padian<00:32:05.960> 23<00:32:06.480> Ida ahead Sarah hi uh Sarah padian 23 Ida ahead Sarah hi uh Sarah padian 23 Ida Road<00:32:07.799> um<00:32:08.000> I<00:32:08.080> wasn't<00:32:08.360> going<00:32:08.480> to<00:32:08.639> speak<00:32:08.919> but<00:32:09.080> I<00:32:09.159> do Road um I wasn’t going to speak but I do Road um I wasn’t going to speak but I do think<00:32:09.519> it's<00:32:10.080> important<00:32:11.080> um<00:32:11.360> so<00:32:11.600> I<00:32:11.720> come<00:32:11.880> from<00:32:12.039> a think it’s important um so I come from a think it’s important um so I come from a little<00:32:12.320> bit<00:32:12.480> of<00:32:12.600> a<00:32:12.799> different<00:32:13.159> background<00:32:14.120> um little bit of a different background um little bit of a different background um I<00:32:14.639> think<00:32:15.039> that<00:32:15.919> you<00:32:16.039> know<00:32:16.279> it's<00:32:16.480> important<00:32:17.080> for I think that you know it’s important for I think that you know it’s important for kids<00:32:18.440> and<00:32:18.639> teachers<00:32:19.120> to<00:32:19.320> walk<00:32:19.519> into<00:32:19.760> a kids and teachers to walk into a kids and teachers to walk into a building<00:32:20.240> and<00:32:20.399> feel<00:32:21.080> like<00:32:22.080> you<00:32:22.240> know<00:32:23.399> they<00:32:24.399> you building and feel like you know they you building and feel like you know they you know<00:32:24.720> they<00:32:24.840> see<00:32:25.080> a<00:32:25.320> sign<00:32:25.760> and<00:32:26.360> they<00:32:26.519> feel<00:32:26.760> like know they see a sign and they feel like know they see a sign and they feel like they’re<00:32:27.120> welcome<00:32:27.519> but<00:32:27.639> I<00:32:28.000> think<00:32:28.240> our<00:32:28.519> society they’re welcome but I think our society they’re welcome but I think our society nowadays<00:32:29.760> is<00:32:29.960> turning nowadays is turning nowadays is turning into<00:32:32.120> you<00:32:32.279> know<00:32:32.919> only<00:32:33.320> feeling<00:32:33.840> comfortable into you know only feeling comfortable into you know only feeling comfortable by<00:32:34.679> seeing<00:32:35.039> a<00:32:35.240> sign<00:32:35.519> and<00:32:35.639> I<00:32:35.760> think<00:32:35.960> that<00:32:36.080> we by seeing a sign and I think that we by seeing a sign and I think that we need<00:32:36.279> to<00:32:36.399> teach<00:32:36.639> our<00:32:36.919> children<00:32:37.919> and<00:32:38.159> adults need to teach our children and adults need to teach our children and adults that<00:32:39.480> you<00:32:39.639> know<00:32:39.960> we<00:32:40.480> can<00:32:41.480> be<00:32:41.919> acceptable<00:32:42.519> to
32:42 that you know we can be acceptable to that you know we can be acceptable to ourselves<00:32:43.320> and<00:32:43.480> to<00:32:43.639> our<00:32:43.880> community<00:32:44.880> and<00:32:45.039> not ourselves and to our community and not ourselves and to our community and not have<00:32:45.399> to<00:32:45.679> have<00:32:45.919> all<00:32:46.159> these<00:32:46.360> different<00:32:46.679> flags have to have all these different flags have to have all these different flags up<00:32:48.159> I<00:32:48.279> don't<00:32:48.600> believe<00:32:49.159> that<00:32:49.720> you<00:32:49.880> know<00:32:50.279> it's up I don’t believe that you know it’s up I don’t believe that you know it’s possible<00:32:50.919> to<00:32:51.080> have<00:32:51.320> every<00:32:51.519> single<00:32:52.000> flag possible to have every single flag possible to have every single flag that’s<00:32:53.200> going<00:32:53.320> to<00:32:53.480> make<00:32:53.960> you<00:32:54.120> know<00:32:54.360> each<00:32:54.559> and that’s going to make you know each and that’s going to make you know each and every<00:32:55.039> student<00:32:55.360> and<00:32:55.559> teacher<00:32:55.919> feel<00:32:56.320> safe<00:32:57.200> and every student and teacher feel safe and every student and teacher feel safe and welcome welcome welcome so<00:32:58.919> I<00:32:59.039> do<00:32:59.320> believe<00:32:59.799> and<00:33:00.159> back<00:33:00.399> when<00:33:00.760> I<00:33:00.880> was<00:33:01.000> in so I do believe and back when I was in so I do believe and back when I was in school<00:33:01.519> we<00:33:01.679> only<00:33:01.960> had<00:33:02.120> the<00:33:02.279> American<00:33:03.039> flag<00:33:04.039> um school we only had the American flag um school we only had the American flag um I<00:33:04.440> do<00:33:04.679> believe<00:33:05.120> that<00:33:05.360> you<00:33:05.480> know<00:33:05.679> we<00:33:05.840> do<00:33:06.039> need<00:33:06.200> to I do believe that you know we do need to I do believe that you know we do need to go<00:33:06.600> back<00:33:06.799> to<00:33:07.000> that<00:33:07.240> and<00:33:07.480> just<00:33:08.279> have<00:33:08.559> our go back to that and just have our go back to that and just have our country’s<00:33:09.399> flag<00:33:10.200> and<00:33:10.399> that's<00:33:10.639> it<00:33:10.960> and<00:33:11.120> that<00:33:11.279> we country’s flag and that’s it and that we country’s flag and that’s it and that we need<00:33:11.519> to<00:33:11.639> teach<00:33:11.840> our<00:33:12.120> children<00:33:13.120> that<00:33:13.279> they<00:33:13.399> are need to teach our children that they are need to teach our children that they are strong<00:33:14.039> enough<00:33:14.480> and<00:33:14.639> they<00:33:14.840> accept<00:33:15.399> themselves strong enough and they accept themselves strong enough and they accept themselves and<00:33:16.080> we<00:33:16.360> accept<00:33:16.760> them<00:33:17.320> and<00:33:17.440> they<00:33:17.559> don't<00:33:17.720> need<00:33:17.880> a and we accept them and they don’t need a and we accept them and they don’t need a flag<00:33:18.480> to flag to flag to identify<00:33:20.440> thank<00:33:20.799> you<00:33:21.799> thanks<00:33:22.080> Sarah identify thank you thanks Sarah identify thank you thanks Sarah apprciate
33:32 it here go over to Kira k okay hi okay it here go over to Kira k okay hi okay we<00:33:32.919> can<00:33:33.080> hear<00:33:33.440> you we can hear you we can hear you us<00:33:36.120> Kira<00:33:36.720> pck us Kira pck us Kira pck Road<00:33:38.760> and<00:33:38.960> I've<00:33:39.120> been<00:33:39.279> thinking<00:33:39.720> at<00:33:39.960> it's<00:33:40.399> uh Road and I’ve been thinking at it’s uh Road and I’ve been thinking at it’s uh Massachusetts<00:33:41.639> has<00:33:41.919> the<00:33:42.120> best<00:33:42.360> schools<00:33:43.320> in Massachusetts has the best schools in Massachusetts has the best schools in the<00:33:43.840> nation<00:33:44.840> and<00:33:45.039> one<00:33:45.279> reason<00:33:45.639> for<00:33:45.960> that<00:33:46.320> is the nation and one reason for that is the nation and one reason for that is that<00:33:46.679> we<00:33:46.799> have<00:33:46.960> long<00:33:47.440> fostered<00:33:48.440> welcoming that we have long fostered welcoming that we have long fostered welcoming environments<00:33:49.840> where<00:33:50.159> quality<00:33:50.559> education<00:33:51.200> is environments where quality education is environments where quality education is valued<00:33:52.200> over<00:33:53.200> repression<00:33:53.919> censorship<00:33:54.720> and valued over repression censorship and valued over repression censorship and being<00:33:55.279> above<00:33:55.639> the<00:33:55.799> influence<00:33:56.360> of<00:33:56.919> divisive being above the influence of divisive being above the influence of divisive political political political interference<00:34:00.480> so<00:34:01.480> why<00:34:01.639> are<00:34:01.799> we<00:34:01.960> considering interference so why are we considering interference so why are we considering policies<00:34:02.960> that<00:34:03.120> will<00:34:03.279> make<00:34:03.519> Marblehead<00:34:04.200> more policies that will make Marblehead more policies that will make Marblehead more like like like Mississippi<00:34:06.760> um<00:34:07.440> the<00:34:07.600> banners<00:34:08.000> in<00:34:08.240> question Mississippi um the banners in question Mississippi um the banners in question aren’t<00:34:09.079> causing<00:34:09.440> any<00:34:09.679> problems<00:34:09.960> for<00:34:10.079> our aren’t causing any problems for our aren’t causing any problems for our students<00:34:10.599> or<00:34:10.760> our<00:34:10.960> teachers<00:34:11.399> but<00:34:11.560> removing students or our teachers but removing students or our teachers but removing them<00:34:12.800> would<00:34:13.000> send<00:34:13.240> a<00:34:13.359> shock<00:34:13.760> wave<00:34:14.000> through<00:34:14.159> our them would send a shock wave through our them would send a shock wave through our classrooms<00:34:15.520> and<00:34:15.679> a<00:34:15.879> message<00:34:16.359> that<00:34:16.520> it's<00:34:16.919> okay classrooms and a message that it’s okay classrooms and a message that it’s okay to<00:34:17.599> make<00:34:17.800> the<00:34:17.960> most<00:34:18.280> vulnerable<00:34:18.879> kids<00:34:19.079> in<00:34:19.200> our
