[A. CALL TO ORDER]
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>> IT IS 6:47 AND WE'RE GOING TO CALL THE MEETING AT THE ROUND ROCK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO ORDER ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2021.
ALL TRUSTEES ARE IN ATTENDANCE SO WE DO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT.
ATTENDEES AND BOARD MEMBERS, STATE LAW, INCLUDING THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, PROVIDES THAT A SCHOOL DISTRICT'S BOARD MEETING IS A MEETING OF THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY TO CONDUCT THE BUSINESS OF THE DISTRICT.
WHILE THESE MEETINGS MUST BE HELD IN PUBLIC, NO INDIVIDUAL MAY INTERFERE WITH THE CONDUCT OF THE MEETING.
THEREFORE, PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT DECORUM AND ORDER WILL BE MAINTAINED DURING THE MEETING.
ANYONE DISRUPTING THIS MEETING WILL BE WARNED ONE TIME.
UPON THE SECOND EVENT AND ON DISREGARD OF THE WARNING, THE BOARD MAY RECESS FOR FIVE MINUTES TO ALLOW TIME FOR DECORUM AND ORDER TO BE RESTORED.
THAT MAY INCLUDE ENFORCEMENT OF TEXAS PENAL CODE SECTIONS 38.13, 42.01, 42.02, AND 42.05, AND THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE, SECTION 37.105 WHICH PERMIT LAW ENFORCEMENT TO REMOVE INDIVIDUALS WHO CONTINUE TO DISRUPT A PUBLIC MEETING AFTER BEING WARNED TO SEIZE THEIR DISRUPTION.
WE WILL NOW STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
>> JUST FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE IN THIS CENTER BOTTOM SECTION HERE, TOTALLY SUPPORT YOUR RIGHT TO HOLD UP SIGNS.
OUR LIVE STREAM IS RIGHT AT THE BACK OF THAT SECTION, SO WHEN YOU HOLD UP YOUR SIGNS OUR PEOPLE AT HOME CAN'T SEE.
IF YOU WANT TO HOLD UP YOUR SIGNS CONSISTENTLY, IT WOULD BE VERY BENEFICIAL IF YOU COULD MOVE TO THE SIDE SECTIONS.
IF NOT, JUST HOLD IT A LITTLE BIT LOWER, JUST SO OUR VIEWERS AT HOME ARE ABLE TO SEE IT AS WELL.
BUT IF YOU'D LIKE TO HOLD THEM UP THE WHOLE TIME, PLENTY OF SEATING ON EACH OF THE SIDES SECTIONS. THANK YOU.
>> I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT BEFORE WE GET TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
TRUSTEES BONE AND WESTON FILED A LAWSUIT AND WERE GRANTED A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST TRUSTEES HARRISON, FELLER, XIAO, VESSA, AND ME APPROXIMATELY NOW TWO-AND-A-HALF HOURS AGO.
WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO TAKE ACTION TONIGHT ON F1 AND F2 THEREFORE WE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERING ITEMS F1 AND F2 IN OPEN SESSION.
[APPLAUSE] WE WILL ONLY BE CONSIDERING ITEM F3 TONIGHT IN OPEN SESSION.
OUT OF RESPECT FOR THE COURT'S ORDERS, WE ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS F1 AND 2 EITHER SINCE WE ARE NOT CONSIDERING THESE ITEMS IN OPEN.
BUT I WILL ASK FOR CONSENSUS OF THE BOARD IF PEOPLE WANT TO HEAR PUBLIC COMMENTS STILL ON F1 AND F2.
>> I'M FINE HEARING PUBLIC COMMENT ABOUT IT.
>> I'M FINE WITH HEARING PUBLIC COMMENT ON F1 AND F2.
>> ALLOWING, SHE SAID ALLOWING PUBLIC COMMENT ON AN F1 AND F2.
>> I'M ALSO OKAY WITH HEARING PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> AT EACH BOARD MEETING, THE BOARD WILL SET ASIDE TIME TO AFFORD THE GENERAL PUBLIC
[C. PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING ITEMS ON THE AGENDA]
AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON ITEMS UNDER CONSIDERATION ON THE AGENDA.WE ASKED THE CONCERNS OR COMPLAINTS REGARDING SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS NOT BE RAISED IN THIS PUBLIC FORUM.
SPECIFIC CONCERNS ABOUT EMPLOYEES OR FORMER EMPLOYEES SHOULD BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY ACCORDING TO APPLICABLE BOARD POLICIES.
THE BOARD REQUESTS THAT COMMENTS, WHETHER POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE, BE COURTEOUS AND RESPECTFUL.
I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND THE AUDIENCE AND VIEWERS THAT THE COMMENTS OF THE SPEAKERS REFLECT THEIR OWN POSITIONS OR OPINIONS.
PLEASE NOTE THAT WHILE THE PUBLIC DOES HAVE THE RIGHT TO SPEAK, THE RIGHT IS NOT UNLIMITED.
ONCE AGAIN, FOR TEXAS PENAL CODE 38.13, 42.01, 42.02, AND 42.05, AND THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE, SECTION 37.105, NO AUDIENCE MEMBER OR SPEAKER WILL BE PERMITTED TO ENGAGE IN ANY CONDUCT THAT IS DISRUPTIVE OR THREATENING TOWARD ANY SPEAKER OR OTHER PERSON OR TO VIOLATE THE PRIVACY RIGHTS OF ANOTHER PERSON.
THE BOARD SHALL NOT TOLERATE DISRUPTION OF THE MEETING BY MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE.
IF AFTER AT LEAST ONE MORE INDIVIDUAL WARNING FROM THE PRESIDING OFFICER, ANY INDIVIDUAL CONTINUES TO DISRUPT THE MEETING BY HIS OR HER WORDS OR ACTIONS, THE PRESIDING OFFICER WILL REQUEST ASSISTANCE FROM
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LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS TO HAVE THE INDIVIDUAL REMOVED FROM THE MEETING.THE BOARD MAY NOT DISCUSS OR ACT UPON ANY MATTER THAT IS NOT LISTED UNDER THE ACTION ITEM PORTION OF THE AGENDA.
THEREFORE, BOARD MEMBERS MAY NOT DISCUSS THE COMMENTS OF SPEAKERS.
PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT A LACK OF A RESPONSE FROM BOARD MEMBERS, IT DOES NOT INDICATE AGREEMENT OR APPROVAL OF THE COMMENTS.
EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN ONE MINUTE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.
MS. FELLER WILL BE THE DESIGNATED TIMEKEEPER.
WE WILL START WITH STUDENTS AND THEN THOSE IN ATTENDANCE, AND THEN THOSE VIRTUALLY.
WE CANNOT SEE THOSE THAT ARE VIRTUAL, I BELIEVE WE'RE ONLY GOING TO HAVE AUDIO OF THOSE THAT ARE VIRTUAL.
THOSE THAT CAN SEE MS. FELLER WILL SEE THAT SHE WILL HOLD UP A SIGN WHEN YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS.
JUST LET ME LOOK THROUGH REAL QUICK AND MAKE SURE I HAVE STUDENTS PULLED OUT.
>> JUST TO CLARIFY, WILL THE VIRTUAL SPEAKERS BE ABLE TO SEE IF I HOLD UP THE SIGN?
>> I HATE INTERRUPTING THEM SO IF THEY CAN'T SEE, I WANT TO GIVE THEM A WARNING, BUT IF THEY CAN, I CAN JUST HOLD UP THE.
>> I THINK IT'S BEST IF YOU [INAUDIBLE].
>> I SEE TWO STUDENTS THAT HAVE SIGNED UP ON THE CARDS.
OUR FIRST STUDENT SPEAKER ENZO SCHNEIDER, AND THEN AFTER THAT WILL BE EMMA RAY.
>> [BACKGROUND] MY NAME IS ENZO AND I THIRD GRADE.
BONE AND CAPTAIN WESTON ARE VERY KIND AND BRAVE.
THEY WERE BOTH VERY NICE TO MY SISTER LAST WEEK WHEN SHE WAS BEING BULLIED AT THE MEETING AND WAS AFRAID TO BEING ARRESTED.
ALSO, I WANT TO GO TO MY NORMALS AT MY SCHOOL.
I WANT CLASS PARTIES AND SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES.
I WANT MY MOM TO BE ABLE TO COME SEE ME AT SCHOOL, I WANT THE SCHOOL TO STOP BREAKING THE LAW AND JUST MAKE MASKS A CHOICE FOR EVERYONE.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS EMMA RAY.
[NOISE] WE HAVE TO LET EACH OF THE STUDENTS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK, PLEASE.
EMMA RAY AND THEN AFTER THAT WILL BE SAMANTHA SHAMROD.
>> I SAID LAST MEETING, I APPRECIATE THIS BOARD NO MATTER WHAT BECAUSE EVEN IF YOU HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS FOR ME, I RESPECT YOU AND BECAUSE YOU GUYS REPRESENT ME.
BUT I GUESS THAT'S NOT SO TRUE ANYMORE.
[LAUGHTER] I WILL NEVER MIND DIVERSE OPINIONS OF ANYBODY BUT WITH CENSORSHIP, THAT DOESN'T REALLY ALLOW THAT.
BECAUSE IT MEANS, WITH DIVERSE OPINIONS, IT MEANS YOU'RE REPRESENTING EVERY STUDENT NO MATTER WHAT THEY BELIEVE.
BUT IF YOU HAVE A CENSORSHIP OF CERTAIN MEMBERS, THAT MEANS I PERSONALLY AM NOT BEING REPRESENTED.
THIS SHOWS ME THAT THIS ISN'T REALLY A BOARD THAT CARES ABOUT THE WELFARE OF EVERY STUDENT.
AT THE VERY LEAST, I THOUGHT THERE WOULD BE SOME PERCENTAGE OF FAIRNESS.
BUT WHAT GOOD DOES IT DO TO SHAME PEOPLE AND SHOW TO THE PUBLIC THAT YOU CANNOT REPRESENT EVERY STUDENT, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT SEEMS LIKE TO ME.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SAMANTHA SHAMROD.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS SAMANTHA SHAMROD AND I'M A FRESHMAN AT CEDAR RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL.
I'M HERE TODAY TO ADVOCATE FOR CONTINUING THE ENFORCEMENT OF A MASK MANDATE UNTIL PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIAL SAY IT'S NO LONGER NEEDED, AND CHILDREN UNDER 12 CAN GET VACCINATED.
AFTER BEING VIRTUAL ALL LAST YEAR I AM VERY EXCITED TO RETURN TO CAMPUS.
MASKING WILL HELP PROTECT IN-PERSON LEARNING.
AT CEDAR RIDGE, I SIT OUTSIDE DURING LUNCH TO DISTANCE MYSELF FROM OTHERS.
PLEASE CONSIDER ADDING OR EXPANDING OUTDOOR SEATING OPTIONS FOR ALL K THROUGH 12 SCHOOLS.
I'VE SPOKEN WITH MULTIPLE CLASSMATES SOME OF WHO HAVE OR FAMILIES HAVE HEALTH ISSUES.
THEY FEEL VERY UNSAFE AT SCHOOL WITH THE CURRENT LEVEL OF MASK ENFORCEMENT.
CONTINUING TO STRONGLY ENFORCE A MASK MANDATE WOULD ALLEVIATE STRESS FOR THESE STUDENTS AND CREATE A SAFER LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR MAKING HARD DECISIONS LIKE THESE THAT WILL KEEP ME, MY CLASSMATES, MY TEACHERS, AND OUR FAMILIES SAFE AND HEALTHY.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KEDY WARD AND AFTER THAT WILL BE BRAYLAN WARD.
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>> FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR SETTING UP THIS MATRIX TO DETERMINE MASKING REQUIREMENTS.
HOWEVER, I THINK THAT THE NUMBER OF ABSENCES DUE TO COVID AND THE OVERALL PROPORTION OF VACCINATED STUDENT IN EACH SCHOOL SHOULD ALSO BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN DECIDING ON MASKING REQUIREMENTS IN ROUND ROCK ISD SCHOOLS.
SECOND, I ALSO THINK THAT MONDAY, APRIL 8TH, 2024 SHOULD BE A DAY OFF SCHOOL SO THAT ALL THE STUDENTS CAN GO AND SEE THE ECLIPSE.
THANK YOU. [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE]
>> HI. MY NAME IS BRAYLAN AND I GO ON KINDERGARTEN AT WELLS BRANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
THE THINGS THAT I LIKE IS PLAYING ON THE PLAYING AND SPACIOUS AND DOING STUFF ON MY COMPUTER.
[SPANISH] I WANT MY CLASS ASKED TO WEAR THEIR MASS, ASK FOR WE CAN ALL BE SAFE AND WE DON'T NEED TO STAY HOME AND HAVE FUN AT SCHOOL.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JACOB LOZANO.
>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JACOB LOZANO AND I'M CURRENTLY A SENIOR AT ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL.
I'M COMING UP TO SPEAK TODAY, URGING YOU TO HIGHLY CONSIDER CONTINUING AND HAVING A STRICTER ENFORCEMENT OF THE EXISTING MASK MANDATE.
WE'VE BEEN IN SCHOOL FOR ABOUT A MONTH ALREADY AND AT ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL, THERE HAVE BEEN A TOTAL OF 89 POSITIVE COVID CASES AND OVER 2,000 CLOSED CONTACTS.
I'M SURE THAT NUMBER HAS JUST GONE UP SINCE THE LAST TIME I CHECKED.
ANYWAY, I MYSELF HAVE BEEN CLASSIFIED AS A CLOSE CONTACT AND AS A RESULT, I HAD TO QUARANTINE OVER THE WEEKEND.
I WAS PRETTY UPSET ABOUT IT BECAUSE MY SISTER COULD HAVE BEEN AT RISK. SHE'S EIGHT YEARS OLD.
SHE CAN'T EVEN GET THE VACCINE YET AND I DON'T REALLY WANT TO PUT HER IN DANGER DUE TO SOMEONE ELSE'S SELFISHNESS.
I DO HIGHLY URGE YOU TO HAVE A MORE EFFECTIVE AND MORE ENFORCED MASK MANDATE.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS AMY HUZLEHURST.
IS AMY HUZLEHURST IN PERSON? LET'S SEE IF SHE'S VIRTUAL.
>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ALEJANDRO BUNCH AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF AN ANONYMOUS TEACHER.
OUR PREVIOUS VIRTUAL SCHOOL YEAR WAS VERY DIFFICULT WITH THE LACK OF TEACHER TO STUDENT CONNECTION.
MANY OF THE STUDENTS GAVE UP IN SCHOOL AND EXPERIENCED AN INCREASE IN MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC.
UNFORTUNATELY, I FEAR THAT THIS IS WHERE WE MAY BE HEADED IF WE DO NOT HAVE A REAL MASK MANDATE WHERE SCHOOL PERSONNEL ARE EMPOWERED TO ENFORCE IT.
TO USE THE WORD MANDATE IS ERRONEOUS BECAUSE CURRENTLY THERE ARE NO RAMIFICATIONS FOR NOT WEARING A MASK.
THIS WEEK ALONE, I HAVE RECEIVED CONFIRMATION OF VACATIONS FOR THREE STUDENTS IN MY CLASSES AND THE OVERALL NUMBER OF POSITIVE CASES IS STAGGERING.
THE CDC, THE AAP AND THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS ALL RECOMMEND MASK WEARING TO STOP THE SPREAD OF COVID-19.
I IMPLORE YOU TO LISTEN TO SCIENCE WHEN MAKING YOUR DECISION.
DO NOT MAKE DECISIONS REGARDING THE SAFETY OF THE STUDENTS AND THE STAFF AROUND OUR GISTE BASED ON POLITICAL VIEWS, RATHER BASE YOUR DECISION ON THE SCIENCE.
>> HI. YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING TONIGHT.
[APPLAUSE] NOW, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO OUR VIRTUAL STUDENTS.
OUR FIRST VIRTUAL STUDENT SPEAKER IS PEYTON SCHNEIDER.
SHE'S NOT SPEAKING. THEN OUR NEXT VIRTUAL SPEAKER IS GRAYSON DAVID.
>> YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. GO AHEAD.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS GRAYSON DAVID.
I'M IN FOURTH GRADE AND I THINK WE SHOULD KEEP WEARING MASKS WHEN THE CASES ARE HIGH.
I CAN'T GET THE VACCINE AND I WANTED TO GO TO SCHOOL IN-PERSON.
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SCIENTISTS HAVE TOLD US THAT THE THINGS WE CAN DO TO STAY SAFE ARE SOCIAL DISTANCE, WEAR MASK AND GET THE VACCINE.I WEAR A MASK TO THE TO PROTECT PEOPLE AROUND ME.
MASKS WORK BY PREVENTING US FROM SPREADING THE VIRUS.
>> YOU STILL HAVE 30 SECONDS LEFT.
>> YOU WANTED TO SAY ANYTHING ELSE? HE'S DONE.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT VIRTUAL SPEAKER IS ALAINA LOZANO.
IF ANY OF THE SPEAKERS, THE STUDENTS THAT I'M CALLING ARE ACTUALLY HERE IN-PERSON AND NOT VIRTUALLY, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO STEP UP.
>> MY NAME IS ALAINA LOZANO AND I'M A THIRD GRADER.
I'M GOING TO SCHOOL VIRTUALLY RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF COVID.
IT'S NOT SAFE FOR ME TO GO TO SCHOOL JUST WITHOUT THE VACCINE.
MY MOM USED TO GO SCHOOL TO TEACH.
A FEW WEEKS SHE TOOK COVID TEST TO MAKE SURE SHE BRING IT TO ME AND MY GRANDPARENTS.
SHE WANTS ME AND OTHERS TO BE PROTECTED AND SO DO I.
I THINK WE SHOULD WEAR MASKS TO KEEP THE PEOPLE SAFE.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME.
>> THIRTY SECONDS. YOU STILL HAVE 30 SECONDS LEFT.
>> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SARAH HALL.
I'M AN EIGHTH GRADER AT HOPEWELL MIDDLE SCHOOL.
UNTIL THERE'S A VACCINE AVAILABLE FOR YOUNGER STUDENTS, I THINK WE SHOULD WEAR MASKS TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE PROTECTED.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS META LATHER AND I APOLOGIZE [OVERLAPPING].
>> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS MICHAELA HADER AND I'M A SENIOR AT ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL.
THIS EVENING, I'M SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE MASK MANDATE CONTINUATION AND ENFORCEMENT.
