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We have one comment to open, we have one comment to open, we have one comment to open.
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I'm going to begin meeting, I have a request to speak for Ms. Lynn Guath.
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Oh, that's before the open session. We're going into closed session right now.
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It will be done at 7 p.m. whenever everybody's here. This is just our pre-meeting, the closed session.
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provide these video to the comments, or no?
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The comments are audio tape.
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We don't have the videoographer isn't here
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at this time because it's several hours before the meeting.
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So they come for the open session.
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All right.
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Yeah, whenever, do you start?
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OK.
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OK.
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Good evening.
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Thank you for allowing these sessions to have the comments.
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Because for me, it's important.
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I wish that we had
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more community here. I am a parent who is no longer with kids in school, they graduated just
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my last one last year. But I believe that in the future, my involvement is very important
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as as anybody's parents, because my children may have children one day that are part of the district
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system. And I think it's important to know what's going on in the community. That being said,
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I'm also a big believer in just transparency and communication, which is what my public comment is about.
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I am addressing just the follow-up some request for clarity on the situation of the Barker School teacher that,
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you know, somebody who she knows felt it was pertinent enough to post what she said about why the flag was in her words half-mast.
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it was actually supposed to be half staff.
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So first off, for me, to know you're a fourth grade teacher, you don't know what the difference
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is of flag being flown properly at half staff.
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You should know that, meaning now she was clearly heated.
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Her upset was that the flag was being flown half staff because it was for a nation in morning,
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but she did not like it coming from the president, who it's clear, she doesn't like who
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the president is.
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And that's fine.
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Many people don't.
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It's the principles over personalities, long and short, it's been 27 days since the incident
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involving Allison Meyer on September 10th, and as a concerned community member, I would appreciate
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an update regarding the status of the matter and the steps that have to be taken by the
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district since it was brought to everybody's attention in our community. Transparency and accountability
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are essential to maintaining the trust between the district and the community and every parent who's
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part of that past and present and future.
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Please outline which sections of the education code,
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the district is following in addressing the situation
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and provide the rationale behind those procedures.
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Understanding the process and the timeline
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would help all in the community to be informed
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and to know that confidently the matters being handled
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appropriately and in alignment with our district policies
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and the state law.
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So I just want to thank you for understanding
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that I think these things need to be made like a public comment in our social media so big nowadays
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and I think a lot of us were looking to know what's going on. So, with that, I will yield.
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Thank you. Anyhow, to request the speech.
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Not that we're made prior to starting to go that one.
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Well, I'm here during the public comment time and it's still 505.
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It had to submit it before. I'm here. I mean, a good faith effort to get here.
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It seems fair and reasonable.
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I said public posters, this is, this is the only closed session.
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There's a police station.
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Well, if you had to address the ball again at 7 o'clock, then we'll be here at 7 o'clock.
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Yeah, but you're taking away my ability to speak to the board on an urgent matter.
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And so we have the rule, we have the real case in case I was here before she finished speaking.
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But not before obviously, I'm sorry the traffic was heavy, but the other point is you folks should well
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If you want to know which topic it is is dealing with the litigation
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That beside a point and had nothing to do with the kind or the employee to dismiss the order
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What would comply with the regulation that we have in front of us if we open the door we open the door to everyone that will be
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I was here before I was here before she finished
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But Mr. Gibbs, you know, as in the regular meetings that, and it says here before the start of the meeting.
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So this would be the start of the co-session, or be-
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You know, I think you folks are fair-minded people, generally.
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I think it would be, I got tied up in traffic.
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I couldn't control the traffic, but I'm just saying, in reason of illness and in fairness,
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it's important that the board here from the community, and rather than trying to come up with a reason
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or reasons to deny people to speak.
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You should err the on the other side
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and allow me to address the board for three minutes.
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Let me consult with the board.
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And then can I have to, do I have a consent to speak?
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Anyone who would agree with it, let me speak.
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I'm okay with it.
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Table it?
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No, I'm okay with it.
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OK, so that one vote.
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And one else?
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All right, so.
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It's, welcome.
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I want to say something online with the topic.
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Okay. All right. So now we'll go along with it.
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So are you doing me to come?
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Okay. I don't want it to happen every time.
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I agree. Thank you.
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Thank you for having a consent to.
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Thank you for the committee.
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I'm really sorry to talk about.
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Okay. Thank you for letting me speak to you this afternoon.
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First off before I forget, I would encourage this board to record this study sessions
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because not everybody can be here.
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Now with regard to the topic on the closed session of and it doesn't say on there, I wish
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it would did, but if you do have litigation or personnel issues, it would be nice to
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if you could identify it like the City of Garden Grove does, they'll at least put the case
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number or what the case is about or who it's against.
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But I want to address what the previous speaker Lynn had to say.
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I assume that the dismissal of the employee or taking up the issue of the employee at Barker,
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the teacher at Barker Elementary School.
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I'm assuming that that's what this is about.
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If I'm wrong, correct me.
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But we have a first amendment right in this country.
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And the first amendment is being eroded day by day in different ways.
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And I don't want to see this district be part of the erosion of the first amendment.
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I don't agree with what everybody says or posts on social media or what they say in public or what they say in private.
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But I agree that everyone has a right to say it.
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Without fear of retaliation or negative consequences. Now, I've seen the post, it went, she gave it to her friends in a closed group. One of those people leaked it.
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The issue is, does somebody have the right when they work for the district to be able to express personal views to a group of personal friends or family, without having it,
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turn into a retaliatory action by the school district.
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She did not criticize the school district directly.
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She was referring to the president saying,
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it's on for, you know, that she didn't like the flag at half staff
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or half mass.
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But the issue is the first amendment here,
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that I don't think that GGUSD should be complicit
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or going along with the erosion, because what happens is,
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people then if there's retaliation then it takes, it chills the first amendment.
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It means that people aren't going to be free to speak their mind.
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She spoke or wrote something privately as a private citizen.
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Not representing the district, yes, she works, she mentioned she works in the district, but
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she spoke privately and that shouldn't be used as to chill our first amendment right.
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Again, I don't agree with necessarily what she said or how she said it, but she has the right to say without retaliation.
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So that's my main thing that you would consider defending the first amendment that you're sworn to uphold.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Any other requests to speak?
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No, they're in there.
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Thank you.
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I'll join the meeting and go into the closest enough.