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35:04 and why should this Behavior be rewarded and why should this Behavior be rewarded um<00:35:05.480> uh<00:35:06.079> I<00:35:06.240> certainly<00:35:06.720> hate<00:35:06.880> to<00:35:07.079> think<00:35:07.320> that um uh I certainly hate to think that um uh I certainly hate to think that this<00:35:07.760> theft<00:35:08.240> was<00:35:08.920> uh<00:35:09.119> contrived<00:35:09.680> to<00:35:09.800> trigger this theft was uh contrived to trigger this theft was uh contrived to trigger this<00:35:10.359> desired<00:35:11.160> outcome<00:35:12.160> we're<00:35:12.400> all<00:35:12.640> still this desired outcome we’re all still this desired outcome we’re all still regaining<00:35:13.560> our<00:35:13.720> footing<00:35:14.079> after<00:35:14.280> the<00:35:14.480> strike regaining our footing after the strike regaining our footing after the strike there’s<00:35:15.560> rain<00:35:15.800> pouring<00:35:16.119> through<00:35:16.280> the<00:35:16.440> high there’s rain pouring through the high there’s rain pouring through the high school<00:35:16.920> roof<00:35:17.359> which<00:35:17.480> will<00:35:17.640> require<00:35:17.960> Millions school roof which will require Millions school roof which will require Millions to<00:35:18.560> repair<00:35:19.560> there's<00:35:19.800> a<00:35:20.119> budget<00:35:20.680> that<00:35:20.800> we<00:35:20.920> need to repair there’s a budget that we need to repair there’s a budget that we need attention<00:35:22.040> to<00:35:22.320> support<00:35:23.079> so<00:35:23.320> we<00:35:23.440> can<00:35:23.599> attract attention to support so we can attract attention to support so we can attract and<00:35:24.079> retain<00:35:24.480> quality<00:35:24.920> staff<00:35:25.920> our<00:35:26.160> brave<00:35:26.440> and and retain quality staff our brave and and retain quality staff our brave and bright<00:35:26.960> students<00:35:27.280> have<00:35:27.720> drafted<00:35:28.000> a bright students have drafted a bright students have drafted a thoughtful<00:35:28.480> and<00:35:28.640> lawful<00:35:29.240> policy<00:35:30.240> that<00:35:30.720> that's thoughtful and lawful policy that that’s thoughtful and lawful policy that that’s the<00:35:31.160> best<00:35:31.400> way<00:35:31.599> forward<00:35:32.440> so<00:35:32.680> let's<00:35:32.960> give<00:35:33.200> them the best way forward so let’s give them the best way forward so let’s give them the<00:35:33.760> welcoming<00:35:34.280> environment<00:35:34.800> they've<00:35:35.040> asked the welcoming environment they’ve asked the welcoming environment they’ve asked for<00:35:35.960> and<00:35:36.200> overwhelming<00:35:36.800> numbers<00:35:37.240> and<00:35:37.400> move<00:35:37.640> on for and overwhelming numbers and move on for and overwhelming numbers and move on the<00:35:38.640> people<00:35:39.000> our<00:35:39.280> town<00:35:39.599> could<00:35:39.760> use<00:35:39.960> a<00:35:40.160> break the people our town could use a break the people our town could use a break from<00:35:40.640> all<00:35:40.800> the<00:35:40.920> unnecessary<00:35:41.560> drama<00:35:42.000> as
35:55 well here I’m going to move back now um well here I’m going to move back now um to<00:35:56.760> folks<00:35:57.040> in<00:35:57.280> person<00:35:57.680> and<00:35:57.800> then<00:35:57.920> we'll<00:35:58.240> get to folks in person and then we’ll get to folks in person and then we’ll get back<00:35:58.560> to<00:35:58.640> online<00:35:59.640> um<00:35:59.720> so<00:35:59.880> the<00:36:00.079> next<00:36:00.319> one<00:36:01.040> um<00:36:01.160> on back to online um so the next one um on back to online um so the next one um on the<00:36:01.400> list<00:36:01.599> is<00:36:02.000> Reese
36:28 stalberg hi stalberg hi my<00:36:28.440> name<00:36:28.560> is<00:36:28.680> R<00:36:28.960> Alber<00:36:29.359> I<00:36:29.440> live<00:36:29.560> at<00:36:29.680> six<00:36:29.920> Field my name is R Alber I live at six Field my name is R Alber I live at six Field grook<00:36:30.440> Road<00:36:31.079> I'm<00:36:31.240> here<00:36:31.400> tonight<00:36:31.720> with<00:36:31.880> Jessica grook Road I’m here tonight with Jessica grook Road I’m here tonight with Jessica Brown<00:36:32.839> to<00:36:33.079> give<00:36:33.200> a<00:36:33.319> statement<00:36:33.720> on<00:36:33.880> behalf<00:36:34.200> of Brown to give a statement on behalf of Brown to give a statement on behalf of the<00:36:34.400> Marvel<00:36:34.720> hunt<00:36:35.000> Pride<00:36:35.480> committee<00:36:36.480> Jessica the Marvel hunt Pride committee Jessica the Marvel hunt Pride committee Jessica and<00:36:36.960> I<00:36:37.119> are<00:36:37.280> allies<00:36:38.119> allies<00:36:38.480> show<00:36:38.680> up<00:36:38.800> and and I are allies allies show up and and I are allies allies show up and speak<00:36:39.160> out<00:36:39.359> on<00:36:39.520> behalf<00:36:39.800> of<00:36:39.920> loved<00:36:40.200> ones speak out on behalf of loved ones speak out on behalf of loved ones friends<00:36:41.000> and<00:36:41.359> Community<00:36:42.359> the<00:36:42.440> Marvel<00:36:42.800> Hood friends and Community the Marvel Hood friends and Community the Marvel Hood Pride<00:36:43.240> committee<00:36:43.599> urges<00:36:43.960> you<00:36:44.160> to<00:36:44.359> adopt<00:36:44.640> the Pride committee urges you to adopt the Pride committee urges you to adopt the Marvel<00:36:45.040> head<00:36:45.240> high<00:36:45.400> school<00:36:45.640> students<00:36:46.560> well Marvel head high school students well Marvel head high school students well researched<00:36:47.400> and<00:36:47.560> legally<00:36:47.960> beded<00:36:48.400> proposed researched and legally beded proposed researched and legally beded proposed plan<00:36:49.760> policy<00:36:50.760> decisions<00:36:51.200> regarding<00:36:51.720> which plan policy decisions regarding which plan policy decisions regarding which banners<00:36:52.200> and<00:36:52.359> flags<00:36:52.640> should<00:36:52.920> hang<00:36:53.200> inside banners and flags should hang inside banners and flags should hang inside buildings<00:36:54.119> are<00:36:54.280> at<00:36:54.440> their<00:36:54.599> core<00:36:55.079> operational buildings are at their core operational buildings are at their core operational and<00:36:56.000> Beyond<00:36:56.280> the<00:36:56.400> pervie<00:36:56.760> of<00:36:56.839> the<00:36:56.960> school and Beyond the pervie of the school and Beyond the pervie of the school committee committee committee regarding<00:36:59.160> the<00:36:59.359> often<00:37:00.240> misinformed<00:37:01.240> notion regarding the often misinformed notion regarding the often misinformed notion that<00:37:01.800> if<00:37:01.920> you<00:37:02.200> allow<00:37:02.520> one<00:37:02.760> flag<00:37:03.119> you<00:37:03.280> must that if you allow one flag you must that if you allow one flag you must allow<00:37:03.720> them<00:37:03.880> all<00:37:04.440> b<00:37:05.119> b<00:37:05.880> offers<00:37:06.400> this<00:37:07.400> citing allow them all b b offers this citing allow them all b b offers this citing Supreme<00:37:08.160> Court<00:37:08.400> cases<00:37:08.800> Tinker<00:37:09.400> the<00:37:09.599> hanoy Supreme Court cases Tinker the hanoy Supreme Court cases Tinker the hanoy area<00:37:10.359> school<00:37:10.680> district<00:37:11.359> versus<00:37:11.720> BL<00:37:12.480> and area school district versus BL and area school district versus BL and Siskey<00:37:13.400> versus<00:37:13.839> Warren<00:37:14.160> Hills<00:37:14.480> Regional
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38:47 it is to create a public education it is to create a public education system<00:38:48.400> where<00:38:48.599> every<00:38:48.839> student<00:38:49.240> is<00:38:49.400> seen<00:38:49.880> heard system where every student is seen heard system where every student is seen heard and<00:38:50.480> valued<00:38:51.400> and<00:38:51.640> where<00:38:51.839> all<00:38:52.079> students<00:38:52.560> have and valued and where all students have and valued and where all students have the<00:38:52.920> opportunity<00:38:53.480> to<00:38:53.760> thrive<00:38:54.760> the<00:38:54.960> guidance the opportunity to thrive the guidance the opportunity to thrive the guidance further<00:38:55.720> emphasizes<00:38:56.400> that<00:38:56.599> quote<00:38:56.880> it<00:38:56.960> is further emphasizes that quote it is further emphasizes that quote it is ental<00:38:57.760> that<00:38:57.880> schools<00:38:58.200> should<00:38:58.440> continue<00:38:58.839> to ental that schools should continue to ental that schools should continue to support<00:38:59.599> for<00:38:59.880> marginalized<00:39:00.599> students support for marginalized students support for marginalized students including<00:39:01.960> lbtq<00:39:02.839> students<00:39:03.599> to<00:39:03.800> reinforce including lbtq students to reinforce including lbtq students to reinforce that<00:39:04.520> they<00:39:04.640> belong<00:39:04.920> in<00:39:05.079> their<00:39:05.200> school that they belong in their school that they belong in their school communities<00:39:06.720> research<00:39:07.240> consistently communities research consistently communities research consistently demonstrates<00:39:08.640> that<00:39:08.800> when<00:39:08.960> schools<00:39:09.359> take demonstrates that when schools take demonstrates that when schools take proactive<00:39:10.319> steps<00:39:10.640> to<00:39:10.839> Foster<00:39:11.319> inclusivity proactive steps to Foster inclusivity proactive steps to Foster inclusivity through<00:39:12.720> strong<00:39:12.960> policies<00:39:13.640> affirming through strong policies affirming through strong policies affirming practices<00:39:14.800> and<00:39:14.960> supportive<00:39:15.560> Educators practices and supportive Educators practices and supportive Educators students<00:39:17.119> experience<00:39:17.760> improved<00:39:18.200> mental students experience improved mental students experience improved mental health<00:39:19.160> academic<00:39:19.720> success<00:39:20.200> and<00:39:20.440> overall
