Davis Journal | November 12, 2021

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Things get heated at school board meeting By Becky Ginos becky.g@davisjournal.com

REDHAWKS ARE STATE CHAMPS

Members of the Bountiful High volleyball team celebrate while raising the gold trophy after winning the state 5A championship with a straight set victory over Mountain View on Saturday afternoon at Utah Valley University. See story in sports on page 17. Photo by Roger V. Tuttle

FARMINGTON—Frustrated parents came before the school board at last Wednesday’s meeting taking the district to task over the Depart of Justice (DOJ) findings and a proposed change in the public comment period. Currently, public comment lasts 18 minutes allowing three minutes per speaker at both the business meeting and workshop. The proposed policy would change that to 20 minutes with two minutes per speaker but only at the board’s business meeting and not at the workshop. However, at last week’s meeting,12 people had signed up and Board President John Robison suggested the board allow all 12 to speak. First up was the DOJ report and parents came down on both sides of the aisle. “I’m the parent of one of those students who had the courage to talk to the DOJ,” said Carolyn Bingham. “My daughter who is now a senior at Bountiful High School spent her entire eighth grade year hearing the N-word on the bus. I look white. My two children are adopted Black children.” The problem didn’t get really bad until they hit middle school, she Please see MEETING: pg. 4


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