LETTER Re: Board of Education Public Comment Requirements

Document Date: February 28, 2024

This letter was sent to the Rhode Island Board of Education regarding their restrictive public comment requirements.

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ACLU Asks Coventry School Committee to Discontinue Restrictive Public Comment Policy

The ACLU of Rhode Island has called on the Coventry School Committee to abandon its practice of barring community members from speaking about “personnel, litigation or negotiation” during the public comment portion of its meetings.  In a letter sent to the school committee and its solicitor, the ACLU argued that the policy was clearly unconstitutional.