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43:35 six obviously you know where I se almost six obviously you know where I se almost two<00:43:35.960> years<00:43:36.240> ago<00:43:37.160> J<00:43:37.839> said<00:43:38.319> that<00:43:38.559> you<00:43:38.800> like<00:43:39.119> the two years ago J said that you like the two years ago J said that you like the policy<00:43:39.839> Out<00:43:40.559> West<00:43:40.839> Hadley<00:43:41.280> or<00:43:41.520> something<00:43:42.480> so<00:43:42.720> I policy Out West Hadley or something so I policy Out West Hadley or something so I deeded<00:43:43.400> to<00:43:43.559> call<00:43:44.280> 17<00:43:45.280> communities<00:43:45.880> around<00:43:46.599> mad deeded to call 17 communities around mad deeded to call 17 communities around mad there’s<00:43:47.839> no<00:43:48.119> policy<00:43:48.520> in<00:43:48.720> anything<00:43:49.400> it<00:43:49.520> could there’s no policy in anything it could there’s no policy in anything it could have<00:43:49.839> changed<00:43:50.240> in<00:43:50.319> the<00:43:50.559> last<00:43:50.880> year<00:43:51.119> and<00:43:51.240> a<00:43:51.599> half have changed in the last year and a half have changed in the last year and a half but<00:43:52.880> I'm<00:43:53.040> so<00:43:53.359> proud<00:43:53.599> of<00:43:53.760> these<00:43:54.119> kids<00:43:54.800> in<00:43:55.040> this but I’m so proud of these kids in this but I’m so proud of these kids in this town<00:43:56.599> my<00:43:56.839> da<00:43:57.319> who<00:43:57.480> 12<00:43:57.839> is<00:43:58.119> very<00:43:58.400> lucky<00:43:59.280> because town my da who 12 is very lucky because town my da who 12 is very lucky because at<00:44:00.359> holidays<00:44:01.319> we<00:44:01.520> have<00:44:01.720> drag<00:44:02.119> queens<00:44:02.520> we<00:44:02.800> have at holidays we have drag queens we have at holidays we have drag queens we have black<00:44:03.400> mus<00:44:04.400> we<00:44:04.800> have<00:44:05.359> a<00:44:05.599> trans black mus we have a trans black mus we have a trans person<00:44:07.920> I<00:44:08.119> have<00:44:08.480> Jewish<00:44:08.920> gay<00:44:09.280> men<00:44:10.079> I<00:44:10.200> have<00:44:10.319> an person I have Jewish gay men I have an person I have Jewish gay men I have an autistic<00:44:11.160> boy<00:44:11.680> that<00:44:11.839> thinks<00:44:12.079> I'm<00:44:12.240> his<00:44:12.760> aunt autistic boy that thinks I’m his aunt autistic boy that thinks I’m his aunt and<00:44:13.960> he<00:44:14.160> just<00:44:14.319> wanted<00:44:14.720> to<00:44:14.880> celebrate and he just wanted to celebrate and he just wanted to celebrate Christmas<00:44:16.359> so<00:44:16.599> now<00:44:16.800> I<00:44:17.000> incorporate<00:44:17.839> a<00:44:18.000> little Christmas so now I incorporate a little Christmas so now I incorporate a little bit<00:44:18.839> of<00:44:19.040> the<00:44:19.160> Jewish<00:44:19.680> faith<00:44:20.680> so<00:44:20.960> that<00:44:21.280> he<00:44:21.680> can
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45:49 SMY Bill small Prospect Street mar SMY Bill small Prospect Street mar mar<00:45:51.480> 74<00:45:52.480> and<00:45:52.839> here<00:45:53.079> is<00:45:53.319> support<00:45:53.680> of<00:45:53.839> the mar 74 and here is support of the mar 74 and here is support of the students<00:45:54.359> having<00:45:54.640> an<00:45:54.839> equal<00:45:55.200> voice<00:45:55.880> signing students having an equal voice signing students having an equal voice signing both<00:45:56.480> flags<00:45:56.760> and<00:45:57.079> man<00:45:57.400> with both flags and man with both flags and man with slav<00:45:59.680> cool<00:46:00.160> their<00:46:00.359> home<00:46:00.720> dur<00:46:01.160> day<00:46:01.760> they<00:46:01.960> live slav cool their home dur day they live slav cool their home dur day they live congregated<00:46:04.079> they<00:46:04.240> share<00:46:04.559> their<00:46:04.760> stories congregated they share their stories congregated they share their stories here<00:46:05.920> this<00:46:06.040> is<00:46:06.240> their<00:46:06.480> second<00:46:06.880> home<00:46:07.599> they<00:46:07.720> will here this is their second home they will here this is their second home they will come<00:46:08.160> back<00:46:08.319> in<00:46:08.640> 5<00:46:09.040> 10<00:46:09.480> 15<00:46:10.000> years<00:46:10.920> remember come back in 5 10 15 years remember come back in 5 10 15 years remember their<00:46:11.559> experiences their experiences their experiences to<00:46:14.640> they<00:46:14.800> want<00:46:14.960> to<00:46:15.119> feel<00:46:15.440> comfortable<00:46:16.079> here<00:46:17.079> I to they want to feel comfortable here I to they want to feel comfortable here I would<00:46:17.400> think<00:46:17.640> that<00:46:17.839> they<00:46:18.000> should<00:46:18.240> have<00:46:18.359> a<00:46:18.559> say would think that they should have a say would think that they should have a say in<00:46:19.079> what<00:46:19.280> goes<00:46:19.440> on<00:46:19.680> their<00:46:19.880> wall<00:46:20.599> when<00:46:20.720> it<00:46:20.880> comes in what goes on their wall when it comes in what goes on their wall when it comes to<00:46:21.359> who<00:46:21.599> they<00:46:21.720> are<00:46:22.520> what<00:46:22.680> they<00:46:22.880> believe<00:46:23.240> in to who they are what they believe in to who they are what they believe in what<00:46:24.359> they<00:46:24.480> want<00:46:24.640> to<00:46:24.800> fit<00:46:25.319> in<00:46:26.319> and<00:46:26.520> also<00:46:27.119> the what they want to fit in and also the what they want to fit in and also the kinds<00:46:27.440> of<00:46:27.640> them<00:46:27.800> to<00:46:28.000> learn<00:46:28.599> now<00:46:28.800> only<00:46:29.079> the<00:46:29.359> ABCs kinds of them to learn now only the ABCs kinds of them to learn now only the ABCs but<00:46:30.599> how<00:46:30.760> to<00:46:31.079> interact<00:46:31.559> with<00:46:31.720> their<00:46:31.920> friends but how to interact with their friends but how to interact with their friends more<00:46:33.200> importantly<00:46:34.200> with<00:46:34.480> those<00:46:34.720> they<00:46:34.880> don't
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47:20 presented a pretty good alternative I presented a pretty good alternative I think<00:47:20.480> that<00:47:20.599> the<00:47:20.800> minority<00:47:21.319> groups think that the minority groups think that the minority groups especially<00:47:22.079> in<00:47:22.200> the<00:47:22.319> school<00:47:22.640> system<00:47:23.440> should especially in the school system should especially in the school system should receive<00:47:24.200> recognition<00:47:24.960> and<00:47:25.200> support<00:47:26.079> by<00:47:26.280> their receive recognition and support by their receive recognition and support by their per per per one<00:47:28.079> purpose<00:47:28.359> of<00:47:28.480> the<00:47:28.640> school<00:47:28.960> system<00:47:29.319> is<00:47:29.440> to one purpose of the school system is to one purpose of the school system is to treat<00:47:29.960> everyone<00:47:30.400> equally<00:47:31.400> in<00:47:31.800> Academia<00:47:32.800> and treat everyone equally in Academia and treat everyone equally in Academia and in<00:47:33.520> unity<00:47:34.520> and<00:47:34.880> prepare<00:47:35.200> the<00:47:35.359> student<00:47:35.720> to<00:47:35.880> be in unity and prepare the student to be in unity and prepare the student to be good<00:47:36.200> in<00:47:36.400> human<00:47:36.800> beings<00:47:37.800> acceptance<00:47:38.319> of good in human beings acceptance of good in human beings acceptance of others<00:47:39.440> by<00:47:39.680> the<00:47:40.000> other<00:47:41.000> there<00:47:41.119> will<00:47:41.280> be<00:47:41.480> good others by the other there will be good others by the other there will be good training<00:47:42.040> to<00:47:42.280> learn<00:47:42.520> how<00:47:42.640> to<00:47:42.800> negotiate<00:47:43.680> tough training to learn how to negotiate tough training to learn how to negotiate tough questions<00:47:44.520> like<00:47:45.240> who<00:47:45.440> has<00:47:45.559> the<00:47:45.800> right<00:47:45.960> to<00:47:46.200> free questions like who has the right to free questions like who has the right to free speech<00:47:47.440> and<00:47:47.680> have<00:47:47.800> a<00:47:48.000> to<00:47:48.599> things speech and have a to things speech and have a to things other<00:47:50.559> Mar<00:47:51.319> said<00:47:51.520> it<00:47:51.720> pretty<00:47:51.960> well<00:47:52.200> according other Mar said it pretty well according other Mar said it pretty well according to<00:47:53.319> current<00:47:54.319> more<00:47:54.559> importantly<00:47:55.040> to<00:47:55.280> create to current more importantly to create to current more importantly to create safe<00:47:56.200> inclusive<00:47:56.839> learning<00:47:57.200> spaces<00:47:57.760> where safe inclusive learning spaces where safe inclusive learning spaces where students<00:47:58.400> can<00:47:58.640> fly<00:47:59.200> and<00:47:59.400> feel<00:47:59.760> comfortable students can fly and feel comfortable students can fly and feel comfortable being<00:48:01.040> who<00:48:01.240> they<00:48:01.400> are<00:48:02.280> and<00:48:02.400> I<00:48:02.880> understand<00:48:03.079> that being who they are and I understand that being who they are and I understand that Marin<00:48:03.559> is<00:48:03.680> a<00:48:03.839> member<00:48:04.079> of<00:48:04.520> Harmony<00:48:05.520> I<00:48:05.760> also