EVERY SINGLE DAY OF SCHOOL, WE AS STUDENTS COME HOME TO COVID NOTIFICATION ALERTS.
EVERY SINGLE DAY, WE ARE NOTIFIED THAT ANOTHER STUDENT, TEACHER OR FACULTY MEMBER HAS GOTTEN COVID.
BOARD MEMBERS, I ASK YOU TO TAKE PRIORITY IN THIS SITUATION.
THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING THE MASK MANDATE, BUT I ASKED YOU TO DO MORE.
IF WE ARE UNABLE TO ENACT A MASK POLICY WHICH CAN BE ENFORCED, I FEEL HISTORY WILL LOOK BACK UPON THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR [OVERLAPPING].
>> SOMETHING THAT'S A LAPSE OF JUDGMENT AT BEST AND CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE AT WORST.
[LAUGHTER] THIS SHOULD NOT BE A HILL UPON WHICH WE FIGURATIVELY AND LITERALLY DIE.
UNPRECEDENTED PROBLEMS REQUIRE UNPRECEDENTED SOLUTIONS, AND IF THE SOLUTION REQUIRES US TO WEAR FACE COVERINGS, THEN SO BE IT.
IF SAFETY IS TRULY THE PRIORITY OF OUR DISTRICT, THEN NO SACRIFICE WOULD BE TOO GREAT TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OUR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS.
>> I THINK I FOUND ONE MORE CARD OF AN IN-PERSON STUDENT, LILY BARTON.
>> HOW DO I ADJUST THIS THING? THERE WE GO.
I'M AN EIGHTH GRADER AT RIDGEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THE WORDS OF GOVERNOR ABBOTT ANNOUNCED ANY MASK MANDATING WILL BE RENOUNCED.
WHY SHOULD I FOLLOW THE RULES BUT NOT YOU? DON'T YOU KNOW KIDS ARE PEOPLE TOO? DO YOU THINK IT'S COMFORTABLE BECAUSE IT'S NOT? YOU BELIEVE IT'S PROTECTING US, WHAT PROOF HAVE YOU GOT? THERE WAS A TIME WHEN WE WERE ON THE SAME SIDE.
WE RODE THE SAME BOAT, SURFED THE SAME TIME, BUT NOW AS THE DAYS PASS, WE GET MORE DIVIDED.
EACH SIDE BELIEVE IN THE OTHERS MISGUIDE.
SHAME ON YOU FOR CENSORING OUR FACES, TAKE OFF OUR MASKS, DON'T TRY TO ERASE US.
I'VE GOT MORE REASONS, BUT NOT MUCH TIME.
NOW, THAT BRINGS ME TO THE EXIT OF MY RHYME.
LET ME LEAVE YOU WITH THESE FINAL THOUGHTS.
THE TIME WE SPEND IN SCHOOL LAST YEAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS.
NO CLUBS, NO CAMARADERIE LEFT ME CHEERLESS.
NOW I'M HOPING THAT THE BOARD WILL HEAR THIS.
>> WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO OUR VIRTUAL SPEAKERS NOW.
IS SOHAM GOVANDE ON VIRTUALLY? HOW ABOUT ABID LATHER?
>> HELLO, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS ABID AND I'M A FRESHMAN AT ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL.
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WE ARE ALL HERE TODAY BECAUSE WE DESPERATELY NEED A CHANGE IN HOW OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT IS HANDLING COVID-19 RIGHT NOW.ALMOST HALF OF EVERYONE AT SCHOOL WEARS A MASK AND NOBODY TAKES SOCIAL DISTANCING SERIOUSLY.
WELL, THIS IS TO BE EXPECTED WHEN YOU PUT 4,000 KIDS IN A SCHOOL WITH NO ENFORCEMENT OF MASKS.
COVID VIRUSES ARE MUTATING AND CASES HAVE BEEN EXPONENTIALLY GOING UP EVER SINCE SCHOOL HAS OPENED.
A LOT OF US DON'T WANT TO RISK OUR LIVES JUST BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE DON'T LIKE THE WAY MASKS MAKES THEM FEEL.
PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT TO MANDATE MASKS, THAT BREAKS THOUSANDS OF BRIGHT KIDS STUDENTS.
>> WE NOW LIVE WITH THE LUXURIES OF ADVANCED MEDICINES AND HAVE THE TOOLS TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE.
LET'S NOT TAKE MASKS FOR GRANTED AND START TAKING PEOPLE'S LIVES SERIOUSLY.
YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE CHOICE TO PROTECT EVERYONE WITH LITERALLY NO DRAWBACKS OR TO RISK EVERYONE'S LIVES AND GIVE PEOPLE THE OPTION TO WEAR A MASK JUST BECAUSE THEY WANT TO.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND PLEASE MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SAHEL J. SAHEL S-A-H [OVERLAPPING].
>> MY NAME IS SAHEL AND I'M IN THIRD GRADE, VIRTUAL.
MY MOM ASKED ME IF KIDS SHOULD BE WEARING MASKS IN SCHOOL OR NOT.
I RESPONDED WITH, OF COURSE, THEY SHOULD WEAR MASKS.
[APPLAUSE] ACTUALLY THAT'S ALL.
KIDS SHOULD ALWAYS WEAR MASKS AT ALL TIMES FOR SAFETY.
I THINK MORE KIDS WILL COME TO SCHOOL IF MORE KIDS WEAR MASKS AT SCHOOL, OR IF THERE'S A RULE OF KIDS SHOULD WEAR A MASK AT SCHOOL.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS NICHA GANESH.
>> HI. I'M A 10TH GRADER AT ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL.
I'M HERE IN SUPPORT OF THE MASK MANDATE.
WEARING A MASK, AS I SAID BEFORE, IS NOT AND SHOULD NOT BE TREATED AS A POLITICAL MATTER.
IT IS A MATTER OF SAFETY AND AS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, IT IS YOUR JOB TO KEEP THE PEOPLE SAFE FROM COVID.
HONESTLY, THE SOLUTION TO THIS HUGE PROBLEM IS QUITE LITERALLY RIGHT IN FRONT OF US.
WEARING A MASK IS NOT ABOUT PROTECTING YOURSELF, BUT IT IS ABOUT PROTECTING OTHERS, LIKE THE STUDENTS AND THESE PEOPLE IN ROUND ROCK ISD WHO ARE UNVACCINATED OR IMMUNOCOMPROMISED.
KEEPING THE PEOPLE SAFE HAS TO BE AT [OVERLAPPING]
>> AT THIS POINT FOR THE SAFETY OF THE RESIDENTS OF ROUND ROCK ISD, WE HAVE TO ENFORCE IT.
GETTING LATE EMAILS EVERY DAY TELLING ME THAT SOMEONE AT MY SCHOOL HAS BEEN TESTED POSITIVE FOR A LIFE-THREATENING DISEASE IS NOT PROTECTING ANYONE, BUT WHAT WILL IS A MASK AND WE NEED TO ENFORCE IT.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SONNY SHUKLA.
IS SONNY ON? ALL RIGHT THEN HOW ABOUT [INAUDIBLE] MOMEN?
>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE] MOMEN AND I'M A SENIOR AT ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL.
I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE MASK MANDATE.
LAST WEEK OUR PRINCIPAL TOLD US THAT THEY WERE IMPLEMENTING A POLICY WHICH THEY COULD NOT ENFORCE, [NOISE] ENACTING A POLICY THAT CANNOT BE ENFORCED IS SENTIMENTAL AND ANEMIC.
IT IS A TEMPORARY AND PERFORMATIVE SOLUTION.
THE MASK MANDATE PROTECTS BOTH TEACHERS AND STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE TOO YOUNG TO RECEIVE THE COVID-19 VACCINES.
TEACHERS ARE ALREADY STRESSED OUT TRYING TO DO A JOB THAT DEMANDS A LOT OF TIME AND EMOTIONAL INVESTMENT [OVERLAPPING] AND COMING TO SCHOOL, MAKES IT MORE STRESSFUL WHEN WE HAVE TO WORRY THAT THEY MAY BRING COVID-19 HOME, TO AT-RISK FAMILY MEMBERS.
WEARING MASKS IS BOTH SAFE AND THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID-19.
CHOOSING NOT TO WEAR ONE WITHOUT A LEGITIMATE MEDICAL EXEMPTION IS A SELFISH CHOICE FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF ONE PERSON VERSUS THE SAFETY OF MANY.
>> OUR LAST STUDENT SPEAKER IS PAHITI PATARI.
ARE THERE ANY STUDENTS SPEAKERS ON THAT I MISSED? AMY HASAHOSE, SOAM KAVANDI,
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SONIE SUKLA OR PAHITI PATARI.WE'LL GO ON THEN TO OUR IN-PERSON ADULT SPEAKERS.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS MICHELLE EVANS.
AFTER THAT WILL BE MICHAEL BENNETT.
>> I WANT TO START OFF BY CLARIFYING THAT ROUND ROCK ISD ONLY HAD THEIR STAY GRANTED DUE TO A TECHNICALITY AND THAT WILL BE SOON REMEDIED.
I'M HERE TO DEMAND THAT YOU RETURN TO NORMALCY.
IF YOU CAN ALLOW SPORTING EVENTS, YOU CAN ALLOW PEP RALLIES AND DANCES, YOU CAN ALLOW PARENTS TO ATTEND AWARD CEREMONIES AND GRADUATIONS.
YOU'RE CURRENTLY EXCLUDING PARENTS FROM CAMPUSES AND DENYING STUDENTS THE RIGHT TO FREELY ASSEMBLE.
WE'RE DONE ASKING FOR PERMISSION FROM ACTIVIST BUREAUCRATS.
WE'RE DONE WITH YOUR ATTEMPTS TO SILENCE US.
WE'RE DONE WITH OUR CHILDREN BEING USED AS POLITICAL PAWNS IN YOUR VIRTUE SIGNALING GAME.
WE'RE DONE WITH BEING WILLFULLY IGNORED.
WE'RE DONE BEING THREATENED FROM THE DEUS.
WE WILL BE HEARD AND WE WILL RISE UP.
WE WILL NOT TOLERATE THE WASTING OF OUR TAX DOLLARS ON LAWSUITS BECAUSE YOU REFUSE TO ADMIT YOU ARE ON THE WRONG [OVERLAPPING].
>> WE GOT TO STICK TO [OVERLAPPING]
[APPLAUSE] WE WILL BE STEWARDS OF THE CONSTITUTION AND WE WILL DEMAND COMPLIANCE [OVERLAPPING].
>> I DON'T GET MY TIME BACK? [BACKGROUND]
>> I WAS INTERRUPTED. [BACKGROUND] YOU GAVE PEOPLE TIME.
>> WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A FIVE-MINUTE RECESS.
[NOISE] WE'RE GOING TO CALL BACK TO ORDER.
WE DID HAVE A SUGGESTION THAT, IN ORDER TO STOP THE INTERRUPTIONS OF OUR SPEAKERS, IF YOU FEEL SO MOVED, INSTEAD OF CLAPPING AND CHEERING, JAZZ HANDS. [LAUGHTER] WE'RE GOING TO GO NOW TO MICHAEL BENNETT AND THEN AFTER THAT IS RENALDA SIMMS. IS MICHAEL BENNETT [NOISE] HERE? RENALDA SIMMS.
>> GOOD EVENING BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
MY NAME IS RENALDA SIMMS AND I AM A DISTRICT PARENT.
I WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THIS PUBLIC MEETING IN THE SAME ROOM WITH YOU, AS SHOULD HAVE BEEN MY RIGHT UNDER THE OPEN MEETINGS FOR ALL THE PREVIOUS BOARD MEETINGS, FOR WHICH ACCESS WAS RESTRICTED UNDER THE GUISE OF A COVID SAFETY PROTOCOL.
I CALL IT GUISE, BECAUSE OF THE SELECTIVE APPLICATION OF THIS RENEGADE POLICY, THE SAME NIGHT YOU ALLOWED ONLY 18 CHAIRS IN THE BOARDROOM FOR PARENT ATTENDANCE, 300 BN KIDS MINGLED IN THE GYM ACROSS THE HALL.
SELECTIVELY, YOU ALSO PLANNED TO CENSOR THE TWO TRUSTEES TONIGHT WHEN A QUICK PERUSAL OF THE PAST FIVE BOARD MEETINGS VIDEO SHOW NUMEROUS AND GRIEVOUS MEETING AND THE QUORUM RULE VIOLATIONS BY OTHER TRUSTEES.
THIS BEGS THE QUESTION WHY THESE TWO? THE TWO TRUSTEES YOU PLAN TO CENSORS TONIGHT, WERE THE ONLY ONES BRINGING TO ATTENTION THE SERIES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST DR.
AZAIS AND THE VICTIMS PROTECTIVE ORDER ON FILE AGAINST HIM.
I THINK THAT MIGHT BE THE REASON [OVERLAPPING].
>> THAT MIGHT BE THE [OVERLAPPING].
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING TONIGHT.
>> WHAT IS YOUR POINT, TRUSTEE HARRISON.
>> I'D LIKE FOR US TO MAINTAIN DECORUM AND AS SUCH, WE NEED TO STAY ON TOPIC.
>> TIM, LET'S MOVE ON. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DUSTIN CLARK, AND AFTER THAT WILL BE DENISE RAY.
>> MR. CLARK, CAN YOU CHECK THAT MICROPHONE.
I THOUGHT THEY HAD TURNED IT ON.
THAT ONE'S WORKING. NOW WE CAN HAVE PEOPLE AT EACH MICROPHONE. THANK YOU.
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>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS DUSTIN CLARK.
I THINK MOST EVERYONE IN HERE KNOWS ME BY NOW.
THIS IS MY FAMILY, MY WIFE, THREE OF MY FOUR CHILDREN.
TONIGHT'S MEETING WAS MEANT TO CENSOR TWO WOMEN ON THIS BOARD, BUT YOU CAN'T CENSOR ME, MY FAMILY.
YOU CAN'T SILENCE OUR COMMUNITY.
YOU SEE THE COMMUNITY BEHIND ME HERE.
TONIGHT'S MEETING THE FULL AGENDA HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH STUDENT OUTCOMES.
IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH MAKING GOOD IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THAT'S WHAT YOU GUYS ARE CHARGED WITH.
YOU GUYS ARE LEADERS, WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT, AND LEADERS UNIFY.
LEADERS DON'T OPPRESS AND SUPPRESS.
I WANT TO CHARGE ALL OF YOU TO REMEMBER YOUR OATH OF OFFICE.
TO SUPPORT, DEFEND, AND PROTECT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DENISE RAY.
>> I'M DENISE RAY. TO QUOTE TRUSTEE WESTON, CAN WE PLEASE JUST LET COOLER HEADS PREVAIL.
THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF GRANDSTANDING, POSTURING, AND FLEXING.
YOUR RESOLUTION TO CENSURE TRUSTEES WESTON AND BONE IS AN EFFORT TO SILENCE THEM AND DEFLECT FROM OTHER CONCERNING ISSUES.
TO BE FAIR, WE KNOW EACH OF YOU HAD ALSO DESERVES TO BE CENSURED FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER.
[APPLAUSE] WHO GIVES YOU SIX [BACKGROUND] AND THE TWO LAWYERS ALSO THE RIGHT TO STAND IN JUDGMENT AND HUMILIATE THESE TWO WITHOUT LOOKING AT YOUR OWN REFLECTIONS.
MATTHEW 7:1 SAYS, JUDGE NOT LEST YOU BE JUDGED.
YOU'RE ALL GUILTY TO SOME DEGREE OF BEHAVIORS AND BECOMING OF DISTRICT LEADERSHIP.
I BELIEVE SOME OF YOU UP THERE DO CARE ABOUT STUDENT WELFARE AND OUTCOME, BUT I THINK YOU'VE LOST YOUR WAY.
IT'S A DISSERVICE TO TEACHERS AND CHILDREN TO CONTINUE DOWN THIS PATH.
THIS POWERFUL STRUGGLE IS CAUSING MORE HARM AND DIVISION AND OUR KIDS AREN'T LEARNING THAT THEY CAN'T SPEAK THEIR TRUTH WITHOUT FEAR OF REPRISAL.
THAT THERE'S NO EQUITY OR INCLUSION IF THEY ARE IN THE MINORITY.
IT'S NOT ABOUT CENSORSHIP, IT'S FEAR AND AUTHORITARIAN CONTROL, COVER-UP AND CORRUPTION BY THE SUPERINTENDENT AND PRESIDENT WEIR AND THE REMAINING FOUR TRUSTEES, YOU ARE JUST THEIR PUPPETS.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ROCHELLE CLARK.
>> ONE SECOND. I'D JUST LIKE TO REMIND THAT CENTER SECTION, IF YOU'RE GOING TO HOLD SIGNS, IF YOU DON'T MIND MOVING TO THE OUTSIDE BECAUSE YOU ARE BLOCKING OUR CAMERAS.
PERFECTLY HAPPY, BUT I JUST WANT TO GIVE EVERYBODY THE SAME OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING AND IF WE'RE BLOCKING THE CAMERAS, THEN THE PEOPLE WHO ARE SEEING THIS VIRTUALLY CAN'T PARTICIPATE.
YOU GUYS DON'T KNOW ME VERY WELL BECAUSE I DON'T REALLY LIKE TO COME TO THESE MEETINGS.
FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY HI DAD IN MISSISSIPPI.
I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON THE RESOLUTION TO CENSURE MARY AND DANIELLE.
WHILE YOU THINK YOU ARE USING CENSURE FOR GOOD, IN REALITY, YOU ARE USING IT TO SILENCE THE COMMUNITY'S VOICE THAT MARY AND DANIELLE REPRESENT.
THEY REPRESENT MY VOICE, MY CHILDREN'S VOICE, AND OVER HALF OF THIS COMMUNITY.
FURTHERMORE, I DON'T BELIEVE THE USE OF THIS TOOL IS BEING APPLIED UNIFORMLY WITH THE OTHER TRUSTEES ON THIS BOARD.
I CAN POINT TO AT LEAST ONE OTHER INSTANCE WHERE DR. ZHAO THREATENED A JUDGE WITH 10 MIDDLE FINGERS, SEEMS LIKE OVERKILL [APPLAUSE] THIS PAST WEEK.
