The presiding officer has the responsibility to keep the discussion and or responses by both audience members and Board members to the particular item at hand, and shall halt any discussion that does not pertain to the particular item. The School Board shall not entertain negative comments on individual employees in open public session Complaints and concerns for which other channels of resolution are provided shall be directed through those channels. It is only after all administrative channels or recourse have been evaluated that the matter may be brought back before the School Board. Once the period of public comment has been declared concluded by the presiding officer, and at all other times during the School Board meeting, the audience shall not enter into discussion or debate on matters being considered by the School Board. The presiding officer shall not tolerate other behavior or verbal abuse which the presiding officer considers disruptive or improper.
Applause is acceptable only when an award of recognition is being made.
No cellular phones or other devices, including signs, posters or placard, which may cause disruption of the School Board meeting are permitted in the meeting room. A copy of this policy and a copy of Regulations for Public Participation on Board Meetings shall be posted at the entrance to the School Board's main office, at the School Board's meeting site, and at schools throughout the school system. Before each meeting of the Board, a copy of the agenda for that meeting shall be posted at the meeting place or other wise conspicuously displayed. Any person wishing to speak on any of the items listed in such agenda must complete and submit a card containing the name of the person, the name of any organization or group for whom the individual wishes to speak, and the specific agenda item about which the person wishes to speak. A separate card must be completed for each different agenda item on which the individual would like to address the Board.