48:06 Marin is a member of Harmony I also Marin is a member of Harmony I also understand<00:48:06.640> how<00:48:06.760> he<00:48:06.960> deals<00:48:07.400> with<00:48:07.599> such understand how he deals with such understand how he deals with such differences<00:48:08.920> in<00:48:09.079> their differences in their differences in their volunteer<00:48:11.200> and<00:48:11.640> we<00:48:11.800> all<00:48:12.079> say<00:48:12.920> in<00:48:13.040> the<00:48:13.200> handbook volunteer and we all say in the handbook volunteer and we all say in the handbook I<00:48:14.760> Marblehead<00:48:15.640> schools<00:48:16.079> is<00:48:16.319> committed<00:48:16.720> to I Marblehead schools is committed to I Marblehead schools is committed to sustaining<00:48:17.640> an<00:48:17.880> inclusive<00:48:18.800> environment<00:48:19.800> cten sustaining an inclusive environment cten sustaining an inclusive environment cten pronging<00:48:21.079> and<00:48:21.559> accept<00:48:22.559> we<00:48:22.760> apply<00:48:23.440> equ pronging and accept we apply equ pronging and accept we apply equ Equitable<00:48:25.160> healthfully<00:48:25.960> relevant<00:48:26.440> lend<00:48:26.839> to Equitable healthfully relevant lend to Equitable healthfully relevant lend to students<00:48:28.040> social<00:48:29.040> emotional<00:48:29.880> physical<00:48:30.559> and students social emotional physical and students social emotional physical and academic<00:48:31.559> development academic development academic development mpsc’s<00:48:34.160> power<00:48:34.440> of mpsc’s power of mpsc’s power of the<00:48:36.160> thank
48:46 you one more uh you one more uh Renee
48:57 welcome good evening Rene welcome good evening Rene to to to marhe<00:49:00.880> thank<00:49:01.040> you<00:49:01.200> for<00:49:01.760> opportunity<00:49:02.400> tonight marhe thank you for opportunity tonight marhe thank you for opportunity tonight to<00:49:03.599> hear<00:49:03.880> us to hear us to hear us out<00:49:06.079> I<00:49:06.200> believe<00:49:06.480> a<00:49:06.680> complete<00:49:07.160> ban<00:49:07.480> on<00:49:07.720> flags out I believe a complete ban on flags out I believe a complete ban on flags and<00:49:08.319> Banners<00:49:08.920> would<00:49:09.760> would<00:49:10.160> repress<00:49:11.160> the and Banners would would repress the and Banners would would repress the ability<00:49:11.760> of<00:49:11.960> students<00:49:12.359> to<00:49:12.599> express<00:49:13.079> their ability of students to express their ability of students to express their sense<00:49:13.520> of<00:49:14.079> community<00:49:15.079> promote<00:49:15.480> awareness<00:49:16.000> of sense of community promote awareness of sense of community promote awareness of what<00:49:16.359> their<00:49:16.599> clubs<00:49:16.960> are<00:49:17.240> about<00:49:18.000> share what their clubs are about share what their clubs are about share information<00:49:19.160> and<00:49:19.520> values<00:49:20.400> even<00:49:20.839> celebrations information and values even celebrations information and values even celebrations of<00:49:21.839> events<00:49:22.359> such<00:49:22.559> as<00:49:22.799> Earth<00:49:23.160> Day of events such as Earth Day of events such as Earth Day or<00:49:25.799> to<00:49:26.040> allow<00:49:26.720> a<00:49:26.920> tyranny<00:49:27.359> of<00:49:27.480> the<00:49:27.720> majority<00:49:28.359> by or to allow a tyranny of the majority by or to allow a tyranny of the majority by a<00:49:28.680> small<00:49:29.000> minority<00:49:29.400> of<00:49:29.680> parents<00:49:30.280> whether<00:49:30.520> it's a small minority of parents whether it’s a small minority of parents whether it’s Banning<00:49:31.280> books<00:49:31.799> Flags<00:49:32.440> or<00:49:32.760> fats<00:49:33.599> is<00:49:33.720> a Banning books Flags or fats is a Banning books Flags or fats is a mistake<00:49:35.799> by<00:49:36.000> overreacting<00:49:36.880> to<00:49:37.079> a<00:49:37.319> Supreme mistake by overreacting to a Supreme mistake by overreacting to a Supreme Court<00:49:38.359> decision<00:49:39.359> going<00:49:39.760> beyond<00:49:40.480> what<00:49:40.640> is Court decision going beyond what is Court decision going beyond what is actually<00:49:41.440> required<00:49:41.960> by<00:49:42.160> law<00:49:43.000> you<00:49:43.160> would<00:49:43.359> do<00:49:43.480> a
49:43 actually required by law you would do a actually required by law you would do a disservice<00:49:44.280> to<00:49:44.559> students<00:49:45.240> educational<00:49:45.920> and disservice to students educational and disservice to students educational and developmental<00:49:46.760> needs<00:49:47.640> and<00:49:47.839> their<00:49:48.040> firstent developmental needs and their firstent developmental needs and their firstent rights<00:49:50.839> if<00:49:51.000> a<00:49:51.200> parent<00:49:51.520> or<00:49:51.720> even<00:49:51.920> a<00:49:52.160> student rights if a parent or even a student rights if a parent or even a student finds<00:49:53.040> offense<00:49:53.520> with<00:49:53.640> a<00:49:53.839> book<00:49:54.040> in<00:49:54.200> the<00:49:54.599> library finds offense with a book in the library finds offense with a book in the library do<00:49:55.799> we<00:49:56.000> ban<00:49:56.280> the<00:49:56.440> book<00:49:56.880> for<00:49:57.079> the<00:49:57.240> entire do we ban the book for the entire do we ban the book for the entire student<00:49:58.400> body<00:49:59.400> no<00:49:59.599> we<00:49:59.799> probably<00:50:00.240> don't student body no we probably don’t student body no we probably don’t politicize<00:50:01.680> situation<00:50:02.559> but<00:50:02.720> use<00:50:03.119> common politicize situation but use common politicize situation but use common sense<00:50:03.880> and<00:50:04.119> rely<00:50:04.440> on<00:50:04.599> the<00:50:04.839> professional sense and rely on the professional sense and rely on the professional Judgment<00:50:06.520> of<00:50:06.680> a<00:50:06.920> librarian<00:50:07.599> and<00:50:07.839> school Judgment of a librarian and school Judgment of a librarian and school administrators<00:50:09.000> who<00:50:09.200> be<00:50:09.440> hired<00:50:09.839> because<00:50:10.720> they administrators who be hired because they administrators who be hired because they trained<00:50:11.880> and<00:50:12.079> to<00:50:12.640> understand<00:50:12.960> the trained and to understand the trained and to understand the educational<00:50:14.040> and<00:50:14.240> developmental<00:50:14.839> needs<00:50:15.119> of educational and developmental needs of educational and developmental needs of students<00:50:16.799> I<00:50:17.000> urge<00:50:17.240> you<00:50:17.400> to<00:50:17.520> let students I urge you to let students I urge you to let administrators<00:50:18.920> faculty<00:50:19.400> and<00:50:19.599> students administrators faculty and students administrators faculty and students develop<00:50:20.760> thoughtful<00:50:21.440> criteria<00:50:22.200> about<00:50:22.480> the develop thoughtful criteria about the develop thoughtful criteria about the flags<00:50:23.079> that<00:50:23.200> are<00:50:23.440> allowed<00:50:24.280> flags<00:50:24.680> that<00:50:24.799> would flags that are allowed flags that would flags that are allowed flags that would be<00:50:25.240> consistent<00:50:25.839> with<00:50:26.000> the<00:50:26.160> mission<00:50:26.760> vision be consistent with the mission vision be consistent with the mission vision and<00:50:27.319> values<00:50:27.760> of<00:50:27.920> the<00:50:28.240> school<00:50:29.240> and<00:50:29.520> if<00:50:29.720> dis
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52:17 you I ask a question um U I had a you I ask a question um U I had a request<00:52:18.640> from<00:52:19.160> Jordan<00:52:19.839> Paris<00:52:20.280> whe<00:52:20.760> right<00:52:21.240> who request from Jordan Paris whe right who request from Jordan Paris whe right who wanted<00:52:22.520> to<00:52:22.760> speak<00:52:23.119> tonight<00:52:23.920> but<00:52:24.280> had<00:52:24.839> a<00:52:25.119> very wanted to speak tonight but had a very wanted to speak tonight but had a very serious<00:52:26.119> uh serious uh serious uh medical medical medical emergency<00:52:29.359> um<00:52:29.920> and<00:52:30.839> if<00:52:30.960> it<00:52:31.079> would<00:52:31.280> be<00:52:31.480> all emergency um and if it would be all emergency um and if it would be all right<00:52:32.119> I<00:52:32.319> could<00:52:33.160> but<00:52:33.559> I'd<00:52:33.760> like<00:52:33.920> to<00:52:34.040> read<00:52:34.359> her right I could but I’d like to read her right I could but I’d like to read her statement<00:52:35.160> for<00:52:35.480> her<00:52:36.280> I<00:52:36.400> can<00:52:36.599> do<00:52:36.799> it<00:52:37.040> at<00:52:37.160> the<00:52:37.319> end statement for her I can do it at the end statement for her I can do it at the end if<00:52:37.799> there's<00:52:38.160> time<00:52:38.839> or<00:52:40.079> now<00:52:41.079> why<00:52:41.200> don't<00:52:41.440> we if there’s time or now why don’t we if there’s time or now why don’t we because<00:52:41.960> other<00:52:42.119> people<00:52:42.480> come<00:52:42.599> in<00:52:42.680> and<00:52:42.839> find<00:52:43.040> up because other people come in and find up because other people come in and find up so<00:52:43.319> why<00:52:43.400> don't<00:52:43.520> we<00:52:43.640> go<00:52:43.799> through<00:52:43.920> a<00:52:44.000> few<00:52:44.160> more so why don’t we go through a few more so why don’t we go through a few more and<00:52:44.440> then<00:52:44.720> we'll<00:52:45.720> so
52:51 don’t oh wait you raise your hand did don’t oh wait you raise your hand did you<00:52:51.760> sign<00:52:52.319> up<00:52:53.319> why<00:52:53.480> W<00:52:53.680> you<00:52:54.119> sign<00:52:55.119> I'm<00:52:55.200> going<00:52:55.319> to you sign up why W you sign I’m going to you sign up why W you sign I’m going to Pivot<00:52:55.799> to<00:52:55.960> online Pivot to online Pivot to online um<00:52:58.559> okay<00:52:58.920> so<00:52:59.720> I'm<00:52:59.880> G<00:52:59.960> to<00:53:00.160> move<00:53:00.920> to<00:53:01.920> uh<00:53:02.119> Angus um okay so I’m G to move to uh Angus um okay so I’m G to move to uh Angus M<00:53:04.200> I'm<00:53:04.280> gonna<00:53:05.240> oh<00:53:05.520> there<00:53:05.640> you<00:53:05.799> go<00:53:06.520> Angus<00:53:07.520> thank M I’m gonna oh there you go Angus thank M I’m gonna oh there you go Angus thank you<00:53:07.799> so<00:53:08.000> much<00:53:08.240> Jen<00:53:08.520> can<00:53:08.640> I<00:53:08.720> be