WHERE IS THE CENSURE OF THAT? IF MARY AND DANIELLE CAN BE CENSURED FOR THEIR ACTIONS TUESDAY, WHY ARE YOU NOT CENSURED FOR ATTEMPTING TO ABUSE LAW ENFORCEMENT TO REMOVE A CHILD FROM THE [OVERLAPPING] BOARD.
THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING TONIGHT. [OVERLAPPING] [APPLAUSE]
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CAITLIN [INAUDIBLE] [APPLAUSE] [NOISE] I'M ONLY GOING TO CALL THE NAMES ONE TIME IF YOU'RE SCREAMING AND YOU CAN'T HEAR YOUR NAME, I'M VERY SORRY, BUT I'M ONLY GOING TO CALL IT ONE TIME.
>> HI, I'M CAITLIN. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU GUYS TODAY.
WHAT IS THERE, BUT THE SILENCE YOU HAVE NOT KNOWN.
IN THE DIMNESS OF THE ROOM, THE LIGHTS FLICKER IN THE NURSES FLUME.
SHIFTING PRESSURE ON THIS SIDE OF THE PANE TO SLEEP TIME PASSES BY.
TILL THE TONE IS EVEN UNBROKEN AND FRANTICALLY THE ROOM IS FILLED.
THOUGH DEATH HAS DEPARTED, THEY WILL BATTLE STILL.
WITH THE NOISE AND THE BACILLUS ROUND,
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YOU STILL HEAR NONE, BUT THE BEATING OF ONE WHERE THERE HAD BEEN TO HURT.THAT IS THE SILENT I DO NOT WISH ON YOU.
WHAT I WANT TO ASK BEFORE I GO, IS THERE A PARENT IN HERE WHO HAS A CHILD THEY CAN NO LONGER HOLD? IF SO, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
WHY WOULD YOU WISH THAT KIND OF PAIN ON YOUR NEIGHBORS? THIS IS WHY I ASKED THAT WE PLEASE KEEP MASKS IN SCHOOL.
NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO FEEL THAT WAY.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS STACEY PATTERSON.
STACEY? AFTER STACEY WILL BE BENJAMIN STERLING.
>> SOMEONE SPIT ON THIS OVER HERE.
SURE. I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT SAW IT. SORRY.
>> MY NAME IS STACEY PATTERSON AND I HAVE TWO LITTLE GIRLS THAT ATTEND GREAT OAKS ELEMENTARY.
I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THE MASK MANDATE, WHICH I FEEL IS THE BARE MINIMUM THAT YOU CAN DO TO PROTECT MY CHILDREN.
I BEG YOU TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE AFFECTED IN OUR COMMUNITY BY OUR CHILDREN'S HEALTH.
LIKE MY NEIGHBOR WHO COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE SHE IS GOING THROUGH CHEMO FOR BREAST CANCER.
SHE WANTS DESPERATELY FOR HER SMALL CHILDREN TO HAVE A NORMAL SCHOOL LIFE WHILE SHE UNDERGOES TREATMENT.
WHILE AS I'M SURE YOU CAN IMAGINE, HER CHILDREN'S LIVES ARE SO DIFFERENT AT HOME.
IN CLOSING, EVEN THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE OPPOSED TO MASKS KNOW IN YOUR HEART THAT HAVING A MASK MANDATE IN OUR SCHOOLS IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS BENJAMIN STERLING.
OVER 1,100 STUDENTS HAVE BEEN AFFECTED WITH COVID-19 IN FIVE WEEKS IN THIS DISTRICT.
THIS IS GREATER THAN THE NUMBER FOR THE ENTIRETY OF LAST YEAR.
LAST YEAR WE HAD A MASK MANDATE AND STRICT ENFORCEMENT AND TRACKING WHICH ALLOWED US TO CONTAIN THE SPREAD ON CAMPUS.
THESE 1,100 CHILDREN DID NOT NEED TO SUFFER IF WE HAD FOLLOWED THAT STRICT MASK PROTOCOL FROM LAST YEAR.
WE NEED TO EXTEND THE MANDATE AND ENFORCE IT.
EDUCATION AT ROUND ROCK SUPPORTS THE CENSURE OF TRUSTEES BONE AND WESTON AS THEIR DISREGARD FOR THE SAFETY OF THOSE AROUND THEM, DRAWS IN TO ASK QUESTION THEIR ABILITY TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE OTHER PROBLEMS IN THIS DISTRICT THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED, LIKE THE FLAGRANT PROBLEMS WITH OUR CURRENT BUSSING SYSTEM.
BUT ALL THE OXYGEN HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT OF THE ROOM BY THOSE WHO HAVE DECIDED TO MODEL THE PRACTICE OF I DO WHAT I WANT, BECAUSE I DON'T CARE WHO GETS HURT.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS TRAVIS NORTH AND AFTER THAT WILL BE CATHERINE RIGHTMAYOR.
>> HELLO BOARD. MY NAME IS TRAVIS NORTH.
I'M A REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
I HAVE 99 PATTERNS AND I'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR 20 YEARS.
I'VE DONE RESEARCH, SO EVERYBODY OUT HERE TODAY HAD OPINIONS.
THE DATA FROM THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE TWO STANDARD DEVIATIONS OF MASK EFFECTIVENESS OF 90 PERCENT OF PEOPLE THAT STOOD UP HERE, IT'S LESS THAN 30 PERCENT OF CLOTH MASK.
YOU'RE IN N95, YOUR SURGICAL MASKS, YES I AGREE.
IF YOU LOOK AT THIS, IT'S CROSS-REFERENCED THREE DIFFERENT WAYS IT GOT THREE DIFFERENT SLIDES.
IF YOU LOOK AT BACK TO ROW, IT'S A SQUARED TERM.
THE THING I'M GOING TO LEAVE WITH YOU IS TO DO THIS.
IF YOU REALLY WANT TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR CHILDREN, FIND THE MIDDLE GROUND, CONNECT THESE TWO PEOPLE, AND FIND SOLUTIONS.
ULTRAVIOLET GERMICIDAL SOLUTIONS, UV SOLUTIONS WILL KILL 99 PERCENT OF THE SYSTEMS IN THE AIR, 99 PERCENT OF THE VIRUSES.
IF YOU INVEST, SELL THOSE 13 TOPOS, YOU COULD PUT ONE IN EVERY SCHOOL SYSTEM.
PLEASE THINK ABOUT COMBINING, BRINGING THESE PEOPLE BACK TOGETHER, FIND SOLUTIONS THAT WORK FOR EVERYONE, AND QUIT BEING HARDEN.
[OVERLAPPING] OPEN YOUR HEARTS. THANK YOU. [OVERLAPPING]
>> YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED.THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING TONIGHT. [APPLAUSE].
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CATHERINE RIGHTMAYOR AND AFTER THAT WILL BE SHONA KENYENON.
>> GOOD EVENING. I'M HERE AND MY NAME IS CATHERINE RIGHTMAYOR.
I'M HERE TO EXPRESS MY THANKFULNESS THAT DR.
BONE AND OUR CAPTAIN WESTON ARE HERE ON THE BOARD.
I THINK THEY ARE WONDERFUL ADDITIONS TO THIS BOARD.
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THEY HAVE UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL PATHWAYS AND UNIQUE WORK AND MILITARY EXPERIENCES, WHICH ADD GREATLY TO WHAT THEY CAN ADVOCATE FOR WITHIN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM.ALSO, WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THE MASK-WEARING, I THINK FIGURES ARE MANIPULATED.
I THINK THE DATA FROM THIS GENTLEMAN NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT.
I BELIEVE THAT WEARING MASKS TAKES AWAY FROM HUMANIZING AND THE PERSONAL EXPERIENCE IN THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE.
IF PEOPLE CAN SEE FACE TO FACE, THAT THEY CAN SEE FACIAL EXPRESSIONS. [INAUDIBLE] TEACHER. [OVERLAPPING]
>> IT'S TIME. YOUR TIME'S EXPIRED.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING TONIGHT.
>> SHONA KENYENON AND THEN JENNY GUSTIN.
>> HI, I WANTED TO THANK TRUSTEE WESTON AND BONE FOR THEIR ACTIONS LAST WEEK, STANDING UP FOR OUR RIGHTS.
THE MOTION THAT YOU HAVE AGAINST THEM IS JUST RIDICULOUS.
IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE ABOUT THIS MASK POLICY.
THE BOARD'S BREAKING THE LAW, HAVING A MASK MANDATE.
I'M NOT SURE HOW YOU EXPECT US TO FOLLOW YOUR POLICY WHEN YOU AREN'T EVEN FOLLOWING THE LAW.
[APPLAUSE] [LAUGHTER] YOU'RE BEING SUED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THE TEA ALSO CAME OUT AND MADE A STATEMENT THAT YOU CANNOT REQUIRE MASK.
YET YOU CONTINUE TO GO DOWN THIS LAWLESS PATH, RACKING UP MORE AND MORE DEBT FOR THE DISTRICT.
EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE VERY CAREFUL GIVING UP THEIR LIBERTIES FOR THIS FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY THAT WEARING THESE INEFFECTIVE CLOTH MASK PROVIDES.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JENNY GUSTIN, AND AFTER THAT WILL BE KIMBERLY CAULDRON.
>> MY NAME IS JENNY GUSTIN AND I AM A ROUND ROCK ISD PARENT.
I'M HERE TONIGHT REPRESENTING OVER 1,300 MEMBERS OF FAMILIES UNITED FOR STUDENTS SAFETY, MANY OF WHOM COULD NOT BE HERE IN PERSON TONIGHT.
IT'S TIME FOR US TO STOP THE ENDLESS DEBATES, SUSTAIN MASKING REQUIREMENTS UNTIL PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS DETERMINE THEY ARE NO LONGER NECESSARY.
TO AVOID RECURRENT TIME WASTAGE, THE BOARD SHOULD ADOPT THE DECISION MATRIX THAT WAS DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATION WITH PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS.
THAT MATRIX CLEARLY OUTLINES MASKING CRITERIA THAT IS BASED ON LOCAL SPREAD AND HOSPITAL CAPACITY.
OUR MASKING REQUIREMENT ALSO NEEDS STRICTER ENFORCEMENT TO HELP KEEP OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF SAFE.
IN ADDITION, WE ASK THE DISTRICT TO INVEST IN SAFE AND EQUITABLE OUTDOOR LUNCH OPTIONS FOR ALL ROUND ROCK ISD STUDENTS.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KIMBERLY [INAUDIBLE], AND THEN AFTER THAT WE BE JESSIE HERNANDEZ.
>> GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR OPENING THIS FORUM FOR ALL VOICES, HOPEFULLY, IT WILL DEESCALATE SOME OF THE TENSION.
THANK YOU TO THE BOARD ADMINISTRATION, AND STAFF FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY DURING SUCH TRYING TIMES.
I'M THE PARENT OF A 6TH GRADE YEAR PARK MIDDLE-SCHOOL STUDENT AND A 4TH GRADE VIRTUAL STUDENT.
I WANTED TO VOICE MY SUPPORT FOR ALL COVID POLICIES TO BE BASED ON SCIENCE AS DETERMINED BY LOCAL HEALTH DISTRICTS, PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONS, AND FEDERAL CDC POLICIES.
I HOPE THE BOARD WOULD CONSIDER ALL POLICIES, BUT I WILL TAKE A MASS POLICY AT THIS TIME, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE LEGAL LANDSCAPE.
MY VIRTUAL STUDENT DOESN'T CURRENTLY HAVE THE OPTION FOR A VACCINE, AS WELL AS MOST OTHERS IN HIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, SO IT MAKES SENSE TO PUT MORE STRINGENT SAFETY MEASURES IN PLACE.
I WILL HAPPILY BE REPORTING MY SITUATION TO FEDERAL OFFICIALS, BE AN OCR COMPLAINT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JESSIE HERNANDEZ AND AFTER THAT WILL BE DAVID OLSON.
>> I AM JESSIE HERNANDEZ, FATHER OF TWO IN THE DISTRICT AND A VETERAN MYSELF.
I WAS INITIALLY GOING TO GIVE A SPEECH ON HOW THE BOARD NEEDS TO BE MORE FORCEFUL, BUT THAT'S NO LONGER NECESSARY.
THEY'RE THUGS, AND THEY WOULD LIKE NOTHING MORE THAN TO APPEND YOUR AUTHORITY BY VIOLENTLY AND PHYSICALLY REMOVING YOU FROM WHERE YOU SIT.
I'VE SEEN THESE PEOPLE IN THEIR FACEBOOK GROUPS ENCOURAGING VIOLENCE, LOOKING FOR IVERMECTIN AMONG OTHER INSANE THINGS.
THEY LIE, THEY CHEAT. [NOISE] I'M TALKING.
[NOISE] THEY LIE, THEY CHEAT, THEY OBSTRUCT.
DON'T EVER LET THEM GET THE BEST OF YOU.
THESE PEOPLE WILL TAKE SHEEP DEWORMER IN AN ATTEMPT TO JUSTIFY SEEKING TO INFLICT DEATH UPON THE CHILDREN OF THIS DISTRICT.
THESE PEOPLE ARE RECRUITED [OVERLAPPING].
>> AGAIN, THEY ALONG WITH THEM ARE VERY SLIM MINORITY [NOISE] OF THE DISTRICT POPULATION.
WHAT WAS IT? NINE PERCENT THAT OPTED OUT OF THE MASS MANDATE?
>> WHAT'S YOUR POINT, TRUSTEE [INAUDIBLE]
>> I CAN'T EVEN UNDERSTAND WHAT HE'S SAYING.
PLEASE REFRAIN FROM TALKING WHILE HE'S TALKING.
I CAN'T EVEN HEAR TO TELL IF HE'S OFF TOPIC BECAUSE YOU ALL ARE TALKING DURING HIS ONE MINUTE.
>> I AGREE. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO HEAR.
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IF YOU'LL HOLD ON, YOU'VE GOT ABOUT 10 SECONDS LEFT.>> THE ONLY THING I WANT TO SAY IS I SUPPORT THE CENSURE AND THAT IS ALL, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. [APPLAUSE]
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DAVID OLSON.
THEN AFTER THAT WE'LL BE DON ZIMMERMAN.
>> JUST ONE SECOND. CAN I JUST ASK EVERYBODY TO PLEASE AFFORD THE RESPECT TO EVERYBODY THAT'S SPEAKING.
I KNOW THERE'S SOME VERY POLARIZING OPINIONS IN THIS ROOM AND THAT'S GREAT.
WE NEED TO HEAR EVERYONE'S OPINIONS.
BUT IT'S NOT PRODUCTIVE FOR ANYBODY TO HAVE YOU INTERRUPTING EACH OTHER AS WE SPEAK.
ALL I'M ASKING, IS TO PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL OF WHO HAS ONE MINUTE ON THE CLOCK.
WHETHER YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE, PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL.
>> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THIS WILL BE CONCISE.
[NOISE] I RENOUNCE THE RESOLUTION FOR THE CENSORING OF MARY BONE AND DANIELLE WESTON.
THEY DO STAND UP AND THEY DO FIGHT FOR OUR RIGHTS, AND THEY REPRESENT THE TRUSTEE BOARD WILL.
NOW, LASTLY THERE'S PLACE THREE, FOUR, FIVE, AND SIX, THAT ARE UP FOR ELECTION NEXT TIME, 2022.
DON'T GET TOO COMFORTABLE IN YOUR SEAT.
I'VE HAD A RESOLUTION, WHEREAS THE ROUND ROCK ISD BOARD MAY HAVE ACTED WITH OFFICIAL OPPRESSION IN VIOLATION OF TEXAS PENAL CODE 39.01, PARAGRAPH A, PARTS 1 AND 2, "BY UNLAWFUL CONTENT-BASED SPEECH CENSORSHIP AND WRONGFUL ARREST OF DUSTIN CLARK AND JEREMY STORY.
[APPLAUSE] WHEREAS, THE SAME BOARD HAS FOOLISHLY TRUSTED COUNSEL FROM UNELECTED GOVERNMENT SCHOOL DISTRICT LAWYERS WHO HAVE ADVISED BOARD MEMBERS IN SECRET EXECUTIVE SESSIONS TO TAKE ACTIONS WHICH MIGHT PLACE BOARD MEMBERS IN EVENTUAL LEGAL JEOPARDY.
WHEREAS, THE SAME BOARD HAS NOW PROPOSED AN UNLAWFUL SENSOR OF THE BEST DISTRICT TRUSTEES, DR. MARY BONE AND CAPTAIN DANIELLE WESTON, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE FIVE BOARD MEMBERS IMMEDIATELY APOLOGIZE AND RESIGN FOR THE CLAUSES OF INCOMPETENCE, PARTISANSHIP, ARROGANCE, LAWLESSNESS, AND CORRUPTION.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS VICKY PORTERFIELD.
AFTER THAT WILL BE MARK MONGER, I BELIEVE.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS VICKY PORTERFIELD.
I'M THE MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER OF STUDENTS IN ROUND ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT.
BOTH OF MY DAUGHTERS WENT TO ROUND ROCK SCHOOLS FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE.
I WAS VERY PROUD OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT DURING THOSE YEARS.
BUT IT SEEMS SOME THINGS HAVE CHANGED THAT DEEPLY CONCERN ME.
ONE OF THEM IS THE FACT THAT NOT EVERYONE HAS HAD A CHANCE TO BE FAIRLY HEARD AND REPRESENTED.
THANK YOU TONIGHT FOR THIS FORUM BUT BECAUSE THE LAST TWO MEETINGS I SAW, I DID NOT SEE THE SAME OPENNESS AND HEARING FROM PEOPLE.
I RECENTLY HEARD AN EXPERT SAY THAT RIGHT NOW IN AMERICA IT IS SO DIVIDED.
THE DIFFERENCE IS ON THE LIBERAL SIDE, 70 PERCENT OF THOSE ON THE LIBERAL SIDE, WHEN THEY HEAR AN OPPOSING VIEW, CUT OFF THE PERSON AND BREAK THE RELATIONSHIP AND THAT'S VERY DAMAGING.
I ASK THAT YOU NOT BE THOSE KIND OF PEOPLE, BUT THAT YOU STAND UP AND SO I SUPPORT DANIELLE WESTON, AND I SUPPORT MARY BONE. [OVERLAPPING].
THANK YOU SO MUCH [APPLAUSE] FOR SPEAKING TONIGHT.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MARK MONGER, AND AFTER THAT, IT WILL BE STACY LSIEWZ.
MARK MONGER, GO AHEAD, MR. MONGER.
>> I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE HERE OF HISTORY.
I AM CALLING ON CHURCHES, ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY, VETERANS, FREEDOM LOVING TEXANS.
WE'RE CALLING YOU GUYS EVERYWHERE, WE NEED YOUR HELP.
1930S GERMANY HAS MANY SIMILARITIES HERE.
THEY CENSURED EVERYBODY AND ALL THE PEOPLE WENT WITH THE GOVERNMENT.
WE KNOW IN THIS ROOM WHO WOULD HAVE TURNED IN ANNE FRANK. WE KNOW THAT NOW.
THANKS FOR SHOWING YOUR COLORS.
THESE PEOPLE ARE COMING AFTER YOUR KIDS, YOUR AMERICA. STAND UP.
WE ASK THAT WE HAVE MEN AND WOMEN THAT STAND UP FOR THE FREEDOM OF THIS COUNTRY.
WE WILL NO LONGER ALLOW THESE ENEMIES
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OF OUR KIDS TO TAKE OUR FREEDOM AWAY. WE WILL STAND UP. [OVERLAPPING]THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING.
YOUR TIME HAS [APPLAUSE] EXPIRED.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING.
I'M SORRY, IF I MISPRONOUNCED YOUR NAME.
>> IT'S LSIEWZ. I JUST WANT TO ECHO TONIGHT WHERE MOST OF THE SPEAKERS HAVE SAID REGARDING DR.
WE ALL KNOW THAT THESE WOMEN ARE WOMEN OF FAITH, COMMUNITY SERVANTS, AND WOMEN OF INTEGRITY.
THIS CENTRAL RESOLUTION WE ALL KNOW TO BE JUST A ACTIVE INTIMIDATION, MEANT TO SILENCE ANYONE WHO DISAGREES WITH YOU.
LET ME TELL YOU SOME THINGS THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR CENSURE.
FAILURE TO FOLLOW STATE LAW AND THE CODE OF ETHICS.
USING PARLIAMENTARY TACTICS TO SHUT DOWN DISCUSSION.
ABUSING YOUR POWER AND POSITION TO INTIMIDATE AN SAT MONITOR.
PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS TO CYBER BULLY PUBLIC OFFICIALS, AND NOT LEAST OF ALL, PUBLICLY THREATENING A JUDGE.
NEXT TIME YOU WANT TO CENSURE SOMEBODY, I URGE YOU TO THINK ABOUT THOSE THINGS.
>>OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MARY KRENEK.
K-R-E-N-E-K. MARY AFTER THAT WILL BE CHARLES CHADWELL. HE'S MARRIED.
>> I'LL GO AHEAD AND GO IN IF SHE SHOWS UP LATER.
MY NAME IS CHARLES CHADWELL AND I'M SPEAKING IN OPPOSITION TO THE CENTERS THAT PROPOSE THIS EVENING.
AS YOU ALL MAY KNOW, I WAS ON THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR 12 YEARS AND I THINK I'M THE ONLY ONE IN HERE THAT SINTERED A FORMER TRUSTEE, TERRY ROW MERE.
I WAS AGAINST WHAT SHE WAS SAYING AT THE TIME AND WE TALKED TO HER, BUT WE DID IT IN A VERY CIVILIZED WAY.
WHAT I'M SEEING RIGHT NOW IS VERY BEEN VINDICTIVE AND IT'S HOSTILE AND I'M OPPOSED TO IT.
I THINK WHAT IS PROPOSED HERE IS WAY BEYOND WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
I LOOK AT THIS AND I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF CHANGES THAT ARE GOING ON RIGHT NOW WITH THE MASK MANDATE AND WITH THE COVID RULES, EVERYBODY IS BRINGING UP SOME EXCELLENT IDEAS AND INFORMATION, BUT TO DO WITH THIS CENTER IS JUST WAY BEYOND THE SPIRIT OF CAMARADERIE AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS.
MY NAME IS BROUGHT UP LAST MONTH AT THE JUNE 19TH MEETING AND THERE WERE TYPOS [NOISE] IN THAT PRESENTATION.
YOU LET THE PEOPLE IN AFTER THAT ONE, YOU DID NOT LET THE PEOPLE IN LAST WEEK SO YOU HAVE A DOUBLE STANDARD ON THAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MICHAEL BARRETT AND AFTER THAT WILL BE MET KEPLER.
>> MY NAME IS MICHAEL BARRETT. I LIVED IN THE DISTRICT 30 YEARS, 15 YEARS WITH KIDS IN THE DISTRICT AND I'D BE NICE IF ALL THESE WISHES WORKED TO TAKE US OUT OF THIS PANDEMIC, BUT WISHES DON'T WORK AND MASS KIND OF DO.
NICE TO SEE YOU ALL [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE]
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MET KEPLER AND THEN LISA LESBY.
>> [NOISE] THIS BOARD HAS BEEN ON A SERIOUS POWER TRIP, DISREGARD FOR ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER, DISREGARD FOR BOARD BYLAWS, AND DISREGARD FOR TEXAS STATE LAW.
THIS ATTEMPT TO CENSOR TRUSTEES IS JUST THE LATEST EXAMPLE OF POWER TRIPPING, SEEKING ONLY TO SILENCE COMPETING VOICES.
THESE CENTRAL MOTIONS PREVENT BONE AT WESTERN FROM STEPPING FOOT ON A SCHOOL CAMPUS IF YOU READ THE LANGUAGE.
BANNING THEM FROM CAMPUSES HAS NO BENEFIT WHATSOEVER IT'S ONLY MEANT TO PUNISH.
YOU WANT THEM LISTED AS CENSURED TRUSTEES ON THE WEBSITE.
A CHILDISH AND PETTY ACTION AKIN TO PLAYGROUND BOWLING AND MEAN CALLING.
RECENTLY YOU WHO HAVE ADOPTED A HEAVY-HANDED APPROACH TO DISSENT AND HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTED TO WIELD SOME SORT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT POWER WITH THE PUBLIC, FOR EXAMPLE, TO ROUND ROCK ISD PARENTS JEREMY'S STORY AND DUSTIN CLARK WERE PLACED UNDER FALSE ARREST LAST WEEK FOR PARTICIPATING IN THIS PUBLIC FORUM.
WE AREN'T INTIMIDATED AND WE AREN'T GOING AWAY.
[APPLAUSE] MAY I REMIND YOU THAT YOU ARE PUBLIC SERVANTS, STOP ACTING LIKE DICTATORS AND KNOW THAT IF YOU RAISED YOUR HAND AND FAVOR THESE CENSURES, YOU'RE ADMITTING AND ACKNOWLEDGING YOUR ABUSE OF POWER, YOUR PETTINESS AT YOUR DISMISSAL, AND DISRESPECT OF A MASSIVE PART OF THIS COMMUNITY IN YOUR CONSTITUENCY.
>> NEXT SPEAKER IS LISA LESBY AND THEN AFTER THAT WILL BE ARVIN KEENEY.
>> HI. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS LISA LESBY.
I AM THE PARENT OF A GRADUATED SENIOR FROM THIS DISTRICT AND A TAXPAYER WHO PAYS THE EXORBITANT TAXES IN THIS DISTRICT.
BONE AND CAPTAIN WESTON BUT YOU MIGHT FIND MY REQUEST ODD.
I WOULD LIKE YOU TO GO AHEAD AND CENSURE THESE FINE LADIES, BECAUSE THE COMMUNITY OUT THERE IS
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GOING TO WANT TO KNOW WHO IT WAS THAT STOOD UP FOR OUR RIGHTS.THEY'RE GOING TO WANT TO KNOW WHO IT IS THAT THEY PUT DOWN THEIR FOOT AND SAID WE'RE NOT GOING TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS FAILURE OF LEADERSHIP.
THERE HAS BEEN A CONSTANT FAILURE OF LEADERSHIP FROM THE BEGINNING OF THIS WHOLE PANDEMIC.
ROUND ROCK HAS MISMANAGED THIS.
NOW THAT WE ARE CONTINUING TO DISCUSS THIS MASS MANDATE, THE REASON THAT WE KEEP HAVING THESE DISRUPTIONS IS BECAUSE THERE IS NO REASONABLE SOLUTION WHEN WE'RE JUST GOING TO TAKE ONE SIDE.
YOU GUYS MIGHT WANT TO THINK ABOUT YOUR ACTIONS AND MAKE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR BECAUSE ELECTIONS ARE COMING UP VERY SOON.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKERS ARE ARVIN KEENEY AND AFTER THAT, WE'LL BE CHRISTIAN TRUJILLO.
>> RRISD. THANKS FOR WATCHING. CHILDREN ARE WATCHING.
WE JUST TAUGHT OUR CHILDREN IN THE LAST WEEK ALONE THAT IT IS OKAY TO TAKE THE HELP OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TO RESOLVE MATTERS INSIDE OUR HOUSE.
WE TAUGHT CHILDREN IT'S OKAY TO CENSURE TRUSTEES AND PARENTS JUST BECAUSE THEY WERE SPEAKING UP TO THEIR TRUTH.
WE ALSO TAUGHT OUR CHILDREN IT'S OKAY TO GET PARENTS ARRESTED JUST FOR WANTING TO BE HEARD.
PLEASE WHAT KIND OF ROLE MODELS DO WE WANT TO BE FOR OUR CHILDREN? THINK ABOUT IT BEFORE YOU ACT.
>> CHRISTIAN TRUJILLO, AND THEN AFTER THAT, IT'LL BE CHRISTIE SLAVE.
>> OKAY. LET ME KNOW WHEN IT BEGINS THE TIME.
YEAH. SO I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED BECAUSE I KEEP HEARING THAT WE SHOULD WAIT UNTIL EVERY CHILD CAN BE VACCINATED UNTIL WE LIFT COVID RESTRICTIONS.
DUE TO CENSORSHIP, THERE ARE MANY FACTS MOST PEOPLE AREN'T AWARE OF Y'ALL AND LOOK THIS UP LATER, 0.0009 THAT IS THE NATIONAL RISK OF DEATH FOR CHILDREN, 0.015 IS THE NATIONAL RISK OF DEATH FOR ALL AGE GROUPS.
I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THE NUMBERS WE'RE DIVIDING OUR COUNTRY AND OUR COMMUNITY OVER.
ALSO DUE TO CENSORSHIP, MANY PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT DR. ROBERT MALONE, THE INVENTOR OF MRNA TECHNOLOGY, IS WARNING AGAINST THIS VACCINE DUE TO HOW MANY DEATHS AND PERMANENT INJURIES HAVE BEEN CAUSED.
ALSO, THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE-WINNING INVENTOR OF THE PCR TEST SAID IT SHOULD NEVER BE USED AS A DIAGNOSTIC BECAUSE YOU CAN FIND ANYTHING AND ANYBODY.
WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE REAL CASE NUMBERS ARE REAL, WHICH MAY EXPLAIN WHY FLU CASES WENT FROM AN AVERAGE OF 40 MILLION PER YEAR TO ONLY 1800 LAST YEAR.
TO THE PEOPLE SAYING LISTEN TO THE SCIENCE, SCIENCE IS NEVER SETTLED.
IF YOU CAN QUESTION IT, IT'S SCIENCE, BUT IF YOU AREN'T ALLOWED TO QUESTION IT, IT'S PROPAGANDA.[OVERLAPPING]
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING TODAY.
>> CRISTAE SLEEP AND THEN AFTER THAT JOE GANGOA, G-A-N-G-0-A, POSSIBLY.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS CHRISTY SLAVE.
I'M A PARENT AND A VOTER WHO WAS DENIED INTO LAST WEEK'S SCHOOL BOARD MEETING SUPPOSEDLY DUE TO COVID-19 PROTOCOLS AND SOCIAL DISTANCING.
I AND MANY OTHER PARENTS HERE AND TAXPAYERS WERE MET AT THE THRESHOLD OF THE DOOR AND BLOCKED BY SILENCE, MASKED ROUND ROCK, ISD POLICE.
WE WERE REALLY NEVER TOLD WHAT POLICY WAS BEING ENFORCED.
IT WAS A DISGRACEFUL ATTEMPT OF THE BOARD TO DENY PARENTS OUR RIGHT TO SIT BEFORE OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS.
THANKFULLY, TRUSTEES, BONE, AND WESTON SPOKE UP FOR THE LAW.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO SEE IS HAVING A BIG PROBLEM WITH FOLLOWING THE LAW THESE DAYS, THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE STATES THAT PARENTS ARE ENTITLED TO COMPLETE ACCESS TO MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
GA 38 SAYS SCHOOLS ARE PROHIBITED FROM MANDATING MASKS.
WHY DO YOU THINK YOU'RE ABOVE THE LAW? ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
IF A SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION WERE TO BE HELD TOMORROW, THE ONLY TRUSTEES I WOULD CERTAINLY BE VOTING FOR WOULD BE DANIEL WESTON AND MARY BONE.
>> JOE AND I'M SORRY IF I CAN'T REALLY READ YOUR LAST NAME BUT GO AHEAD, PLEASE.
I'VE BEEN GOING TO ROUND ROCK SCHOOLS FOR 33 YEARS.
I WENT TO SPICEWOOD MY SON HAS GONE TO [INAUDIBLE].
I HAVE BEEN IN ROUND ROCK FOR 33 YEARS.
I WAS TOLD MANY TIMES I WAS IN VIOLATION OF THE DRESS CODE.
I WAS TOLD TO TAKE OFF MY CLOTHES AND GO HOME.
I SAY THIS, MASK MANDATES SHOULD BE LIKE THE DRESS CODE.
IF YOU GUYS WANT CLEAR, BAD POLICIES, IF YOU GUYS WANT TO CENSOR THE VIOLET T-SHIRTS AND EVERYTHING, THEN YOU GUYS HAVE TO PUT THE MASK MANDATE THERE.
BECAUSE YOU HAVE A GREATER CHANCE OF CATCHING AND DYING FROM COVID, THAN A TERRORIST ATTACK OR A SCHOOL SHOOTING.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JUDITH RANDOLPH.
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I CAN'T SEE IF JUDITH RANDOLPH IS COMING DOWN.>> HELLO. MY NAME IS LAUREN WILLIAMS AND I AM A PARENT HERE IN ROUND ROCK ISD.
I SUPPORT THE CENSURE OF TRUSTEES BONE AND WESTON.
TRUSTEE BONE WHEN YOU TOOK OFFICE, YOU SWORE TO BE CONTINUOUSLY GUIDED BY WHAT IS BEST FOR ALL STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT.
YOU CAN IMAGINE MY DISAPPOINTMENT WHEN I FOUND THAT YOU DIDN'T ATTEND THE STUDENT OUTCOMES WORKSHOP AND INSTEAD WENT TO A RALLY FOR TWO DISRUPTIVE BULLY FATHERS.
IT MAKES ME WONDER WHAT YOUR INTENTIONS ARE, IF NOT FOR MY STUDENT'S OUTCOMES.
TRUSTEE WESTON YOU SWORE IN HONOR AND CONDUCT TO RESPECT THE MAJORITY DECISION OF THE BOARD.
AND YET TIME AND TIME AGAIN, YOU DEFIANT THE MAJORITY OF THE BOARD AND PARENTS WISHES IN THIS DISTRICT.
FINALLY, FOR ITEM F3, I'M SIMPLY GOING TO SAY I SUPPORT THE MASK MATRIX.
I APPRECIATE YOU COMING UP WITH THAT AND I APPRECIATE YOU PRIORITIZING OUR CHILDREN'S HEALTH NOW.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LISA WARD
>> GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ONGOING SERVICE.
I'M A ROUND ROCK ISD PARENT TOO.
MY THREE SONS SPOKE EARLIER SHARING SUPPORT FOR THE MASKING MATRIX.
TONIGHT I WISH TO COMMENT ON THE CENTER RESOLUTIONS.
I SUPPORT CENTERING AND FEEL IT IS DESERVED, BUT DO NOT SUPPORT THE CURRENT CENTER RESOLUTIONS AND PUNISHMENTS IN THEM.
REFERRING TO THESE TRUSTEES AS CENTERED TRUSTEES WILL ONLY PROPAGATE DIVISION, RESTRICTING THEM FROM SCHOOLS AND FINANCES WILL DISABLE THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS, WHICH HAVE BEEN POSITIVE AND MANY OTHER CONCERNS.
THE BOARD NEEDS TO ESTABLISH A CLEAR LONG-TERM POLICY FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASE TO REDUCE ABSENCES AND KEEP OUR KIDS IN SCHOOL, NEEDS TO CENTER, BUT NOT FOREVER PUNISHED FOR TRUSTEE BEHAVIOR AND NEEDS TO MOVE ON TO OTHER BUSINESS.
PLEASE DO NOT INCLUDE CENTER PUNISHMENTS THAT WILL CONTINUALLY REOPEN CONFLICT AND CONTINUE TO DERAIL BOARD WORK.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS EMILY BAYLOR AND AFTER THAT WILL BE MIKE SANDERS.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS EMILY BAYLOR AND I WAS A GRADUATE HERE AT ROUND ROCK ISD AT ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL IN THE CLASS OF 2020, AND I'M HERE SUPPORTING MASK MANDATES AND ENFORCING THOSE MASK MANDATES.
YOU SEE, MY BROTHER GOES TO SCHOOL HERE.
HE IS A SOPHOMORE AT ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL.
I'M SO SICK AND TIRED OF HAVING TO FIGHT FOR MY BROTHER'S LIFE.
WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A VIRUS, THERE IS A PANDEMIC.
WHY IS IT SO HARD TO PUT ON A MASK? I MEAN, SERIOUSLY, I'M NOT ALWAYS FIGHTING FOR MY BROTHER'S LIFE.
I'M FIGHTING FOR MY MOM, MY DAD, MY GRANDPARENTS' LIVES.
THERE'S SO MUCH MISINFORMATION AROUND HERE.
I KNOW YOU'RE LAUGHING, BUT YOU REALLY, IT'S RIDICULOUS.
>> MIKE SANDERS AND AFTER THAT WILL BE REBECCA MARIES.
FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING PUBLIC COMMENTS.
IT SOUNDED IN THE BEGINNING OF A MEETING LIKE YOU WEREN'T GOING TO DO THAT.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING PUBLIC COMMENTS.
I'M HERE TO SUPPORT TRUSTEE DANIELLA WESTON AND TRUSTEE MARY BONE.