53:16 heard no no that’s it’s moved over here heard no no that’s it’s moved over here so<00:53:17.240> folks<00:53:18.079> here<00:53:18.240> I<00:53:18.319> just<00:53:18.480> try<00:53:18.680> to<00:53:19.119> not<00:53:20.119> folks<00:53:20.319> go so folks here I just try to not folks go so folks here I just try to not folks go ahead<00:53:20.599> Angus<00:53:20.880> I'm<00:53:21.000> sorry<00:53:21.720> thank<00:53:21.920> you<00:53:22.119> just ahead Angus I’m sorry thank you just ahead Angus I’m sorry thank you just confirming<00:53:22.680> it<00:53:22.880> you<00:53:22.960> can<00:53:23.079> hear<00:53:23.240> me<00:53:24.079> can<00:53:24.200> hear confirming it you can hear me can hear confirming it you can hear me can hear you<00:53:24.559> can<00:53:24.680> you<00:53:24.839> hear<00:53:25.040> us<00:53:25.520> okay<00:53:25.720> great<00:53:25.920> I<00:53:26.000> can you can you hear us okay great I can you can you hear us okay great I can hear<00:53:26.240> you hear you hear you yes<00:53:27.319> I<00:53:27.680> I'm<00:53:27.799> out<00:53:27.920> of<00:53:28.040> town<00:53:28.280> but<00:53:28.400> I<00:53:28.480> appreciate yes I I’m out of town but I appreciate yes I I’m out of town but I appreciate the<00:53:29.000> opportunity<00:53:29.599> to<00:53:30.400> to<00:53:30.559> speak<00:53:30.799> at<00:53:30.960> this the opportunity to to speak at this the opportunity to to speak at this forum forum forum tonight<00:53:33.200> my<00:53:33.319> name<00:53:33.440> is<00:53:33.559> Angus<00:53:33.880> mcil<00:53:34.280> I<00:53:34.359> live<00:53:34.520> at tonight my name is Angus mcil I live at tonight my name is Angus mcil I live at 39<00:53:34.960> tyers<00:53:35.440> Lane<00:53:35.760> I'm<00:53:35.839> a<00:53:35.960> parent<00:53:36.200> of<00:53:36.319> a<00:53:36.440> student 39 tyers Lane I’m a parent of a student 39 tyers Lane I’m a parent of a student at<00:53:36.799> the<00:53:36.880> middle<00:53:37.200> school<00:53:38.200> and<00:53:38.319> I've<00:53:38.440> been at the middle school and I’ve been at the middle school and I’ve been working<00:53:38.960> with<00:53:39.240> a<00:53:39.359> group<00:53:39.640> of<00:53:39.799> other<00:53:40.079> parents working with a group of other parents working with a group of other parents students<00:53:41.040> teachers<00:53:41.799> and<00:53:41.920> others<00:53:42.160> in<00:53:42.280> the students teachers and others in the students teachers and others in the community<00:53:42.880> who<00:53:43.079> have<00:53:43.520> concerns<00:53:44.520> about<00:53:44.760> the community who have concerns about the community who have concerns about the outcome<00:53:45.240> of<00:53:45.359> this<00:53:45.760> process<00:53:46.760> I<00:53:46.920> continue<00:53:47.240> to outcome of this process I continue to outcome of this process I continue to strongly<00:53:47.880> oppose<00:53:48.799> the<00:53:48.920> broad<00:53:49.280> flag strongly oppose the broad flag strongly oppose the broad flag censorship<00:53:50.160> policy<00:53:50.599> that<00:53:50.720> was<00:53:50.960> put<00:53:51.119> forward censorship policy that was put forward censorship policy that was put forward as<00:53:51.640> the<00:53:51.760> most<00:53:51.920> recent<00:53:52.200> iteration<00:53:52.680> of<00:53:52.760> a<00:53:52.960> policy as the most recent iteration of a policy as the most recent iteration of a policy proposal<00:53:53.760> by<00:53:53.920> this<00:53:54.400> subcommittee<00:53:55.400> I<00:53:55.599> propose proposal by this subcommittee I propose proposal by this subcommittee I propose I<00:53:56.040> oppose<00:53:56.319> it<00:53:56.599> for<00:53:56.680> a<00:53:56.799> variety<00:53:57.119> of<00:53:57.280> reasons<00:53:58.040> uh I oppose it for a variety of reasons uh I oppose it for a variety of reasons uh including<00:53:58.680> the<00:53:58.839> impact<00:53:59.160> it<00:53:59.240> would<00:53:59.440> have<00:53:59.599> on including the impact it would have on including the impact it would have on students<00:54:00.160> who<00:54:00.319> need<00:54:00.480> to<00:54:00.599> feel<00:54:00.799> safe<00:54:01.040> in<00:54:01.160> our
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54:48 want to mention what I do support is I want to mention what I do support is I listen<00:54:48.680> to<00:54:48.839> every<00:54:49.079> word<00:54:49.319> of<00:54:49.440> the<00:54:49.559> student listen to every word of the student listen to every word of the student Forum<00:54:50.240> that<00:54:50.359> was<00:54:50.480> held<00:54:50.680> at<00:54:50.760> the<00:54:50.880> high<00:54:51.079> school Forum that was held at the high school Forum that was held at the high school and<00:54:52.160> what<00:54:52.280> I<00:54:52.400> heard<00:54:52.680> was<00:54:52.839> a<00:54:52.960> group<00:54:53.160> of<00:54:53.240> students and what I heard was a group of students and what I heard was a group of students who<00:54:53.760> put<00:54:53.960> forward<00:54:54.280> a<00:54:54.480> well-<00:54:54.720> researched who put forward a well- researched who put forward a well- researched well-reasoned well-reasoned well-reasoned and<00:54:56.799> balanced<00:54:57.359> proposal<00:54:58.200> that<00:54:58.359> addresses<00:54:59.160> the and balanced proposal that addresses the and balanced proposal that addresses the Constitutional<00:55:00.000> issues<00:55:00.280> raised<00:55:00.559> in<00:55:00.680> the Constitutional issues raised in the Constitutional issues raised in the shirtliff<00:55:01.200> decision<00:55:01.880> headon<00:55:02.880> but<00:55:03.079> allows<00:55:03.520> the shirtliff decision headon but allows the shirtliff decision headon but allows the school school school Community<00:55:05.599> students<00:55:06.319> administrators Community students administrators Community students administrators teachers<00:55:07.880> to<00:55:08.079> work<00:55:08.440> together<00:55:09.000> and<00:55:09.200> make teachers to work together and make teachers to work together and make decisions<00:55:10.400> about<00:55:10.799> what<00:55:11.280> symbols<00:55:11.680> are decisions about what symbols are decisions about what symbols are appropriate<00:55:12.400> to<00:55:12.640> have<00:55:13.200> in<00:55:13.359> the<00:55:13.520> school appropriate to have in the school appropriate to have in the school environment<00:55:14.240> and<00:55:14.440> that's<00:55:14.680> the<00:55:14.880> policy<00:55:15.240> that<00:55:15.400> I environment and that’s the policy that I environment and that’s the policy that I think<00:55:16.319> uh<00:55:16.440> is<00:55:16.599> the<00:55:16.760> best<00:55:17.000> policy<00:55:17.480> for<00:55:18.200> uh<00:55:18.280> for think uh is the best policy for uh for think uh is the best policy for uh for Marble<00:55:18.920> Head<00:55:19.559> so<00:55:19.799> what<00:55:19.960> I<00:55:20.040> would<00:55:20.160> like<00:55:20.359> to<00:55:20.480> see Marble Head so what I would like to see Marble Head so what I would like to see put<00:55:21.559> forward<00:55:21.920> by<00:55:22.079> the<00:55:22.200> subcommittee<00:55:23.000> for put forward by the subcommittee for put forward by the subcommittee for consideration<00:55:23.760> by<00:55:23.880> the<00:55:23.960> school<00:55:24.240> committee<00:55:24.920> is consideration by the school committee is consideration by the school committee is the<00:55:25.319> proposal<00:55:25.720> put<00:55:25.880> forward<00:55:26.160> by<00:55:26.319> by<00:55:26.480> the the proposal put forward by by the the proposal put forward by by the students<00:55:26.920> at<00:55:27.079> our<00:55:27.280> high<00:55:27.480> school<00:55:28.480> um<00:55:29.160> I<00:55:29.280> also students at our high school um I also students at our high school um I also just<00:55:29.640> want<00:55:29.760> to<00:55:29.920> Echo<00:55:30.200> the<00:55:30.319> comments<00:55:30.720> that<00:55:30.799> were just want to Echo the comments that were just want to Echo the comments that were made<00:55:31.119> earlier<00:55:31.480> by<00:55:31.640> Jack<00:55:31.839> manganis<00:55:32.760> uh<00:55:32.880> at<00:55:33.000> the made earlier by Jack manganis uh at the made earlier by Jack manganis uh at the Middle<00:55:33.359> School<00:55:34.160> uh<00:55:34.319> middle<00:55:34.599> school<00:55:34.799> students
55:35 Middle School uh middle school students Middle School uh middle school students were<00:55:35.280> not<00:55:35.440> afforded<00:55:35.920> an<00:55:36.079> opportunity<00:55:36.480> to<00:55:36.640> be were not afforded an opportunity to be were not afforded an opportunity to be at<00:55:36.880> that<00:55:37.000> form<00:55:37.240> they<00:55:37.319> weren't<00:55:37.520> notified<00:55:37.960> about at that form they weren’t notified about at that form they weren’t notified about it<00:55:38.640> it<00:55:38.760> was<00:55:38.880> held<00:55:39.119> at<00:55:39.200> a<00:55:39.359> time<00:55:39.520> when<00:55:39.680> they<00:55:39.799> could it it was held at a time when they could it it was held at a time when they could not<00:55:40.079> reasonably<00:55:40.559> be<00:55:40.760> expected<00:55:41.079> to<00:55:41.240> get<00:55:41.520> there not reasonably be expected to get there not reasonably be expected to get there I<00:55:42.839> understand<00:55:43.000> that<00:55:43.119> many<00:55:43.359> students<00:55:43.680> have I understand that many students have I understand that many students have signed<00:55:44.079> a<00:55:44.240> petition<00:55:44.640> asking<00:55:44.960> for<00:55:45.160> a<00:55:45.319> forum<00:55:45.640> at signed a petition asking for a forum at signed a petition asking for a forum at the<00:55:45.839> middle<00:55:46.079> school<00:55:46.920> I<00:55:47.000> believe<00:55:47.280> that<00:55:47.440> student the middle school I believe that student the middle school I believe that