I THINK THAT THIS WHOLE IDEA OF CENSORING THEM BECAUSE THEY DISAGREE WITH YOU, IS INTOLERANT OF OTHER PEOPLE'S OPINIONS, OF OTHER PEOPLE'S WAY OF LOOKING AT THINGS TODAY.
THAT TYPE OF INTOLERANCE SHOULD NOT BE DISPLAYED BY OUR TRUSTEES.
I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE BULLYING THESE TWO LADIES, AND I THINK THAT YOU NEED TO STOP.
ONE OF YOU ACTUALLY HAS A RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST THEM FOR BULLYING WOMEN AND IT NEEDS TO STOP.
WE NEED TO BE RESPECTFUL OF EACH OTHER, RESPECTFUL OF DIVERSE OPINIONS, AND I ASKED YOU TO PLEASE REFRAIN FROM THIS INTENT TO CENSURE THESE TWO TRUSTEES.
>> REBECCA MARIES, AND AFTER THAT WILL BE RYAN DALI.
>> AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER OF ROUND ROCK ISD FOR 22 YEARS AND A PROUD PARENT OF TWO ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES,
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I STAND BEFORE THE BOARD TODAY IMPLORING YOU TO IMPLEMENT A TRUE MASK MANDATE, REQUIRING A DOCTOR CERTIFICATION OF THE CONDITION PREVENTING STAFF OR CHILDREN FROM WEARING A MASK, JUST AS ALL CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE TODAY.AS TRUSTEE WESTON HAS PREVIOUSLY DEMONSTRATED, IT IS- SORRY.
THE CURRENT MANDATE IS TO EASILY CIRCUMVENTED.
I ALSO ASKED THE BOARD TO CENSURE TRUSTEES BONE AND WESTON FOR CONTINUING TO VIOLATE THEIR OATH, TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN, CHOOSING TO PUSH THEIR ANTI-SCIENCE PERSONAL AGENDA, INSTEAD OF FOLLOWING THE ADVICE OF HEALTH OFFICIALS.
OUR CHILDREN NEED TO BE IN A SAFE AND HEALTHY SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT.
>> RYAN DALI AND THEN AFTER THAT WILL BE LISA MOORE.
>> GOOD EVENING. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL THE STUDENTS THAT SPOKE.
I'M SORRY THAT WE'RE ADDING THIS TO THE LIST OF MESSAGES YOU ALL NEED TO DEAL WITH DOWN THE ROAD.
LAST TUESDAY, SELFISHNESS ONE, THE BOARDS MEETING WAS DISRUPTED AND ENDED EARLY BY A SMALL GROUP OF ATTENTION SEEKERS.
BECAUSE OF THEIR BEHAVIOR, THE BOARD WAS UNABLE TO WORK FOR OUR COMMUNITY, OUR SCHOOLS, AND OUR STUDENTS.
ON SATURDAY, THE BOARD, AT LEAST MOST OF IT, MET AGAIN TO DISCUSS IMPROVING STUDENT OUTCOMES.
THOSE ATTENTION SEEKERS CHOSE NOT TO COME BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T CARE ABOUT STUDENT OUTCOMES.
ON SATURDAY, THE COMMUNITY WON.
OUR SCHOOL BOARD SHOULD WORK FOR OUR CHILDREN, OUR COMMUNITY.
THOSE WHO OBSTRUCTED ARE NOT WORKING FOR OUR CHILDREN'S FUTURES, THEIR CHILDREN'S FUTURES, BUT ONLY FOR THEIR OWN FUTURES.
AFTER SATURDAY SESSION, HOPEFUL, BECAUSE I SAW THAT THIS BOARD IS MORE THAN THE SEVEN PEOPLE WE LIKE TO SERVE UPON IT. WE ARE THE BOARD.
WE WILL NOT ALLOW OUR VOICES TO BE SILENCED BY ANY OF YOU.
WE WILL WORK FOR OUR COMMUNITY, FOR OUR SCHOOLS, FOR OUR CHILDREN.
WE WILL MOVE FORWARD, NOT BACKWARDS AND WE WILL BRING OUR DISTRICT AND OUR CHILDREN [OVERLAPPING]
>> TIME. YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING TONIGHT.
>> LISA MOORE, AND THEN THE NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE CLAUDIA CHAGAS.
>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS LISA MOORE.
ACT. WE ARE ANTI-RACIST COMING TOGETHER.
OUR GOAL IS TO HELP STUDENTS ON THE GLOBAL MAJORITY TO RECEIVE AN EQUITABLE AND SAFE EDUCATION.
THEREFORE, WE ARE ASKING FOR AN EXTENSION TO THE MASK MANDATE AND THE STRICT ENFORCEMENT OF IT.
WITHOUT THESE MANDATES BEING ENFORCED, MORE CLASSES AND SCHOOLS WILL HAVE TO SHUT DOWN, THUS LIMITING EDUCATION FOR OUR STUDENTS.
IT IS NOW TIME THAT WE ACT AND WE SUPPORT THE CENSURE OF TRUSTEES BONE AND WESTON.
>> CLAUDIA CHAGAS AND AFTER THAT WILL BE DOYN JAVAS.
>> TODAY I'M GOING TO READ CAPTAIN WESTON'S AIR FORCE COMBINATION MEDAL.
THIS IS WHO YOU ATTEMPTED TO CENSURE TODAY.
CAPTAIN DANIELLA M. WESTON DISTINGUISHED HERSELF BY MERITORIOUS SERVICE AS GROUPS SECTION COMMAND 311TH MISSION SUPPORT GROUP.
DURING THIS PERIOD, WESTON CONTRIBUTED TO THE EFFECTIVENESS AND SUCCESS OF AIR FORCE PROGRAMS. AS A CHIEF CUSTOMER SUPPORT MILITARY PERSONNEL FLIGHT, SHE ENSURED ALL 21 CAREER ENHANCEMENTS AND CUSTOMER SERVICE PROGRAMS WERE EXPERTLY EXECUTED.
AS ACTING CHIEF MILITARY PERSONNEL FLIGHT.
SHE LED THE FLIGHT AND SUCCESSFULLY PASSING ALL 858 CHECKLIST ITEMS DURING THE 2002 ENFORCE MATERIEL COMMAND UNIT COMPLAINTS INSPECTION, EARNING HER OUTSTANDING PERFORMERS DISTINCTION.
I CAN GO ON AND ON, BUT AT THE END OF IT.
BECAUSE I WON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO SAY AT ALL. THAT'S HOW MUCH SHE DID.
SO AT THE END, THE DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THE CAPTAIN WESTON REFLECTS CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE.
[APPLAUSE] WITH THAT SAID, THAT'S WHO YOU'RE TRYING TO CENSURE TODAY [OVERLAPPING]
I THINK YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.
>> AM I NEXT? DOYN JAVAS? SO I'M GOING TO READ SOME OF THE WORDS FROM THE MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL AWARDED TO CAPTAIN DANIELLA WESTON.
CAPTAIN WESTON DISTINGUISHES HERSELF IN THE PERFORMANCE OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE UNITED STATES AS SQUADRON SECTION COMMANDER OF THE 375TH SECURITY FORCES AND CIVIL ENGINEER'S SQUADRONS.
CAPTAIN WESTON WAS HANDPICKED TO LEAD THE TWO LARGEST COMMANDER SUPPORT STAFF IN THE ENTIRE 375TH AIR WING.
IN ADDITION, AN INSPECTION OF CAPTAIN WESTON AND SQUANDERED INFORMATION FILES BY THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL RESULTED IN 100 PERCENT DATA ACCURACY AND YIELDED ZERO DISCREPANCIES.
HER FLAWLESS MANAGEMENT OF 19 UNIT PERSONNEL PROGRAMS AWARDED HER THE 2005 AIR MOBILITY COMMANDERS PERSONNEL MANAGER OF THE YEAR AWARD.
THIS IS THE CALIBER OF LEADER YOU HAVE ON THE BOARD.
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CAPTAIN WESTON, SHE HAS PROVED HERSELF IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY AND SHE'S PROVING HERSELF STILL WITH HER SELFLESS SERVICE ON THE ROUND ROCK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL BOARD.>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE DANIELLA CORL AND AFTER THAT, JENNIFER DETALI.
>> MY NAME IS JANNELLE PAUL, I'M A ROUND ROCK RESIDENT AND VOTER RESIDING IN OUR RISD.
MY TWO DAUGHTERS ARE RECENT GRADUATES OF RAMA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, ALTHOUGH I DO NOT HAVE STUDENTS IN OUR RISD SCHOOLS, I SAW VESTED INTEREST IN OUR COMMUNITIES PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.
EDUCATION SHAPES AND PREPARES THE CHILDREN IN THIS COMMUNITY TO BE THE FUTURE.
THEREFORE, EVERY CITIZEN SHOULD CARE ABOUT PUBLIC EDUCATION.
MY FAMILY CHOSE PRIVATE EDUCATION IN PART BECAUSE OF A DISTRUST OF THE PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM.
THE ACTIONS OF THIS BOARD, A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD SERVE TO VALIDATE THAT MISTRUST AND YOUR ACTIONS WILL DISSUADE MORE FAMILIES FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM.
THIS IS A DISSERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.
MY HOPE AND PRAYER IS FOR A PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM THAT CAN BE TRUSTED TO SERVE STUDENTS IN A WAY THAT PROMOTES MORAL CHARACTER AND PUTS EDUCATION OVER PERSONAL POLITICS.
TIME, YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING TONIGHT.
JENNIFER [INAUDIBLE] AND THEN MIKE.
HI, I'D LIKE TO THANK MISS WESTERN AND MISS BONE FOR SENDING UP FOR OUR RIGHTS.
KEEPING UP WITH THE GOOD WORK.
THERE IS SO LITTLE TOLERANCE NOWADAYS FOR DIVERSE OPINIONS.
CENSORSHIP IS A POWERFUL TOOL THAT CAN BE WORK AGAINST OUR SOCIETY AND PEOPLE.
IT CAN BE USED BY PEOPLE IN POWER TO HIDE VITAL INFORMATION THAT CAN HARM THEIR REPUTATION OR REVIEW THEIR WRONGDOINGS.
I LIKE TO REMIND THE SCHOOL BOARD THAT WE ARE YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND WE DON'T CONDONE CENSORSHIP.
IT IS WRONG TO OPPRESS AND INTIMIDATE OTHERS JUST BECAUSE THEY HOLD DIFFERENT OPINIONS.
ARE WE TRYING TO TEACH OUR CHILDREN THAT IT'S OKAY TO BULLY AND HUMILIATE OTHERS IF THEY ARE DISAGREEING WITH YOU? THERE ARE SO MANY WAYS TO WORK OUT OUR DIFFERENCES AND- TIME, YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING TONIGHT. THANK YOU, MY REGARDS.
[APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MIKE WILLIAMS AND THEN CHRISTINE [INAUDIBLE].
GOOD EVENING, I'M MIKE WILLIAMS AND I RISE THIS EVENING TO THANK THE ROUND ROCK SCHOOL BOARD FOR BEING ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF CIVICS EDUCATION.
YOUR EXAMPLES HAVE PROVIDED OUR STUDENTS WITH BRILLIANTLY ILLUSTRATED PERILS OF GOVERNMENT OVERREACH AND THE HAZARDS OF AUTHORITARIAN RULE, [APPLAUSE] THUS DEMONSTRATING THE VALUE OF CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNANCE.
YOU'RE DEPRIVATION OF OUR GOD-GIVEN RIGHTS SHOW OUR CHILDREN THE PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS, CHECKS AND BALANCES, AND REPUBLICAN FORM OF GOVERNMENT.
THE TORCH OF LIBERTY BURNS MUCH BRIGHTER FOR YOUR SERVICE.
THE GREATEST LESSON OF ALL, THE ONE OUR CHILDREN REMEMBER AND PASS DOWN FOR GENERATIONS IS IN THE REALM OF NATURAL LAW.
BY PRESUMING TO KNOW BEST FOR ANOTHER'S CHILD YOU HAVE SHOWN ALL WHY NOT TO POKE MAMA BEAR.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING.
[APPLAUSE] CHRISTINE ROT AND THEN SADIE JONES.
THIS MEETING WAS CALLED TONIGHT TO CENTER MARY BONE, DR. MARY BONE, AND CAPTAIN DANIELLE WESTERN SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO FOLLOW THE LAW.
WHEN YOU REFUSED, THEY WALKED OUT AND SADLY, WHAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FAIL TO ADDRESS IS THE VIOLATION BY EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU DO ON THIS DAIS.
ACCORDING TO YOUR CODE OF ETHICS, EACH OF YOU HAVE BROKEN AT LEAST TWO RULES.
DR. JAO REGULARLY SHOWS LITTLE TO NO RESPECT TO ANYONE ON THE DAIS OR IN THE AUDIENCE, AND THAT GOES AGAINST YOUR EQUITY AND ATTITUDE CODE.
MS. HARRISON REGULARLY DISRUPTS MEETINGS BY TALKING OVER
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TRUSTEES AND IS OFTEN SEEN YELLING AT COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE AUDIENCE, THAT VIOLATES INTEGRITY OF CHARACTER CODE.LASTLY, YOU ARE ALSO VIOLATING YOUR RULE UNDER INTEGRITY OF CHARACTER BY NOT CONSISTENTLY UPHOLDING ALL THE APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES, POLICY, AND GOVERNANCE.
WITH THAT, I AM REQUESTING PRESIDENT [INAUDIBLE] TO CALL A SPECIAL MEETING TO CENTER EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR VIOLATING YOUR CODE OF ETHICS.
[APPLAUSE] [NOISE] TIME, YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED, THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE] SADIE JONES AND THEN AMY CLINKER.
I AM SADIE JONES SPEAKING ON ITEM F3 ALTOGETHER MY FAMILY REPRESENTS THREE DIFFERENT CAMPUSES IN THE DISTRICT.
MY EIGHT-YEAR-OLD IS HIGH RISK AND HAS TO GO TO SCHOOL IN PERSON THIS YEAR OR I'VE HAD TO RESIGN MY TEACHING POSITION.
HE HAS 21 KIDS IN HIS CLASS AND DEPENDS ON UNIVERSAL MASKING BECAUSE SOCIAL DISTANCING IS DIFFICULT IN A CLASS THAT LARGE.
THE MATH MATRIX DOCUMENT PROVIDED FOR ITEM F3 IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND SIXTH GRADERS BECAUSE IT IS BASED ON GUIDANCE FOR VACCINATED INDIVIDUALS.
GUIDANCE FOR VACCINATED PEOPLE IS NOT GOING TO KEEP OUR YOUNGEST STUDENTS SAFE.
ACCORDING TO BOTH COUNTY GUIDELINES, UNDER 12 SHOULD BE FULLY MASKED AT ALL STAGES WHEN THEY ARE INDOORS.
PLEASE ENTER IMPLEMENT A STRONGER MASKING PLAN FOR AGE GROUPS WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO BE VACCINATED.
MY EIGHT-YEAR-OLD DEPENDS ON IT, AND SO DOES MY JOB.
EVERY KID, HIGH-RISK KIDS INCLUDED, DESERVES THE RIGHT TO ATTEND PUBLIC IN-PERSON SCHOOL WITHOUT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT CATCHING COVID.
AMY CLINKER AND THEN IT WILL BE ELIZABETH BALLOO.
IT'S AMY, ELIZABETH BALLOO, AND THEN SARAH ROWDY AFTER THAT.
CAN YOU HEAR ME, OKAY? YES. THANK YOU.
TONIGHT I AM REQUESTING THAT YOU VOTE IN FAVOR OF A MASS MANDATE FOR THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES TO COVID-19 WHILE WORKING FOR A TEXAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
JAMES SHALOM, LEROY CASTRO, JOSE [INAUDIBLE] PATRICIA HERNANDEZ, SANDRA ROBINSON, BIANCA CARRINGTON, ANGELA THOMPSON, JOSE GONZALEZ, [INAUDIBLE], [INAUDIBLE] MARY FLORES, MARY LEE MOSLEY AN UNNAMED STAFF MEMBER IN FORT WORTH ISD.
NOMA MENDEZ, [INAUDIBLE] BRUCE BROWN, AN UNNAMED BUS ATTENDANT WORKING IN THE TOMBALL ISD.
THIS IS NO WAY AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST AND I HAVE AT LEAST 50 OTHER NAMES.
THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING TONIGHT.
[APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SARAH ROWDY AND AFTER THAT WILL BE JOHN SCOTT.
GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC.
MY NAME IS SARAH ROWDY AND I'M THE PARENT OF TWO STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT.
IN ADDITION TO BEING A PARENT, I'M ALSO A FORMER ROUND ROCK ISD TEACHER.
I'VE ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT THE DISTRICT TOOK STUDENTS SAFETY AND WELL-BEING SERIOUSLY.
PART OF THIS IS BECAUSE IN PREPARATION FOR THE 2018/2019 SCHOOL YEAR, I SAT IN THIS VERY ROOM AND LISTENED TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PLAY VIDEO, PLAY AUDIO FROM THE COLUMBINE SHOOTING AND TEACH US HOW TO PREPARE OUR CLASSROOMS IN CASE OF AN ACTIVE SHOOTER.
HOW TO BARRICADE OUR DOORS AND HOW TO PLAN TO ESCAPE WITH OUR CHILDREN IF WE NEEDED TO.
WHY IS IT OKAY FOR US TO TAKE SUCH SERIOUSNESS, THEIR PHYSICAL SAFETY AND NOT THEIR HEALTH SAFETY? WE AS A DISTRICT SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO BOTH.
OVER 50 PERCENT OF THE COVID-19 DIAGNOSIS IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY WERE CHILDREN UNDER 18.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING TODAY.
[APPLAUSE] WITH JOHN SCOTT AND THEN AFTER THAT CHRISTY DAVIS.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO START, HONESTLY, I JUST WANT TO SAY HELLO NEIGHBORS REGARDLESS BECAUSE YOU'RE ALL MY NEIGHBORS.
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I JUST MOVED HERE TWO MONTHS AGO, SPENT THE MAJORITY OF MY LIFE IN BALTIMORE CITY, HEADED TO THE MIDWEST.NOW I'M HERE IN TEXAS AND MAN, I DIDN'T THINK PEOPLE COULD TOP BALTIMORE CITY SO ROUND ROCK YOU DID IT.
[LAUGHTER] LOOK, I GOT TO SAY [LAUGHTER], THE PENDULUM SWINGS.
EVERY ACTION HAS AN EQUAL AND OPPOSITE REACTION AND THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE GETTING.
THIS SHOULD BE EVERY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.
THIS IS THE SILVER LINING IN IT ALL.
BUT LOOK, I'M GOING TO SAY COVID IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
I'VE HEARD PLENTY ABOUT SCIENCE.
IT'S BIOLOGY AND IT'S COMING FOR ALL OF US REGARDLESS, IT'S A RISK WE ALL HAVE TO TAKE IN SOCIETY.
NOW WE CAN RUN AROUND SCARED ABOUT THAT OR NOT.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY THAN MOST OF THIS IS A JOKE AND I GUESS BLESSED BE THE FRUIT THAT COMMANDERS THE GILEAD.
[APPLAUSE] CHRISTY DAVIS AND AFTER THAT WILL BE JEAN ACTON.
>> THE ROUND ROCK ISD BOARD MEMBERS WHO HOLD THE MAJORITY OPINION HERE ARE SENDING A VERY CLEAR MESSAGE AND IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH SCHOOL SAFETY OR OUR CHILDREN.
THE MESSAGE IS THIS, NO DISSENT IS ALLOWED TRYING TO CENSURE A VETERAN AND A DOCTOR FOR STANDING UP FOR THE RULE OF LAW.
IT'S VERY CLEAR HOW YOU, POWER-HUNGRY BOARD MEMBERS WOULD STOOP TO THIS NEW LOW OR USING INTIMIDATION TACTICS AND SEEM TO BE COLLUDING WITH CERTAIN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS BY HAVING FATHERS ARRESTED ON A FRIDAY WHO JUST WANTED TO FOLLOW THE TEXAS STATE LAW AND PARTICIPATE AS PARENTS, THEY SHOULD HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO DO SO.
YOU WANT TO DETER ANYONE FROM QUESTIONING YOUR PERCEIVED SOVEREIGNTY AS YOU SIT ON YOUR THRONES AT THIS STAGE TONIGHT.
BUT YOU WILL NOT DETER LIBERTY.
YOU WILL NOT DETER LIBERTY AND EVERYTHING YOU ARE DOING IN SECRET, AS THE BIBLE SAYS, WILL COME TO LIGHT.
I'M PRAYING PSALM 109, 8 OVER ALL OF YOU.
LOOK THAT UP LATER. PSALM 109, 8. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE].
>> JEAN ATKIN AND AFTER THAT WILL BE KATIE CORLEY.
>> GOOD EVENING. I'M THE PARENT OF A MIDDLE FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR, AND I'M A FORMER PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER AND HIGH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR.
I STILL WORK WITH PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS ON A DAILY BASIS.
I WANT TO THANK FIVE OF YOU BOARD MEMBERS FOR THE MASK MANDATE.
I KNOW THAT BEING A BOARD MEMBER IS ABOUT AS THANKLESS AS BEING A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER.
THESE LAST FEW WEEKS HAVE BEEN FILLED WITH INTENSE INSANITY.
YOU'VE BEEN YELLED AT, YOU'VE BEEN THREATENED, YOU'VE ENDURED SO MUCH AND FOR WHAT? IT CERTAINLY HASN'T BEEN THE PAYCHECK.
YOU'VE KEPT OUR KIDS AND TEACHERS SAFER WITH THE MASK MANDATE.
I TEACH MY OWN CHILDREN THAT WE WERE PUT ON THIS EARTH TO TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER.
COMPASSION AND KINDNESS SHOULD BE OUR FOCUS.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE HIGH ROAD AND PUTTING OUR KIDS' AND OUR TEACHERS' SAFETY FIRST.
PLEASE VOTE FOR THE MASK MANDATE AND REMEMBER, THERE ARE A LOT OF US HERE THAT SUPPORT YOU.
WE JUST DON'T FEEL WE'VE GOT A SCREAM AT YOU. THANK YOU.
>> KATIE CORLEY, AND AFTER THAT WILL BE MARCUS BARTON.
>> HI. JUST IN THE STATE OF TEXAS AND JUST IN AUGUST, 59 CHILDREN DIED FROM COVID.
I WANT TO VOICE MY SUPPORT FOR THE MASK MANDATE TIED TO THE COMMUNITY SPREAD MATRIX. THAT MAKES SENSE.
I'M GRATEFUL THAT YOU ALL APPEAL THE TRO AND THAT IT WAS PUT ON HOLD BY THE APPEALS COURT AND THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IS WEIGHING IN.
I BELIEVE THE PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING.
LOOKING AT WESTWOOD AND MCNEIL THEATER SCHOOLS, ONE CAN SEE THAT MASK DO WORK IN SCHOOLS.
MY SCHOOL HAS HIGH COMPLIANCE AND ONLY SIX CASES SO FAR.
WE HAVE THE KIDS SPREAD OUT AT LUNCH THREE FEET AND THAT SEEMS TO BE SO HELPFUL.
OUTDOOR LUNCHES WOULD ALSO BE IDEAL.
EVERY KID HAS A RIGHT TO A SAFE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT.
I'M ALSO NOT HAPPY THAT ONE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS CHOSE TO ATTEND A RALLY RATHER THAN THE STUDENT OUTCOMES MEETING.
PLEASE DON'T CAVE TO MOB RULE. THANK YOU.
>> MARCUS BARTON, AND THEN NAJAYA FIERRO.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? MY NAME IS MARK BARTON I'M LILLY'S FATHER, A VERY PROUD FATHER.
NOT TOO MANY PEOPLE KNOW ME HERE.
I TEND TO KEEP IT MYSELF AND THAT'S MY FAULT.
I DEPLOYED SEVERAL TIMES IN IRAQ AND THANK YOU.
BECAUSE THAT I'VE DEVELOPED CERTAIN TICS AND EVERYTHING IN THIS ROOM RIGHT NOW IS MY NIGHTMARE.
YOU HAVE BRIGHT LIGHTS, LOUD NOISES, SPEAKING IN FRONT OF PEOPLE, THE WHOLE SHEBANG.
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I'VE GARNERED A LITTLE BIT OF KNOWLEDGE.FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, THE LAST MEETING AND THE PROBLEM THAT AROSE FROM CAPTAIN WESTON AND DR.
BONE WAS THAT THERE WASN'T ENOUGH ROOM FOR ALL THE FAMILIES.
YOU WANT TO CENSURE THEM FOR CONSTANTLY ASKING TO BE MOVED TO A BIGGER AREA.
YOU CERTAINLY DIDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM FINDING A BIG ENOUGH AREA WHEN YOU WANTED TO CENSURE THEM.
WHY CAN'T YOU JUST FIND A PLACE LIKE THIS EVERY TIME YOU WANT TO HAVE A MEETING AND THEN THAT WON'T BE A PROBLEM ANYMORE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING TONIGHT.
[APPLAUSE] NAJAYA FIERRO, AND AFTER THAT WILL BE LINDSAY LEDYARD.
LINDSAY LEDYARD AND THEN AFTER THAT WILL BE JENNIFER RUBIN.
>> GOOD EVENING. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN IN THE DISTRICT WHO ARE UNDER 12-YEARS-OLD.
LET ME BEGIN BY SAYING, NONE OF US LOVE MASKS, BUT WE KNOW THEY'RE NECESSARY WELL IN THE RED AND ORANGE STAGES OF COMMUNITY SPREAD.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO VOTE FOR THE MASK MATRIX, AS IT IS A CLEAR AND MEASURABLE TOOL THAT WILL ALLOW FOR THE FLEXIBILITY THE SCHOOL YEAR NEEDS IN RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDANCE.
REQUIRING MASKS AND FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDANCE ALLOWS FOR KIDS AND STAFF TO BE PROTECTED AND HAVE CONTINUITY OF EDUCATION WITH REDUCED NEEDS FOR QUARANTINING AND CLASSROOM CLOSURES.
THIS ALSO PROTECTS THE MOST VULNERABLE WHO ARE UNABLE TO BE VACCINATED.
THIS MATRIX WILL ALLOW THE DISTRICT TO PIVOT THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR AS CONDITIONS CHANGE WITHOUT HAVING TO CONSTANTLY REVISIT THIS ISSUE.
THIS ALSO DEMONSTRATES TO OUR CHILDREN THAT WE TRUST OUR DOCTORS, NURSES, AND PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS WHO ARE DOING THEIR BEST TO GUIDE US THROUGH A DIFFICULT TIME AND THAT MASKS ARE NOT A FOREVER THING BUT ARE NECESSARY RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JENNIFER RUBIN AND AFTER THAT ROB LOME.
>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JENNIFER RUBIN.
I'M THE MOTHER OF TWO SONS AT LAUREL MOUNTAIN, MILES AND ELIAS, WHO YOU'VE HEARD FROM AT PREVIOUS MEETINGS.
I AM HERE TO SPEAK ON THEIR BEHALF.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MUST EXTEND THE TEMPORARY MASK REQUIREMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STAGING AND VACCINATION.
KEEPING MASKS REQUIRED IS THE ONLY SAFE AND EQUITABLE OPTION.
YOU MAY NOT KNOW IT FROM THEIR TESTIMONIES, BUT BOTH OF MY CHILDREN HAVE SUFFERED FROM ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SINCE LONG BEFORE THE CURRENT PANDEMIC.
NEITHER ONE OF THEM HAD ANY ISSUES WEARING MASKS THE ENTIRE TIME THEY WERE IN SCHOOL LAST YEAR.
WEARING MASKS HAD ZERO IMPACT ON THEIR MENTAL HEALTH OR THEIR ABILITY TO LEARN.
THE ANXIETY THEY FEEL NOW IS NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY THERE ARE ADULTS WHO AREN'T WILLING TO TAKE THE SIMPLE STEP OF WEARING A MASK TO PROTECT THEIR HEALTH.
THEY DID BOTH WANT ME TO THANK THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR GIVING THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
THEY'VE BEEN STRENGTHENED BY FEELING THERE'S SOMETHING THEY CAN DO TO FIGHT FOR THEIR HEALTH AND SAFETY.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO TEACH THEM THAT EVERY VOICE MAKES A DIFFERENCE AND ESTABLISH A PERMANENT STAGE [OVERLAPPING].
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING TONIGHT.
[APPLAUSE] ROB LOME, AND THEN WILL BE VICTORIA BLOOMINGDALE.
I DON'T SEE ROB. VICTORIA BLOOMINGDALE.
>> I JUST WANT TO THANK DR. AZI AND THE BOARD MEMBERS THAT CONTINUE TO PUT STUDENTS' HEALTH AND SAFETY FIRST.
BECAUSE OF YOUR DEDICATION, MY SON HAS BEEN SAFELY LEARNING AT SCHOOL WHILE MINIMIZING THE RISK OF BRINGING THE DISEASE HOME TO MY TWO-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER.
I AM FOR THE BOARD TO CONTINUE THE MASKING REQUIREMENTS, AND THIS TIME BE TIED TO A RISK MATRIX, ESPECIALLY WHEN VACCINES ARE AVAILABLE TO ALL THE KIDS.
I RECOGNIZE A PERSON'S RIGHT TO CHOOSE.
HOWEVER, A PERSON'S FREEDOM TO NOT WEAR A MASK CANNOT INFRINGE ON ANOTHER'S RIGHT TO STAY HEALTHY AND TO LEARN IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT.
PLEASE LOOK AT JACOB V. MASSACHUSETTS.
REAL LIBERTY FOR ALL COULD NOT EXIST UNDER THE OPERATION OF PRINCIPLE, WHICH RECOGNIZES THE RIGHT OF EACH INDIVIDUAL PERSON TO USE HIS OWN WHETHER IN RESPECT OF HIS PERSON OR HIS PROPERTY, REGARDLESS OF THE INJURY THAT MAY BE DONE TO OTHERS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE].
>> THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS, I WANTED TO JUST CHECK IN WITH EVERYBODY AND SEE IF ANYBODY NEEDED TO LEAVE.
WE'VE BEEN AT IT FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
I DON'T KNOW IF PEOPLE NEED TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK REAL QUICK.
WE GIVE 10 MINUTES? ALL RIGHT. WE WILL BE IN RECESS FOR 10 MINUTES.
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WE'LL COME BACK AT 35. OUR FIRST SPEAKER AFTER THE BREAK WILL BE JESSICA DOCKLOVIC AND AFTER THAT, JOSEPH MCCULLOUGH.DO WE HAVE JESSICA? JOSEPH MCCULLOUGH, AND AFTER THAT WILL BE ALLAN MARTINSON.
>> I'M HERE TO ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF DUSTIN CLARK.
LEADERS LEAD WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT AND STUDENT OUTCOMES ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WHICH PEGS THE QUESTION, WHERE IT WAS TRUSTEE BONE DURING THE STUDENT OUTCOMES WORKSHOP LAST SATURDAY MORNING.
I'M NOT A TRUSTEE AND I AT LEAST MADE AN APPEARANCE.
SHE WAS AT THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY JAIL THE NIGHT BEFORE.
I WOULD HATE TO THINK THAT SHE WOULD PRIORITIZE ANYTHING ELSE OVER THE EDUCATION FOR THE CHILDREN SHE WAS ELECTED TO ADVOCATE FOR.
REGARDING ETHICS AND LEADERSHIP.
WHY DO TRUSTEES WESTON AND BONE ALLOW THEIR SUPPORTERS TO MOCK, LAUGH, AND DISRESPECT THEIR FELLOW CITIZENS DURING PUBLIC COMMUNICATION.
IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE AT LEAST AUGUST.
IT IS EXTREMELY OBVIOUS WHO THE MAIN PERPETRATORS ARE.
A SIMPLE COMMENT WOULD SUFFICE.
WHY THE SILENCE? UNLESS YOU ENJOY THE TENSION THEY CREATE IN THE ROOM, THIS IS THE COMPANY YOU KEEP.
ESSENTIA WOULD HAVE BEEN TIMELY AND APPROPRIATE, INSIDERS OF CONSPIRACY AND CHAOS HAVE NO PLACE IN THE WORLD OF EDUCATION.
>> ALLAN MARTINSON AND AFTER THAT, JOHNNY HUANG.
>> HELLO. ALLAN MARTINSON, SPEAKING ONLY FOR MYSELF.
I FEEL IF IT WASN'T FOR MARY AND DANIELLE SPEAKING UP FOR WHAT'S RIGHT, I BELIEVE MOST PEOPLE STILL WOULD BE BLOCKED FROM THESE MEETINGS.
OKAY, AT THE LAST MEETING, THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE OVERFLOW AREA THAT SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, BUT WE ARE BLOCKED FROM ENTERING AND NOT GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
DANIELLE AND MARY, WHERE THE ONLY TWO THAT I SAW COME OUT TO TALK TO US.
THEY TALKED TO PEOPLE NOT WEARING MASKS AND PEOPLE THAT WERE WEARING MASKS.
DANIELLE WAS THE ONLY ONE I SAW COME OUT TO THE TWO MEETINGS BEFORE THAT.
I COULD BE WRONG, BUT SO FAR IT SEEMS LIKE THESE ARE THE ONLY TWO THAT WANT TO HEAR FROM EVERYONE.
AFTER THE LAST MEETING, I TALKED TO THE GUY THAT MENTIONED THE SOLAR ECLIPSE COMING OVER IN 2024, HIM ADVOCATING FOR MASKS DIDN'T MAKE HIM MY ENEMY AND WE HAD A PLEASANT CONVERSATION.
I SECOND HIS IDEA AND THE YOUNG MAN THAT ALREADY LEFT EARLIER THAT TALKED ABOUT THE SOLAR ECLIPSE TRYING TO MAKE IT A SPECIAL DAY FOR THE SCHOOL.
>> MASKS ARE NOT HELPFUL IN AN ENCLOSED ON VENTILATED CLASSROOM, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S NOT N95, WE'RE NOT GOING TO MASK OR VACCINATE OUR WAY OUT OF THIS PANDEMIC.
IT TAKES COURAGE FOR US THE LOW RISK PEOPLE TO GET INFECTED AND BECOME NATURALLY IMMUNE TO PRODUCE NATURAL IMMUNITY TO PROTECT EACH OTHER.
THE IMMUNITY PRODUCED AFTER COVID INFECTION IS 27 TIMES BETTER THAN THE VACCINE IMMUNITY.
WHAT WORKS, WE SHOULD MANDATE CUTTING SUGAR, VITAMIN D, SUNLIGHT, OUTDOOR EXERCISE, FRESH AIR, HANDWASHING, VENTILATION, UV SANITIZATION, SENDING SICK CHILDREN HOME AND SUPPORT THEM WITH VIRTUAL LEARNING SO THEY WON'T RETURN PREMATURITY WHEN THEY'RE SICK TO SPREAD MORE VIRUS AND IF YOU STILL ARE NOT CONVINCED, YOU CAN ALWAYS WEAR TWO MASKS.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KIKI ZAKIAH.
AFTER THAT WILL BE MARK BRAUN. MRS. ZAKIAH?
>> HI. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS EVENING.
>> CAN YOU LEAN IN JUST A LITTLE BIT CLOSER?
>> FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE BOARD MEMBER WHO CONSISTENTLY ADVOCATING MASK MANDATE SINCE THE BEGINNING.
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I'M HERE TO SUPPORT TO KEEP THE MASK MANDATE IN PLACE AND CONTINUE TO KEEP IT BASED ON MASK METRICS.I ALSO WOULD LIKE THE DISTRICT TO PROVIDE OUTDOOR LUNCH FOR ALL SCHOOL IN ROUND ROCK, [INAUDIBLE] SUCCESSFULLY DOING IT. THANK YOU.
>> DANITA MEDFORD AND THEN MARK BRAUN
>> HI. THANK YOU, TRUSTEES FOR ONCE AGAIN, TAKING THE TIME TO CONSIDER THIS IMPORTANT TOPIC.
I HAVE TWO KIDS IN THIS DISTRICT, ONE OF WHOM IS TOO YOUNG TO BE VACCINATED.
AS MUCH AS I APPRECIATE THAT THERE IS A VIRTUAL OPTION.
HE AND I BOTH WANT HIM TO BE BACK IN THE CLASSROOM A LOT.
HOWEVER, WITHOUT A MASK REQUIREMENT AND TRUE CONTACT NOTIFICATIONS AS WELL AS AN OUTDOOR LUNCH OPTION FOR ALL STUDENTS.