student as<00:55:47.880> a<00:55:48.039> parent<00:55:48.280> of<00:55:48.400> a<00:55:48.480> middle<00:55:48.720> schooler<00:55:49.079> I as a parent of a middle schooler I as a parent of a middle schooler I believe<00:55:49.359> that<00:55:49.480> students<00:55:49.799> at<00:55:49.880> the<00:55:49.960> middle believe that students at the middle believe that students at the middle school<00:55:50.520> should<00:55:50.799> have<00:55:51.400> the<00:55:51.559> same<00:55:51.760> opportunity school should have the same opportunity school should have the same opportunity as<00:55:52.359> others<00:55:52.599> to<00:55:52.760> have<00:55:52.880> their<00:55:53.039> voice<00:55:53.240> heard<00:55:53.480> in as others to have their voice heard in as others to have their voice heard in this<00:55:53.880> process<00:55:54.200> so<00:55:54.359> I'll<00:55:54.640> strongly<00:55:54.920> support<00:55:55.760> uh this process so I’ll strongly support uh this process so I’ll strongly support uh and<00:55:56.000> Echo<00:55:56.400> the<00:55:56.520> request<00:55:57.079> for<00:55:57.319> an<00:55:57.480> additional and Echo the request for an additional and Echo the request for an additional student<00:55:58.240> form<00:55:58.599> to<00:55:58.720> be<00:55:58.880> held<00:55:59.599> at<00:55:59.839> the<00:55:59.960> middle student form to be held at the middle student form to be held at the middle school<00:56:00.880> thank<00:56:01.000> you<00:56:01.160> very<00:56:01.319> much<00:56:01.480> for<00:56:01.599> the school thank you very much for the school thank you very much for the opportunity<00:56:02.200> to<00:56:02.319> be
56:11 heard I’m gonna go to Lena Robson heard I’m gonna go to Lena Robson Robinson<00:56:12.000> Lena<00:56:13.000> I<00:56:14.000> thank<00:56:14.240> you<00:56:14.920> can<00:56:15.000> you<00:56:15.160> hear Robinson Lena I thank you can you hear Robinson Lena I thank you can you hear me<00:56:17.720> okay<00:56:18.039> I'm<00:56:18.200> going<00:56:18.440> to<00:56:19.039> um<00:56:19.400> just<00:56:19.559> read<00:56:19.799> a me okay I’m going to um just read a me okay I’m going to um just read a letter<00:56:20.400> that<00:56:20.520> I<00:56:20.640> wrote<00:56:20.960> to<00:56:21.280> the<00:56:21.799> uh<00:56:21.920> school letter that I wrote to the uh school letter that I wrote to the uh school committee<00:56:23.079> if<00:56:23.280> that's<00:56:23.880> okay<00:56:24.880> um<00:56:25.640> dear<00:56:25.880> members committee if that’s okay um dear members committee if that’s okay um dear members of<00:56:26.559> the<00:56:26.640> marble<00:56:27.000> head<00:56:27.160> school<00:56:27.480> committee<00:56:28.079> and of the marble head school committee and of the marble head school committee and everyone<00:56:28.760> who's<00:56:29.039> attending<00:56:30.039> uh<00:56:30.200> tonight everyone who’s attending uh tonight everyone who’s attending uh tonight thank<00:56:30.960> you<00:56:31.119> for<00:56:31.319> your<00:56:31.720> efforts<00:56:32.720> your<00:56:33.039> hard thank you for your efforts your hard thank you for your efforts your hard work<00:56:33.559> and<00:56:33.799> dedication<00:56:34.799> to<00:56:35.799> increased work and dedication to increased work and dedication to increased volunteer<00:56:37.240> work<00:56:37.599> particularly<00:56:38.200> during volunteer work particularly during volunteer work particularly during recent<00:56:38.920> months<00:56:39.640> as<00:56:39.839> tensions<00:56:40.319> have<00:56:40.480> run<00:56:40.880> High recent months as tensions have run High recent months as tensions have run High especially<00:56:41.760> in<00:56:41.920> our<00:56:42.400> especially<00:56:42.960> High<00:56:43.880> uh<00:56:44.000> in especially in our especially High uh in especially in our especially High uh in our<00:56:44.400> town<00:56:45.240> so<00:56:45.440> I'd<00:56:45.599> like<00:56:45.720> to<00:56:45.839> share<00:56:46.160> my<00:56:46.359> opinion our town so I’d like to share my opinion our town so I’d like to share my opinion as<00:56:46.799> a<00:56:46.960> town<00:56:47.240> resident<00:56:47.720> concerning<00:56:48.160> the<00:56:48.319> issue as a town resident concerning the issue as a town resident concerning the issue of<00:56:48.799> which<00:56:49.000> flag<00:56:49.280> or<00:56:49.480> flag<00:56:49.799> should<00:56:49.960> be<00:56:50.119> raised of which flag or flag should be raised of which flag or flag should be raised in<00:56:50.680> and<00:56:50.880> endorsed<00:56:51.400> by<00:56:51.559> Marblehead<00:56:52.200> public in and endorsed by Marblehead public in and endorsed by Marblehead public schools<00:56:53.599> to<00:56:53.920> begin<00:56:54.920> the<00:56:55.079> apparent schools to begin the apparent schools to begin the apparent controversy<00:56:56.280> surrounding<00:56:56.760> the<00:56:56.920> inclusion<00:56:57.400> or
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1:12:03 hello my name is Rob Henry 11 S Brook hello my name is Rob Henry 11 S Brook Road<01:12:04.199> Marble<01:12:04.600> Head<01:12:05.440> I<01:12:05.560> am<01:12:05.800> the<01:12:06.159> board Road Marble Head I am the board Road Marble Head I am the board president<01:12:06.960> of<01:12:07.120> mass<01:12:07.400> equality<01:12:07.960> the<01:12:08.120> Statewide president of mass equality the Statewide president of mass equality the Statewide lgbc<01:12:09.040> acacy<01:12:09.520> organization<01:12:10.080> and<01:12:10.239> have<01:12:10.400> lived lgbc acacy organization and have lived lgbc acacy organization and have lived in<01:12:10.679> this<01:12:10.800> town<01:12:11.239> 20 in this town 20 in this town 20 years<01:12:13.159> I<01:12:13.280> just<01:12:13.440> want<01:12:13.560> to<01:12:13.760> say<01:12:13.960> something<01:12:14.639> that years I just want to say something that years I just want to say something that our<01:12:15.159> student<01:12:15.600> body<01:12:15.840> in<01:12:15.960> our<01:12:16.159> town<01:12:16.920> has<01:12:17.679> has<01:12:18.000> a our student body in our town has has a our student body in our town has has a very<01:12:18.520> diverse<01:12:19.000> community<01:12:20.000> of<01:12:20.239> you<01:12:20.520> know very diverse community of you know very diverse community of you know lesbian<01:12:21.960> trans<01:12:22.840> and<01:12:23.040> people<01:12:23.239> from<01:12:23.560> different lesbian trans and people from different lesbian trans and people from different races<01:12:24.159> and<01:12:24.360> ethnic<01:12:24.719> groups<01:12:25.480> all<01:12:25.719> are<01:12:26.000> part<01:12:26.199> of races and ethnic groups all are part of races and ethnic groups all are part of the<01:12:26.679> student<01:12:27.120> body<01:12:28.120> and<01:12:28.760> our<01:12:29.440> their<01:12:29.719> families the student body and our their families the student body and our their families and<01:12:30.719> their<01:12:30.880> extended<01:12:31.560> Community<01:12:32.560> it<01:12:32.760> is<01:12:33.159> not and their extended Community it is not and their extended Community it is not political<01:12:34.120> to<01:12:34.520> acknowledge<01:12:35.040> their<01:12:35.760> existence political to acknowledge their existence political to acknowledge their existence they<01:12:36.920> are<01:12:37.239> here<01:12:37.600> that<01:12:37.719> is<01:12:38.080> reality<01:12:39.080> they<01:12:39.199> are they are here that is reality they are they are here that is reality they are part<01:12:39.600> of<01:12:39.719> our<01:12:39.960> community<01:12:40.760> and<01:12:40.880> it<01:12:40.960> is part of our community and it is part of our community and it is important<01:12:42.400> to<01:12:42.600> create<01:12:42.880> an<01:12:43.120> educational<01:12:43.840> space important to create an educational space important to create an educational space that<01:12:44.920> provides<01:12:45.480> that<01:12:46.000> mental<01:12:46.600> safety<01:12:47.520> for that provides that mental safety for that provides that mental safety for them<01:12:48.000> to<01:12:48.199> learn<01:12:49.080> for<01:12:49.320> them<01:12:49.480> to<01:12:49.679> grow<01:12:50.280> for<01:12:50.480> our
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1:13:37 matters in this community so I encourage matters in this community so I encourage you<01:13:37.800> to<01:13:38.800> to<01:13:39.199> have<01:13:39.360> a<01:13:39.600> policy<01:13:40.120> that<01:13:40.239> is you to to have a policy that is you to to have a policy that is inclusive<01:13:41.360> that<01:13:41.639> recognizes<01:13:42.639> the<01:13:42.840> diversity inclusive that recognizes the diversity inclusive that recognizes the diversity of<01:13:43.440> our<01:13:43.679> community<01:13:44.360> and<01:13:44.520> the<01:13:44.679> diversity<01:13:45.199> of of our community and the diversity of of our community and the diversity of everyone<01:13:45.920> here<01:13:46.880> thank<01:13:47.040> you<01:13:47.600> thank<01:13:47.760> you
1:13:58 one here and then we’ll go to online so one here and then we’ll go to online so um<01:13:59.040> uh<01:13:59.239> Samantha