IT ISN'T A SAFE ENOUGH ENVIRONMENT FOR ME TO BE COMFORTABLE PUTTING HIM IN.
HAVING SEEN THE BELLIGERENTS OF ANTI-MASKERS OF THESE MEETINGS MAKES IT FEEL EVEN LESS SAFE AND EVEN MAKES ME WORRY ABOUT RETRIBUTION FOR SPEAKING TONIGHT.
I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE INSTITUTE IS SUSTAINABLE AND COMPREHENSIVE MASK REQUIREMENT AND VOTE TO CENTER TRUSTEES WHO HAVE ENCOURAGED AND ABETTED DISRUPTION AND DIVISION IN THESE MEETINGS AND IN THIS COMMUNITY SO THAT WE CAN ALL RETURN TO SOME SENSE OF NORMALCY, SECURITY, AND CIVILITY.
>> MARK BRAUN AND THEN AFTER THAT WILL BE ELAINE LEE.
>> I'M HERE TO ADDRESS THE ILLEGAL, IMMORAL, UNETHICAL, UNCONSTITUTIONAL, AND COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY MASK MANDATES.
I HAVE THREE QUESTIONS FOR THE BOARD AND ALL THE MASK NAZIS THAT HAVE COME TONIGHT.
HOW MANY ISD STUDENTS HAVE DIED FROM DREADED COVID-19 PANDEMIC OVER THE PAST 18 MONTHS? HOW MANY? NUMBER 2, HOW MANY WORLDWIDE ISD STUDENTS HAVE BEEN HOSPITALIZED FROM THE DREADED COVID PANDEMIC? NUMBER 3, HOW MANY OF OUR ISD STUDENTS HAD BEEN VECTORS OF TRANSMISSION TO EITHER THEIR TEACHERS OR PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, WHICH LED TO THEM BEING HOSPITALIZED OR DYING? NO EVIDENCE OR PROOF.
THEN IT IS CHILD ABUSE FOR FORCING KIDS TO WEAR MUZZLES LIKE RABID DOGS [NOISE].
GET YOUR SATISFIED THE PLACES FORGOT CHILDREN ANYWAY, WHY? IT'S NOT THE TIME OR PLACE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR [APPLAUSE] SPEAKING TONIGHT, ELAINE LEE.
THEN AFTER THAT, WE'LL BE LANEY DUARTE.
>> HELLO. I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THE DISTRICT TO LINK THE MASK POLICY TO PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDELINES AND SAFE LUNCH FOR ALL STUDENTS.
I THANK THE BOARD AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO NAVIGATE A COMPLICATED SITUATION AND TRY TO PROTECT OUR KIDS.
HAVE VOTED FOR BOTH TRUSTEE BONE AND TRUSTEE WESTON, BUT I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED BY YOUR RECENT BEHAVIOR THAT SPREAD FALSE INFORMATION, DISRUPT BOARD MEETINGS.
DIVISIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY, I HAVE A REQUEST.
WHEN I SPOKE IN THE AUGUST 16TH BOARD MEETING, THERE WERE PEOPLE IN THE ROOM RANTING, "GO BACK TO WHERE YOU CAME FROM." THEY WERE YOU FERVENT SUPPORTERS.
I'D LIKE TO CALL ON YOU TO SPEAK PUBLICLY AGAINST THAT DESPICABLE BEHAVIOR.
YOU RUN A CAMPAIGN ON INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY.
I COUNT ON YOU TO DELIVER THAT.
>> LANEY DUARTE AND THEN NICK [INAUDIBLE].
I'M STANDING HERE IN SUPPORT OF CAPTAIN DANIELLE WESTON AND DR. MARY BONE.
THIS BOARD'S TYRANNICAL OVERREACH HAS HIT NEW LOWS.
THE UNJUST JAILING OF CAPTAIN DUSTIN CLARK, UNITED STATES ARMY, A 13-YEAR VETERAN AND MINISTER JEREMY'S STORY, WHO'S A FATHER OF SEVEN, WILL NOT BE TOLERATED AND WILL HAVE BOTH LEGAL AND CIVIL RAMIFICATIONS TO THOSE BOARD MEMBERS ATTEMPTING TO CENSURE BOTH KEPT IN WESTON AND DR. MARY BONE, BE ADVISED WE ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
WE'RE RAISING A WHOLE GENERATION OF PATRIOTS BEHIND US.
THEY WE'LL CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR THE PRINCIPLES AND UNALIENABLE RIGHTS THAT THIS ROOM WAS FOUNDED UPON.
THESE RIGHTS SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED.
YOU WILL NEVER TAKE THE TITLES OF CAPTAIN WESTON NOR DR. MARY BONE, BUT SIMPLY LABEL YOURSELVES AS THE PEOPLE WHO COMMITTED SEDITION AND TREASON AGAINST OUR CONSTITUTION IN OUR COUNTRY.
>> NICK [INAUDIBLE]? THEN AFTER THAT WE'LL BE ALISYA TORRES.
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>> GOOD EVENING. I'M A PARENT HERE IN ROUND ROCK AND THIS IS MY FIRST SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.
I'VE RECENTLY SPENT MANY HOURS WATCHING PAST BOARD MEETINGS, AND I'VE OBSERVED THAT THE FIVE TRUSTEES THAT ARE MOVING TO CENSURE HAVE REPEATEDLY TAKEN STEPS THAT, REGARDLESS OF INTENT, HAD THE EFFECT OF HIDING OFFICIAL BUSINESS AND EXCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.
CONVERSELY, I'VE OBSERVED TRUSTEES BONE AND WESTON HAVE REPEATEDLY ADVOCATED FOR INCREASED TRANSPARENCY AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.
YOUR CENTERS APPEAR DESIGNED TO MALIGN AND EMBARRASS HER FELLOW TRUSTEES.
IT APPEARS INTENDED TO PLACE OPPOSING VOICES UNDER YOUR THUMB.
AT A TIME WHEN OUR COUNTRY NEEDS PEACEMAKERS, YOUR ACTIONS THREATEN TO DRIVE THE WEDGE OF DIVISION DEEPER.
I'M DISAPPOINTED IN THE ACTIONS OF THIS GANG OF FIVE, AND I EXPECT BETTER. THANK YOU.
WE ARE NOT LAW BREAKERS AND BOARD MEMBERS WHO DO NOT UPHOLD THE LAW AND YOUR VERY OWN CODE OF ETHICS.
THAT IS YOU THE FIVE OUT OF THE SEVEN BOARD MEMBERS HERE AND THE SUPERINTENDENT, YOU HAVE ALL TAINTED ROUND ROCK ISD THIS FAR.
NO MATTER HOW YOU WORD IT YOUR E-MAILS AND TRY TO CONFUSE THE COMMUNITY, THE LAW STANDS.
YOU HAVE BEEN BREAKING THE LAW SINCE AUGUST 18TH WITH YOUR MASK MANDATE POLICY AND IT SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE BEEN A RECOMMENDATION.
YOU'RE NOT BASING YOUR DECISION ON FACT RATHER THAN A SUPPOSITION OPINION, OR PUBLIC FAVOR AND THAT'S FROM YOUR CODE OF ETHICS UNDER HONOR AND CONDUCT.
THE FOURTH ONE DOWN, THE VERY FIRST ONE IS TO TELL THE TRUTH SO TELL THE TRUTH, GET CREATIVE IN OUR SCHOOLS AND MAKE IT SAFE RATHER THAN FORCING A MASK ON ALL OUR KIDS AND CROSSING YOUR FINGERS, NO ONE WILL GET COVID OR SYMPTOMS, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, SOME WILL CHOOSE TO WEAR A MASK AND THAT'S OKAY.
HONOR YOUR OATH, TRUST OUR KIDS.
THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING TONIGHT.
AFTER THAT WILL BE CHRISTINA MCGIBNEY.
>> FIRST I WANT TO THANK THE TRUSTEES FOR SERVING IN THANKLESS ROLES AND SERVING THE COMMUNITY.
MY SON IS A KINDERGARTEN STUDENT AT PALM SPRINGS ELEMENTARY AND HE HAS TWO YOUNGER SIBLINGS WHO WILL EVENTUALLY BE STUDENTS IN ROUND ROCK SCHOOLS.
I'M SPEAKING TODAY TO ADVOCATE FOR KEEPING A MASK REQUIREMENT IN PLACE UNTIL LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS DEEM IT UNNECESSARY.
THERE IS NOW SIGNIFICANT DATA THAT BACKS UP THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH MASK REQUIREMENTS HAVE LESS COVID SPREAD.
SIMPLY PUT THAT WHILE IT IS NOT PERFECT TO HAVING A MASK REQUIREMENT ALLOWS SCHOOLS TO STAY OPEN AND KIDS IN THE CLASSROOM WHICH IS WHERE THEY CAN BEST LEARN.
PLEASE FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS.
LASTLY, AS SOMEONE WHOSE FAMILY ESCAPED NAZI GERMANY AND ARRIVED ON GALVESTON ISLAND, FLEEING ACTUAL NAZIS, I HOPE THAT THOSE WHO INVOKED THE TERM NAZI WOULD TAKE A TRIP TO THE HOLOCAUST MUSEUM IN HOUSTON AND LEARN ACTUAL HISTORY.
THEN AFTER THAT WILL BE REBECCA MCCAULEY.
>> SELFISH IS SOMETHING I HAVE NEVER BEEN ACCUSED OF.
PLENTY OF OTHER THINGS, SURE BUT NEVER SELFISH AROUND CARING.
OF COURSE, I CARE ABOUT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN AND OF EVERY CHILD IN THIS DISTRICT AS DOES EVERYONE WHO'S HERE.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE ALL HERE TONIGHT.
REGARDLESS OF THEIR STANCE, IT'S BECAUSE WE CARE ABOUT THESE KIDS.
I'M NOT HERE BEING SELFISH, I'M HERE SIMPLY TO ASK YOU GUYS TO THINK OF ONE THING.
THAT'S IF WE HAD A SOLID STUDY THAT SHOWED THAT MASKS REALLY, TRULY, GENUINELY WORK, THIS ENTIRE AGENDA WOULD BE A NON-ISSUE.
WE WOULD NOT BE HERE BECAUSE I GUARANTEE EVERYONE WOULD BE GLADLY AND WILLINGLY MASKING UP.
BUT WE KNOW IT'S NOT TRUE, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT TRUE.
SO I'M ASKING YOU RIGHT NOW, I'M IMPLORING YOU TO JUST CLEAR YOUR HEAD OF ALL YOUR BIAS, YOUR AGENDA, YOUR EGO, AND YOUR PRIDE, AND DO WHAT YOU WERE ELECTED TO DO.
TO LOOK OUT FOR THE BEST INTERESTS OF OUR CHILDREN AND NOT YOUR EGO.
>> REBECCA MCCAULEY. AFTER THAT WILL BE MAGNA ROY.
I'M HERE TO OPPOSE THE CENSURING OF CAPTAIN WESTIN AND DR.
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THEY ARE DOING EXACTLY WHAT I VOTED FOR THEM TO DO LAST NOVEMBER WHICH IS TO STAND UP TO UNETHICAL AND NON-COMPLIANT DISTRICT LEADERS.THIS TIME LAST YEAR, I WAS FIGHTING THIS DISTRICT TO COMPLY WITH TEA GUIDELINES FOR ON-CAMPUS FACE-TO-FACE INSTRUCTION.
THIS DISTRICT AND BOARD IGNORED MY MANY REQUESTS AND COMPLAINTS AND ONLY COMPLIED AFTER BEING THREATENED TO LOSE THEIR FUNDING IF MY CHILDREN DID NOT GET TO SEE THEIR TEACHERS.
SOUNDS FAMILIAR. WE HAVE ROGUE LEADERS WHO REFUSE TO FOLLOW THE RULES THAT THEY DON'T AGREE WITH.
THANK YOU TRUSTEES BONE AND CAPTAIN WESTIN.
WATCHING A MEETING ON A BIG SCREEN IN ANOTHER ROOM IS NO DIFFERENT THAN WATCHING IT AT HOME.
WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE IN THIS ROOM WITH YOU AND LOOK EACH OF YOU IN THE EYE AS YOU RAISE OUR TAXES, AS YOU SPEND OUR MONEY, MAKE HORRIBLE DECISIONS FOR OUR CHILDREN, AND ALSO PROTECT EACH OTHER FROM UNETHICAL BEHAVIOR. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING TONIGHT.
>> MAGNA ROY. AFTER THAT WILL BE JESSICA MIDDLETON.
>> HELLO. I'M HERE AS A PARENT OF TWO KIDS IN ROUND ROCK ISD.
THANK YOU, DR. ZAL, TRUSTEE FELLER, TRUSTEE VESSA, DR. AZIZ, PRESIDENT VEER, AND TRUSTEE HARRISON.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT YOU GUYS ARE LOOKING TO FOLLOW THE SCIENCE.
THERE ARE DECISION MATRIX THAT'S BASED ON SCIENCE AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF EXPERTS AND PUBLIC HEALTH.
I AM ALSO HERE IN SUPPORT OF ITEMS F1 AND F2.
TRUSTEE WESTIN AND TRUSTEE BONE.
I THINK I VOTED FOR YOU AND THAT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST MISTAKES I'VE MADE AS A CITIZEN OF THIS COUNTRY.
I HAVE OBSERVED NOTHING BUT SOWING HATRED AND DIVISION AND YOUR FOLLOWERS MAKING RACIST CALLS.
KIDS SPEAKING OPPOSITE OPINIONS WERE [INAUDIBLE].
IT'S APPALLING AND I AM REALLY SORRY.
>> TIME. YOUR TIME'S EXPIRED. THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING TONIGHT.
AFTER THAT WILL BE HEATHER JOHNSON.
>> HI, MY NAME IS JESSICA MIDDLETON.
I'M THE MOTHER OF TWO CHILDREN WHO ATTEND SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT.
I'M READING THIS TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF A TEACHER IN ROUND ROCK ISD.
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I WRITE TO YOU AS A MOTHER OF A 1ST GRADER IN THE DISTRICT AND AS A 15-YEAR TEACHER, 10 OF WHICH HAVE BEEN IN THIS DISTRICT.
I HAVE DRAFTED DOZENS OF LETTERS TO YOU IN MY HEAD OVER THE LAST YEAR OUT OF THANKS, RELIEF, ANGER, FRUSTRATION, AND SADNESS BUT THE DECISIONS AND ACTIONS YOU HAVE MADE AS A BOARD OR AS INDIVIDUALS.
TONIGHT, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT YOU CAN DO IS EXTEND THE MASK MANDATE WHICH IS NOT ILLEGAL AND ONLY ALLOW OPT-OUTS FOR LEGITIMATE MEDICAL REASONS, AT LEAST UNTIL THE VACCINE IS AVAILABLE FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS.
I URGE YOU TO ADOPT THE MATRIX AS A DECIDER FOR WHEN MASKING SHOULD BE MANDATED OR ENCOURAGED.
LASTLY, THANK YOU TO TRUSTEES HARRISON, ZHAO, VESSA, VEER, AND FELLER.
I SEE YOU WORKING TIRELESSLY WITH HONOR AND INTEGRITY TO DO WHAT IS BEST FOR THE STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND STAFF OF ROUND ROCK ISD.
I'M SORRY THAT MEMBERS OF YOUR OWN BOARD ARE ACTIVELY WORKING TO MAKE ALREADY IMPOSSIBLE DECISIONS EVEN MORE DIFFICULT FOR YOU. YOUR DECORUM SHOULD BE APPLAUDED, OTHERS CENSORED.
THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING TONIGHT.
>> HEATHER JOHNSON AND AFTER THAT WILL BE SHANNON HORNER.
>> THANK YOU TRUSTEES, VOLUNTEERS, ONE AND ALL.
I KNOW THAT ALL OF YOU ON THE STAGE TONIGHT STARTED DOWN THIS ROAD FOR THE LOVE OF THE CHILDREN.
HOWEVER, SKIPPING OUT A MEETING ON STUDENT OUTCOMES SHOWS THE PRIORITIES ARE NOT THE CHILDREN.
SAYING IN A BOARD MEETING ON VIDEO THAT YOU'VE ALREADY FOUND A DOCTOR TO FALSIFY PAPERS SO YOU CAN OPT-OUT YOUR FAMILY FROM THE MASK MANDATE, THAT IS NOT FOR THE LOVE OF THE CHILDREN AND THAT IS NOT AN EXAMPLE OF LOVE BY NEIGHBOR.
TRUSTEES, I REALIZE YOUR VOLUNTEERS AND THIS IS A VERY UNTHANKFUL TASK, APPRECIATE THE MANY HOURS JUST THIS EVENING THAT YOU PUT INTO LOOKING OUT FOR OUR CHILDREN AND I ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO SHOW LOVE FOR THE CHILDREN WITH MASK MANDATES AND ALSO HELP PROVIDE FOR OUTDOOR LUNCHES IN OUR DISTRICT.
MANY SCHOOLS DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES MY CHILDREN'S SCHOOL HAS.
PLEASE, IN THE NAME OF EQUITY HELP THEM FIND THE RESOURCES THAT ALL CHILDREN CAN MEET OUTSIDE.
>> TIME. YOUR TIME'S EXPIRED. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING TONIGHT.
>> SHANNON HORNER AND AFTER THAT WILL BE LAURIE WRIGHT.
>> THANK YOU TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
I AM A MOM OF TWO ROUND ROCK ISD STUDENTS.
I'VE E-MAILED YOU MANY TIMES ABOUT THE MASK MANDATE.
TO KEEP IT SHORT, I'M JUST GOING TO SAY I'M HERE'S TO SUPPORT
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THE MASK MATRIX THAT'S BEEN RECOMMENDED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT AND FOLLOWS PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIAL GUIDELINES.THANK YOU FOR KEEPING OUR KIDS AND COMMUNITIES SAFE.
>>LAURIE WRIGHT AND AFTER THAT WILL BE ALICIA MARKHAM.
I'M A PARENT OF A CHILD WHO ATTENDS RIDGEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL ALONG WITH MANY COVID CARRIERS EVERY DAY.
MY SON WOULD LIKE YOU TO EXTEND THE MASK MANDATE AND ENFORCE THE MASK MANDATE AS WELL AS MAKING OUTDOOR LUNCH ACTUALLY HAPPEN.
THE FEET HAVE BEEN DRAGGING AN AWFUL LOT ON OUTDOOR LUNCH.