1:14:12 Rosado actually have some questions Rosado actually have some questions would<01:14:12.520> you<01:14:12.679> guys<01:14:12.920> entertain<01:14:13.920> questions<01:14:14.480> I would you guys entertain questions I would you guys entertain questions I know<01:14:14.719> it's<01:14:14.880> form<01:14:15.440> so<01:14:16.440> we<01:14:16.639> can<01:14:16.960> we<01:14:17.120> just<01:14:17.600> yeah know it’s form so we can we just yeah know it’s form so we can we just yeah yeah<01:14:18.320> we<01:14:18.440> just<01:14:18.560> have<01:14:18.719> one<01:14:19.080> to<01:14:19.600> I'm<01:14:19.719> worried<01:14:20.080> now yeah we just have one to I’m worried now yeah we just have one to I’m worried now to<01:14:20.400> have<01:14:20.520> a<01:14:20.639> lot<01:14:20.840> of<01:14:21.000> other<01:14:21.239> people<01:14:21.440> that<01:14:21.560> want to have a lot of other people that want to have a lot of other people that want to<01:14:22.120> speak<01:14:22.520> but<01:14:22.800> I<01:14:22.960> have<01:14:23.159> made<01:14:23.400> notes<01:14:23.800> of<01:14:24.159> things to speak but I have made notes of things to speak but I have made notes of things that<01:14:24.679> I<01:14:24.800> think that I think that I think we<01:14:26.120> should<01:14:26.400> respond<01:14:26.840> back<01:14:27.000> to<01:14:27.239> so<01:14:27.400> if<01:14:27.480> you<01:14:27.560> want we should respond back to so if you want we should respond back to so if you want to<01:14:27.800> ask<01:14:27.960> them<01:14:28.159> and<01:14:28.280> I<01:14:28.400> can<01:14:28.520> make<01:14:28.719> those<01:14:28.880> notes to ask them and I can make those notes to ask them and I can make those notes um<01:14:30.440> the<01:14:30.560> only<01:14:30.800> Flags<01:14:31.199> I've<01:14:31.360> ever<01:14:31.520> seen<01:14:32.000> flying um the only Flags I’ve ever seen flying um the only Flags I’ve ever seen flying at<01:14:32.600> the<01:14:32.760> public<01:14:33.040> schools<01:14:33.360> around<01:14:33.600> maret<01:14:34.000> or at the public schools around maret or at the public schools around maret or the<01:14:34.280> American<01:14:34.679> flag<01:14:34.960> and<01:14:35.280> sometimes<01:14:35.520> the<01:14:35.679> P the American flag and sometimes the P the American flag and sometimes the P maybe<01:14:36.800> state<01:14:37.480> has<01:14:37.600> it<01:14:37.719> been<01:14:37.840> a<01:14:38.000> common maybe state has it been a common maybe state has it been a common practice<01:14:38.719> for<01:14:38.960> Marlet<01:14:39.440> schools<01:14:39.719> to<01:14:39.840> fly<01:14:40.120> other practice for Marlet schools to fly other practice for Marlet schools to fly other flags<01:14:40.719> outside<01:14:41.199> on<01:14:41.560> FL<01:14:42.520> like<01:14:42.679> avol<01:14:43.360> sometimes flags outside on FL like avol sometimes flags outside on FL like avol sometimes has<01:14:43.800> it<01:14:44.280> different<01:14:45.280> I<01:14:45.400> am<01:14:45.880> not<01:14:46.120> aware<01:14:47.080> of has it different I am not aware of has it different I am not aware of whether<01:14:47.600> there<01:14:47.800> has<01:14:47.960> been<01:14:48.159> or<01:14:48.320> not<01:14:48.760> think whether there has been or not think whether there has been or not think there’s<01:14:49.639> nothing<01:14:49.960> official<01:14:50.520> that<01:14:50.639> Happ there’s nothing official that Happ there’s nothing official that Happ there’s<01:14:51.080> no<01:14:51.400> official<01:14:52.120> policy<01:14:52.520> at<01:14:52.639> all<01:14:52.960> no<01:14:53.120> I there’s no official policy at all no I there’s no official policy at all no I mean<01:14:53.280> there<01:14:53.360> are<01:14:53.520> flags<01:14:53.880> that<01:14:54.000> fly<01:14:54.800> in<01:14:55.080> inside mean there are flags that fly in inside mean there are flags that fly in inside or<01:14:55.679> they're<01:14:55.880> displayed<01:14:56.280> inside<01:14:56.560> the<01:14:56.719> building
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1:40:25 welcome green and what school do you go welcome green and what school do you go to<01:40:26.400> Village<01:40:27.119> all<01:40:27.239> right to Village all right to Village all right cool<01:40:29.080> so<01:40:29.320> we<01:40:29.440> were<01:40:29.599> talking<01:40:29.960> for<01:40:30.159> today<01:40:30.480> so<01:40:30.639> I cool so we were talking for today so I cool so we were talking for today so I thought<01:40:30.920> I<01:40:31.040> would<01:40:31.719> um<01:40:32.719> you<01:40:32.840> know<01:40:33.040> just<01:40:33.199> ask<01:40:33.440> for thought I would um you know just ask for thought I would um you know just ask for the<01:40:33.719> same<01:40:34.280> question<01:40:35.280> that<01:40:36.040> um<01:40:36.800> I<01:40:36.960> asked<01:40:37.239> her<01:40:37.480> in the same question that um I asked her in the same question that um I asked her in front<01:40:37.800> of<01:40:37.960> you<01:40:38.960> um<01:40:39.400> but<01:40:40.400> you<01:40:40.520> know<01:40:40.719> part<01:40:40.920> of<01:40:41.080> it front of you um but you know part of it front of you um but you know part of it is<01:40:42.080> um<01:40:43.080> I<01:40:43.159> don't<01:40:43.480> know<01:40:43.960> what<01:40:44.199> the<01:40:45.639> um<01:40:46.639> what<01:40:46.960> the is um I don’t know what the um what the is um I don’t know what the um what the student<01:40:47.960> proposed<01:40:48.639> policy<01:40:49.080> is<01:40:49.639> and<01:40:49.800> I<01:40:49.880> don't student proposed policy is and I don’t student proposed policy is and I don’t know<01:40:50.119> where<01:40:50.239> they<01:40:50.440> find<01:40:50.679> asked<01:40:51.400> my<01:40:51.560> question know where they find asked my question know where they find asked my question you<01:40:52.280> guys<01:40:52.920> um<01:40:53.320> looked<01:40:53.480> like<01:40:53.599> in<01:40:53.719> the<01:40:53.880> paper you guys um looked like in the paper you guys um looked like in the paper that<01:40:55.199> proposal<01:40:56.000> was<01:40:56.199> for<01:40:56.800> a<01:40:57.040> committee<01:40:57.440> to<01:40:57.599> be that proposal was for a committee to be that proposal was for a committee to be formed<01:40:58.440> students<01:40:58.840> and formed students and formed students and teachers<01:41:00.719> um<01:41:01.040> and<01:41:01.280> that<01:41:01.679> those<01:41:02.119> students<01:41:02.520> and teachers um and that those students and teachers um and that those students and teachers<01:41:03.320> would<01:41:03.679> decide<01:41:04.360> which teachers would decide which teachers would decide which flags<01:41:06.199> would<01:41:06.440> be<01:41:07.000> appropriate<01:41:07.880> or<01:41:08.159> not<01:41:08.719> to<01:41:09.080> put flags would be appropriate or not to put flags would be appropriate or not to put up<01:41:10.080> in<01:41:10.199> the<01:41:10.320> Lun<01:41:11.119> SCH<01:41:11.639> right<01:41:11.800> correct<01:41:12.440> let<01:41:12.520> me
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1:42:58 so this what it s is and school approved so this what it s is and school approved users<01:42:59.199> of<01:42:59.360> school<01:42:59.679> facilities<01:43:00.199> are<01:43:00.440> required users of school facilities are required users of school facilities are required to<01:43:01.599> receive<01:43:01.960> the<01:43:02.119> permission<01:43:02.639> of<01:43:02.840> school to receive the permission of school to receive the permission of school administrators<01:43:04.199> prior<01:43:04.520> to<01:43:04.760> any<01:43:05.000> such<01:43:05.520> postate administrators prior to any such postate administrators prior to any such postate and<01:43:06.719> so<01:43:07.639> but<01:43:08.000> it's<01:43:08.400> the<01:43:09.000> students<01:43:10.000> and<01:43:10.760> the and so but it’s the students and the and so but it’s the students and the this<01:43:11.040> is<01:43:11.159> a<01:43:11.280> lot<01:43:11.400> of<01:43:11.599> confusion<01:43:11.960> of<01:43:12.159> what's this is a lot of confusion of what’s this is a lot of confusion of what’s been<01:43:12.760> said<01:43:13.119> here<01:43:13.320> tonight<01:43:14.119> okay<01:43:14.880> and been said here tonight okay and been said here tonight okay and particularly particularly particularly around<01:43:18.239> what<01:43:18.840> the<01:43:19.119> policy<01:43:19.960> needan<01:43:20.320> for around what the policy needan for around what the policy needan for classrooms<01:43:22.320> um<01:43:22.840> and<01:43:23.199> and<01:43:24.080> who<01:43:24.280> would<01:43:24.440> be classrooms um and and who would be classrooms um and and who would be deciding<01:43:26.040> I've<01:43:26.159> heard<01:43:26.480> that<01:43:26.960> the<01:43:27.080> students deciding I’ve heard that the students deciding I’ve heard that the students want<01:43:27.599> to<01:43:28.119> decide<01:43:28.840> which<01:43:29.040> flags<01:43:29.520> fill<01:43:29.840> up<01:43:30.040> so want to decide which flags fill up so want to decide which flags fill up so that<01:43:30.760> this<01:43:30.920> poliy<01:43:31.599> say<01:43:32.239> be<01:43:32.360> administrators<01:43:32.960> or that this poliy say be administrators or that this poliy say be administrators or the<01:43:33.239> students<01:43:34.119> well<01:43:34.520> it<01:43:34.760> reads<01:43:35.199> to<01:43:35.440> me<01:43:35.920> that<01:43:36.080> it the students well it reads to me that it the students well it reads to me that it would<01:43:36.480> be<01:43:37.440> um<01:43:37.760> the<01:43:38.040> administrators<01:43:38.760> that would be um the administrators that would be um the administrators that would<01:43:39.080> make<01:43:39.280> the<01:43:39.560> determination<01:43:40.560> okay<01:43:41.119> that's would make the determination okay that’s would make the determination okay that’s how<01:43:41.440> I<01:43:41.520> read<01:43:41.760> it<01:43:42.560> okay<01:43:42.880> yeah<01:43:43.199> so<01:43:43.520> not<01:43:43.760> the how I read it okay yeah so not the
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1:46:14 um opportunities to approve yeah would um opportunities to approve yeah would be<01:46:15.639> would<01:46:15.800> be<01:46:15.960> the<01:46:16.080> decision<01:46:16.480> maker<01:46:17.480> of<01:46:17.800> the<01:46:18.000> of be would be the decision maker of the of be would be the decision maker of the of which<01:46:18.320> flags<01:46:18.639> are<01:46:18.800> be<01:46:19.080> which which flags are be which which flags are be which state<01:46:21.520> flag<01:46:22.520> temporary<01:46:23.080> FL<01:46:23.440> yeah<01:46:23.840> right<01:46:24.159> okay state flag temporary FL yeah right okay state flag temporary FL yeah right okay so<01:46:25.159> and<01:46:25.280> the<01:46:25.440> reason<01:46:25.920> why<01:46:26.280> I<01:46:26.360> was<01:46:26.560> explaining so and the reason why I was explaining so and the reason why I was explaining this<01:46:27.239> right<01:46:27.639> I<01:46:28.639> I<01:46:28.880> thought<01:46:29.480> would<01:46:29.880> you<01:46:30.040> know<01:46:31.040> a this right I I thought would you know a this right I I thought would you know a pretty<01:46:33.040> like<01:46:33.320> okay<01:46:34.239> um<01:46:34.679> the<01:46:34.800> biggest<01:46:35.119> issue pretty like okay um the biggest issue pretty like okay um the biggest issue that<01:46:35.480> I<01:46:35.719> have<01:46:36.239> with<01:46:36.719> this<01:46:37.719> with<01:46:37.880> any<01:46:38.199> flat that I have with this with any flat that I have with this with any flat policy<01:46:39.760> that<01:46:40.880> chooses<01:46:42.239> which policy that chooses which policy that chooses which PL<01:46:45.040> go<01:46:45.480> up<01:46:46.480> is<01:46:46.960> well<01:46:47.159> all<01:46:47.400> it<01:46:47.679> you<01:46:47.920> you<01:46:48.080> say<01:46:48.520> what PL go up is well all it you you say what PL go up is well all it you you say what do<01:46:48.679> you<01:46:48.800> think<01:46:49.080> about<01:46:49.320> the<01:46:49.480> idea<01:46:49.800> of<01:46:49.960> some<01:46:50.159> sort do you think about the idea of some sort do you think about the idea of some sort of<01:46:50.719> Committee<01:46:51.719> of<01:46:52.000> teachers<01:46:53.040> or<01:46:53.400> students<01:46:54.040> or of Committee of teachers or students or of Committee of teachers or students or anybody<01:46:54.840> deciding<01:46:55.440> which<01:46:55.880> flags<01:46:57.040> represents anybody deciding which flags represents anybody deciding which flags represents the<01:46:58.560> students<01:46:59.560> I<01:46:59.800> think<01:47:00.239> it's<01:47:00.520> unfair<01:47:01.599> because
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2:04:55 is it you because the students have put is it you because the students have put together<02:04:56.360> a<02:04:56.800> policy together a policy together a policy that<02:05:00.480> students<02:05:01.320> so<02:05:01.880> so<02:05:02.639> I<02:05:02.760> would<02:05:03.000> say<02:05:03.840> your that students so so I would say your that students so so I would say your view<02:05:04.280> is<02:05:04.559> that's<02:05:04.679> a<02:05:05.040> compromise<02:05:05.880> in view is that’s a compromise in view is that’s a compromise in practicality<02:05:06.960> having<02:05:07.199> been<02:05:07.320> in<02:05:07.440> a<02:05:07.840> poli practicality having been in a poli practicality having been in a poli policy<02:05:09.119> gets<02:05:09.320> prevented<02:05:09.679> we<02:05:09.760> have<02:05:09.880> to<02:05:10.040> think policy gets prevented we have to think policy gets prevented we have to think about<02:05:10.360> how<02:05:10.480> it's<02:05:10.559> going<02:05:10.679> to<02:05:10.840> play<02:05:11.040> out<02:05:11.960> now<02:05:12.960> we about how it’s going to play out now we about how it’s going to play out now we can<02:05:13.159> all<02:05:13.360> agree<02:05:13.639> this<02:05:14.119> advice<02:05:15.119> question<02:05:15.480> is can all agree this advice question is can all agree this advice question is when<02:05:16.040> you<02:05:16.159> have<02:05:16.280> a<02:05:16.480> policy<02:05:16.880> that<02:05:17.079> talks<02:05:17.400> about when you have a policy that talks about when you have a policy that talks about having<02:05:18.360> an<02:05:18.520> administrator<02:05:19.119> make<02:05:19.239> a<02:05:19.400> decision having an administrator make a decision having an administrator make a decision one<02:05:20.040> would<02:05:21.040> flag<02:05:21.840> would<02:05:21.960> disagree<02:05:22.639> those one would flag would disagree those one would flag would disagree those wouldn’t<02:05:23.119> be<02:05:23.280> allowed<02:05:23.960> so<02:05:24.119> it<02:05:24.239> becomes<02:05:24.480> a wouldn’t be allowed so it becomes a wouldn’t be allowed so it becomes a question<02:05:24.880> of<02:05:25.119> what<02:05:25.280> goes<02:05:25.520> up<02:05:25.679> and<02:05:25.800> what question of what goes up and what question of what goes up and what doesn’t<02:05:26.320> go<02:05:26.480> up<02:05:27.079> it<02:05:27.360> really<02:05:28.040> the<02:05:28.159> proposed doesn’t go up it really the proposed doesn’t go up it really the proposed policy<02:05:29.000> that<02:05:29.199> that<02:05:29.440> Jan<02:05:29.880> read<02:05:30.199> the<02:05:30.360> record policy that that Jan read the record policy that that Jan read the record it’s<02:05:31.199> not<02:05:31.320> a<02:05:31.840> policy<02:05:32.159> that<02:05:32.280> says<02:05:32.559> anything it’s not a policy that says anything it’s not a policy that says anything goes<02:05:33.800> so<02:05:34.040> what<02:05:34.159> I<02:05:34.280> would<02:05:34.480> say<02:05:34.719> is<02:05:35.239> I<02:05:35.320> think<02:05:35.520> the goes so what I would say is I think the goes so what I would say is I think the school<02:05:35.880> Community<02:05:36.199> has<02:05:36.280> a<02:05:36.440> choice<02:05:36.760> they<02:05:36.840> can school Community has a choice they can school Community has a choice they can say<02:05:37.679> American<02:05:38.079> flag<02:05:38.480> Mexicans<02:05:39.000> flag say American flag Mexicans flag say American flag Mexicans flag Marblehead<02:05:40.400> P<02:05:41.400> or<02:05:41.800> it<02:05:41.920> can<02:05:42.040> say<02:05:42.360> any<02:05:42.559> flag<02:05:43.320> but
2:05:43 Marblehead P or it can say any flag but Marblehead P or it can say any flag but anything<02:05:43.840> in<02:05:43.960> between<02:05:44.360> is<02:05:44.679> really anything in between is really anything in between is really problematic<02:05:45.760> going<02:05:45.840> to<02:05:46.040> create<02:05:46.679> a<02:05:46.840> lot<02:05:47.000> of
2:05:53 real I think Jonathan I so I think we’re real I think Jonathan I so I think we’re gonna<02:05:53.719> try<02:05:53.880> to<02:05:54.280> not<02:05:54.480> have<02:05:54.599> this<02:05:54.719> be<02:05:55.000> dialogue gonna try to not have this be dialogue gonna try to not have this be dialogue so<02:05:57.040> appreciate<02:05:57.400> your<02:05:57.639> time<02:05:57.920> thank<02:05:58.040> you<02:05:58.760> thank so appreciate your time thank you thank so appreciate your time thank you thank you
2:06:07 thanks apprciate that um thanks apprciate that um I<02:06:08.639> think<02:06:08.880> we've<02:06:09.079> got<02:06:09.199> some I think we’ve got some I think we’ve got some one<02:06:11.679> one<02:06:12.440> all<02:06:12.520> right<02:06:12.639> I'm<02:06:12.679> gonna<02:06:12.920> go<02:06:13.040> to<02:06:13.239> one one one all right I’m gonna go to one one one all right I’m gonna go to one more<02:06:13.559> person<02:06:13.800> here<02:06:13.920> and<02:06:14.000> then<02:06:14.119> we'll<02:06:14.239> jump<02:06:14.440> to more person here and then we’ll jump to more person here and then we’ll jump to online<02:06:15.360> um<02:06:15.639> got<02:06:15.800> three<02:06:15.960> more<02:06:16.159> people<02:06:16.360> on<02:06:16.480> the online um got three more people on the online um got three more people on the um<02:06:17.280> yeah<02:06:17.400> three<02:06:17.559> more<02:06:17.719> people<02:06:17.920> on<02:06:18.040> the<02:06:18.159> list um yeah three more people on the list um yeah three more people on the list here<02:06:18.480> and<02:06:18.639> I<02:06:18.800> think<02:06:18.960> I've<02:06:19.119> got<02:06:19.320> one<02:06:19.559> person here and I think I’ve got one person here and I think I’ve got one person online<02:06:20.800> um<02:06:21.079> at<02:06:21.400> um<02:06:22.040> Ashley
2:06:48 skeffington good welcome um hi thank you skeffington good welcome um hi thank you for<02:06:49.040> listening<02:06:49.480> this<02:06:49.679> tonight<02:06:50.679> uh<02:06:50.800> my<02:06:50.920> name<02:06:51.040> is for listening this tonight uh my name is for listening this tonight uh my name is ashy<02:06:51.599> second<02:06:51.840> and<02:06:52.000> I'm<02:06:52.159> an<02:06:52.280> English<02:06:52.559> teacher ashy second and I’m an English teacher ashy second and I’m an English teacher here<02:06:53.280> at<02:06:53.440> the<02:06:53.599> high<02:06:53.760> school<02:06:54.559> um<02:06:55.559> so<02:06:55.880> to<02:06:56.119> that here at the high school um so to that here at the high school um so to that end<02:06:57.360> um<02:06:58.000> I'm<02:06:58.199> going<02:06:58.360> to<02:06:58.719> ask<02:06:58.960> everyone<02:06:59.280> to<02:06:59.440> sort end um I’m going to ask everyone to sort end um I’m going to ask everyone to sort of<02:07:00.040> indulge<02:07:00.520> me<02:07:00.719> while<02:07:00.960> I<02:07:01.079> talk<02:07:01.360> about<02:07:02.159> um<02:07:02.360> one of indulge me while I talk about um one of indulge me while I talk about um one of<02:07:02.599> our<02:07:02.760> core<02:07:03.079> texts<02:07:03.800> and<02:07:04.000> while<02:07:04.159> I<02:07:04.280> talk<02:07:05.079> about
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2:22:32 A fitting notes so I’d like to thank um A fitting notes so I’d like to thank um I’d<02:22:32.399> like<02:22:32.520> to<02:22:32.840> thank<02:22:33.120> everybody
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