SHARING THE CLASSROOM WITH UNMASKED STUDENTS ALL DAY IS A HUGE PART OF MY SON'S ANXIETY.
WE APPRECIATE THE DECISION MATRIX REGARDING LEGAL MASK MANDATES THAT DR. AZIZ AND THE ISD STAFF HAVE DRAWN UP AND URGE YOU TO VOTE IN SUPPORT OF ADOPTING THIS DATABASE GUIDANCE.
I WANT TO THANK TRUSTEES VEER, FELLER HARRISON, SHOW, AND VESSA FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND PROFESSIONALISM AT MEETINGS AND ESPECIALLY FOR THE FOCUS ON STUDENT OUTCOMES LAST SATURDAY.
TRUSTEES BONE AND WESTERN HAVE NOT SHOWN THE SAME MATURITY OR CONCERN FOR OUR CHILDREN.
INSTEAD, THEY'VE PROVIDED OUR CHILDREN AN EXAMPLE OF HOW NOT TO BEHAVE.
>> TIME. YOUR TIME'S EXPIRED. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING TONIGHT.
AFTER THAT WILL BE CARISSA FREEMAN.
>> I AM NOT A DOCTOR SO IT IS NOT MY PLACE TO PRESENT COVID DATA TO YOU.
I ONLY HOPE THAT YOU'VE CONSULTED LOCAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES TO CREATE A THOUGHTFUL MITIGATION PLAN THAT PROVIDES OUR STAFF WITH SUPPORT AND KEEP STUDENTS SAFE AND LEARNING.
PLEASE GIVE OUR PRINCIPALS THE APPROPRIATE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO ENSURE THE PLAN IS FEASIBLE AND EQUITABLE.
I ASKED ALL TRUSTEES TO USE BETTER DISCERNMENT DURING DISCUSSION.
TRUSTEE WESTIN, YOU PUBLICLY DECLARE THAT YOU ASKED YOUR DOCTOR TO WRITE MASK EXEMPTIONS FOR YOUR FAMILY.
BASED ON THE CONTEXT OF YOUR STATEMENT, I ASSUME THE REQUEST WAS NOT BASED ON A MEDICAL OR DEVELOPMENTAL REASON.
HE ACTUALLY HAS DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS.
SHOULD HE NEED IT, THAT EXEMPTION IS FOR HIM, NOT YOU.
IN THE SPRING, YOU DEFENDED LIFTING THE DISTRICT MASK MANDATE BY USING A STATUTE IN THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE THAT PROTECTS DISABLED AND TRAUMA-AFFECTED STUDENTS FROM MASKING AS A MEANS OF BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT.
WHEN YOU MISREPRESENT REGULATIONS THAT PROTECT VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES, YOU DIMINISH THE VALUE OF THOSE PROTECTIONS AND THE PEOPLE THEY PROTECT.
IF YOU WANT TO BE A CHAMPION FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS, THEN YOU NEED TO RESPECT THEM.
EACH OF YOU WAS ELECTED AND REPRESENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING.
>> MARSHA WATSON, WILCO WE THE PEOPLE.
SINCE WE ALL NEED TO SEEK GUIDANCE ON THE MASK ISSUES AND THE UNCONSTITUTIONAL CENSORING OF DR.
BONE AND CAPTAIN WESTON, WE ALL NEED TO PRAY.
DEAR GOOD LORD, WE NEED YOU NOW.
PLEASE GUIDE US WITH YOUR LOVING GOODWILL FOR WE HAVE LOST OUR WAY, YOUR WAY LORD.
THEREFORE, WE ARE REAPING THE WORLD WHEN NOW.
AS YOU TEACH US IN YOUR WORD, OUR HOLY BIBLE, GOD, PLEASE HELP US.
LORD, YOU BLESS US FROM YOUR HOLY WORD IN THE BOOK OF JOHN 3:16.
FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, THAT WHOEVER WILL BELIEVE IN HIM WILL NOT PERISH BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE.
YOU ALSO TEACH US IF MY PEOPLE WHICH ARE CALLED BY MY NAME, WILL HUMBLE THEMSELVES AND PRAY AND SEEK MY FACE AND TURN FROM THEIR WICKED WAYS, THEN I WILL HEAR FROM HEAVEN AND FORGIVE THEIR SINS AND I WILL HEAL THEIR LAND.
>> TIME. YOUR TIME'S EXPIRED. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING TONIGHT. [APPLAUSE]
AFTER THAT WILL BE LINDA AVILA.
YOU MIGHT HAVE TURNED IT OFF, JUST GET BACK ON.
OKAY. GREAT. THANKS. HOLD ON, LET ME RESTART YOUR TIME.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE] I HAVE FOUR STUDENTS IN THE ROUND ROCK ISD AREA.
FREEDOM IS THE REASON WHY MY FAMILY FLED VIETNAM TO COME TO THE UNITED STATES IN 1989.
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WE DIDN'T COME HERE TO BE RULED BY DICTATORS AND TYRANTS.FOR EVERYONE HERE, WHETHER YOU WEAR A MASK OR NOT, DR.
BONE AND CAPTAIN WESTON, HAVE BEEN FIGHTING FOR YOUR RIGHTS.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING A BIG COMMOTION LAST WEEK BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHY? NOW EVERYONE IS PAYING ATTENTION.
[LAUGHTER] LIKE I SAID, I HAVE FOUR STUDENTS IN THE ROUND ROCK ISD DISTRICT AND YOU BET I'M PAYING ATTENTION.
>> LINDA AVILA AND AFTER THAT, ANGELA COVELLI.
>> MY NAME IS LINDA AVILA AND I'D LIKE TO START BY THANKING DR. ZHAO AND CAPTAIN WESTON.
ON SATURDAY, YOU BOTH AGREED TO VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS. AS A DAUGHTER OF A WELDER AND A WIFE OF A HOME BUILDER, IF YOU TWO COULD WORK TOGETHER, YOU COULD BE A POWERHOUSE FOR VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND MAKE THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN SUCCESSFUL IN LIFE.
IT SHOWS YOU CAN WORK TOGETHER.
THAT IS PROOF AND I THANK YOU BOTH FOR THAT.
MISS VASA, YOU LOOK VERY UNCOMFORTABLE UP THERE.
IT'S BECAUSE YOU'RE A CHRISTIAN WOMAN AND YOU KNOW THAT THIS IS WRONG.
WHAT WOULD JESUS DO? I KNOW YOU HAVE IT IN YOU AND I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT.
YOU CAN MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE.
THE REST OF YOU, I KNOW YOU HATE ME AND YOU HATE THE PARENTS THAT ARE WITH ME.
YOU DON'T WANT TO CENSURE THEM, YOU WANT TO CENSURE US.
YOU WANT US TO SHUT UP AND GO AWAY.
WE'RE AWAKE AND WE'RE NEVER GOING TO SLEEP AGAIN.
>> YOUR TIME'S EXPIRED. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING TONIGHT.
[APPLAUSE] ANGELA COVELLI AND AFTER THAT WILL BE BRITTANY GARZA.
>> FIRST OF I WANT TO SAY, THE FACT IS YOU'RE ILLEGALLY MANDATING SOMETHING THAT THE STATE HAS SAID NO TO AND THE FACT THAT YOU'RE TEACHING STUDENTS THAT THAT'S OKAY, IS NOT OKAY.
THE OTHER TWO PEOPLE WHO HAVE REPRESENTED US HAVE WANTED PEOPLE INSIDE, NOT THAT THEY WERE TAKEN OUTSIDE INITIALLY, THERE WERE ONLY WANTING TO BE PART OF THE GROUP.
I APPRECIATE YOU BOTH, THE TWO OF YOU AND YOU KNOW, WE KNOW AND WE WILL PUT OUR MONEY AND OUR VOTES WERE IT MATTERS.
GUESS WHAT, ETHAN, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT MASKS? YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING?
>> I FEEL ABOUT MASKS NOT GOOD.
>> IS IT OKAY FOR OTHER PEOPLE TO HAVE A MASK ON?
>> BRITTNEY GARZA AND THEN AFTER THAT WE'LL BE [INAUDIBLE] KNOCKS.
>> HI, MY NAME IS BRITTANY GARZA AND THIS IS MY OLDEST SON, JUDE.
I'M AROUND ROUND ROCK ISD PARENT, FORMER GRADUATE AND FORMER TEACHER OF THIS DISTRICT.
FIRST OFF, THE RESOLUTION TO CENSURE DR. BONE AND CAPTAIN WESTON IS A DISTRACTION FROM THE REAL AND TRUTH ACT THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT HAS A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER.
>> YOU'VE GOT TO STICK TO F1, F2, AND F3, PLEASE.
>> OKAY. NOW, ON THE OVERREACH, I DO NOT CO-PARENT WITH THE GOVERNMENT, MY DOCTORS OR THE SCHOOL BOARD.
I HEAR THE RHETORIC MASK UP TO PROTECT OTHERS, SOME EVEN STATE THAT IF WE DON'T, WE'RE SELFISH.
I CHALLENGE EVERYONE HERE WITH THIS.
WHERE DOES THE SELFISHNESS LIE WHEN I'M ASKED AND EXPECTED TO BYPASS THE HEALTH PRACTICES FOR MY OWN FAMILY TO APPEASE AND ABIDE BY THE HEALTH PRACTICES OF OTHERS.
HOW DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? I'M TO PUT OTHERS FIRST AND MY OWN CHILDREN SECOND.
HOW ANYONE JUSTIFIES THIS IS BEYOND ME.
WHAT BRINGS ME PEACE, EVEN IF YOU WIN THIS BATTLE, THAT I SERVE A KING WHOSE ALREADY WON THE WAR.
>> YOUR TIME IS UP, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING TONIGHT, YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.
ANGUS LEPTON AND AFTER THAT WILL BE TONY VESA.
ANGUS LEPTON? OH, YES, GO SIR.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME? MY INCREDIBLE WIFE AND I HAVE TWO KIDS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT AND ANOTHER TWO IN THE PIPELINE.
WE HAVE A LONG-TERM INTERESTS OF THE BOARD SUCCESS.
I'M HERE BECAUSE I'M DISAPPOINTED BY THE LACK OF RESPECT YOU AS A BOARD ARE SHOWING TO EACH OTHER.
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I'M CONCERNED THE MAJORITY OF THE BOARD IS LOSING SIGHT OF IT'S MISSION AND VALUES.YOUR MISSION IS TO EDUCATE CHILDREN.
THE TEA 2019, 2020 DISTRICT STAR PERFORMANCE REPORT SHOWS FEWER THAN 80 PERCENT OF ALL STUDENTS IN ROUND ROCK ISD PERFORM A GRADE LEVEL IN WRITING.
THAT'S OVER 10,000 STUDENTS WHO ARE BEING LEFT BEHIND.
THAT WOULD FILL THIS ROOM FIVE TIMES OVER.
IT'S NOT A LOT BETTER FOR READING, FOR MATH OR FOR SCIENCE.
THE FIRST LEADERSHIP VALUE YOU ESPOUSE IS TO INCLUDE ALL.
I'M AFRAID YOU FORGOTTEN THAT.
CENSURING THOSE WITH WHOM YOU DISAGREE IS NOT INCLUSIVE.
YOUR ACTIONS AND BEHAVIOR SET AN EXAMPLE FOR THE ENTIRE DISTRICT, FACULTY, STAFF, PARENTS, AND EVEN THE PUBLIC HERE TONIGHT.
SET ASIDE THE PERSONAL ATTACKS THAT ARE SO PREVALENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND FOCUS ON YOUR MISSION AND VALUES, SET A BETTER EXAMPLE OR WILL FIND PEOPLE WHO DO. [APPLAUSE]
>> YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED. TONY VESA AND THEN THE NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE GINA VENOM.
>> I DON'T WANT TO SEE THE CENTER CHOOSE TRUSTEES.
I DON'T WANT IT TO BE NECESSARY.
I WANT THIS TO BE A WAKE-UP CALL.
IF YOU DON'T CHANGE, YOU FAIL AND MY KIDS LOSE.
YOU CAN CONTINUE TO HOLD ONTO YOUR SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS AND CONTINUE TO BULLY ONE ANOTHER.
TALK OVER ONE ANOTHER, CALL EACH OTHER NAMES AND TRY TO ONE UP EACH OTHER'S NASTINESS OR YOU CAN HUMBLE YOURSELVES AND BE THE LEADERS YOU ARE CAPABLE OF.
THE DYSFUNCTION OF THIS BOARD SIMPLY REFLECTS THE DYSFUNCTION IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT'S APPARENT AND OBVIOUS.
IT'S TIME TO START RESPECTING ONE ANOTHER INSTEAD OF HATING ONE ANOTHER.
LOVE THE LORD, YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, MIND, SOUL AND STRENGTH, AND LOVE YOUR NEIGHBORS YOURSELF.
WHO IS THAT NEIGHBOR? THAT NEIGHBOR IS A MASKER SITTING NEXT TO YOU.
THAT NEIGHBORS THE IS ANTI-MASKER SITTING NEXT TO YOU.
FOR THE SAKE OF OUR CHILDREN, I IMPLORE YOU AND I IMPLORE YOU ALL TO SET ASIDE OUR DIFFERENCES, LEAD OUR SCHOOLS AND WIN FOR OUR CHILDREN.
>> TIME. THANK YOU. GINA VENOM.
CHRIS MAY. AFTER THAT WILL BE REBECCA MALDONADO.
HELLO, WHO I AM? WHY AM I HERE? I'M CHRIS MAY. I'M A PARENT.
I HAVE TWO CHILDREN IN THE DISTRICT.
WHAT GOT ME HERE IS YOU ALL MADE THE NEWS THAT WOKE ME UP.
THE NEXT IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM THAT WAS I REALIZED I'M NOT BEING REPRESENTED WELL HERE.
MY MESSAGE TO YOU AND MY PROMISE TO THE AUDIENCE OR MY ALLIES AND IN THE AUDIENCE IS, I'M GOING TO RETURN TO EACH AND EVERY MEETING WITH MY NEIGHBORS.
MORE AND MORE EACH TIME AND BASICALLY SPREAD THE MESSAGE OF WHAT'S GOING ON HERE AND THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE].
>> THANK YOU. REBECCA MALDONADO.
>> I JUST WANT TO START OUT BY THANKING THE TEACHERS AND STAFF AT MY KID'S SCHOOL, YOU'RE STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS AND YOU ARE DOING SUCH AN AMAZING JOB.
MY FOUR KIDS HAVE NOTHING BUT AMAZING THINGS TO SAY ABOUT THEM.
ALSO PARENTS, PLEASE TALK TO YOUR KIDS ABOUT THE CORRECT USE OF HAND SANITIZER.
MY THIRD GRADER TOLD ME ONE OF HIS CLASSMATES PUT HAND SANITIZER IN THEIR MASK AND THEN PUTS IT ON THEIR FACE.
ALSO, STREP IS GOING AROUND, WHICH IS A DROPLET, BUT MASK WORKS.
I WOULD LIKE TO END THIS WITH WISE WORDS FROM MY FOURTH GRADER.
"CAN WE PLEASE STOP TALKING ABOUT MASKS, IF YOU WANT TO WEAR ONE, WEAR ONE.
IF YOU DON'T, DON'T." THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS.
>> THAT IS THE LAST OF THE IN-PERSON SPEAKERS.
WE'RE GOING TO SWITCH NOW TO OUR VIRTUAL SPEAKERS.
OUR FIRST VIRTUAL SPEAKER IS MELISSA STEWARD.
>> I WANT TO PRAY FOR PEACE FOR THIS BOARD FIRST OF ALL AND JUST TO REMIND YOU THAT YOU WERE CALLED AS A BOARD TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY.
WHY I ASK YOU, ARE YOU TRYING TO SILENCE OUR VOICES? MY VOICE.
I'M A PARENT AND A TEACHER IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
MY HEART HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO SERVE.
MANY ISSUES NEED TO BE PRESENTED BEFORE YOU, TOGETHER YOU SHOULD RALLY AS ONE BODY FOR OUR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND COMMUNITY.
IN REGARDS TO YOUR CENSURE, WHY NOT INSTEAD OF EXPRESSING PUBLIC DISAPPROVAL OF THESE TRUSTEES, YOU WOULD CENSURE THE LACK OF ADEQUATE MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS. MANY YOUNG STUDENTS REGULARLY THREATENED HARM TO THEMSELVES OR OTHERS, THEY NEED YOU.
WHY NOT CENSURE A SATISFACTION WITH THE ABUNDANCE OF TEACHER VACANCIES, WE NEED YOU.
WHY NOT CENSURE A BLIND EYE TO OUR SCHOOLS PLUMMETING ACADEMIC RATES, WE NEED YOU ALL TO PLEASE WORK TOGETHER.
I JUST WANTED TO GET ON HERE AND PERSONALLY THANK TRUSTEES WESTON AND BONE FOR REPRESENTING ME AND FOR SPEAKING ON MY BEHALF.
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[APPLAUSE]>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS RAQUEL MARTINEZ.
>> YES. GO AHEAD. WE CAN HEAR YOU.
>> TODAY, THIS BOARD AND ADMINISTRATION WAS VOTING TO CENSURE TWO BOARD MEMBERS.
WHAT CANNOT BE DONE BY YOU IS TO CENSURE THE PUBLIC.
I WAS GIVEN A TRESPASSING NOTICE [INAUDIBLE] CENSURED BY YOUR SUPERINTENDENT.
WELL, I CANNOT GO ON TO DISTRICT PROPERTY, IT DOES NOT STOP ME FROM EXPOSING WHAT HE HAS DONE AND CONTINUES TO DO, I'M NOT AFRAID OF SPEAKING OUT.
I ADMIRE THE PARENTS AT ROUND ROCK ISD THAT DO THE SAME.
UNLIKE [OVERLAPPING] MR. [INAUDIBLE] I AM YOUR HUCKLEBERRY. THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS RICKY NELSON.
RICKY NELSON, IS KAT JOHNSTON ON VIRTUALLY?
>> HI. MY NAME IS KAT JOHNSTON AND I'M NOT HERE TO TALK ABOUT MASK MANDATES, BECAUSE YOU ALREADY KNOW THE BOARD HAS MADE THEIR DECISION FOR THIS MEETING TO TAKE PLACE.
BUT I AM HERE TO TALK ABOUT AN ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM.
I HEARD A LADY HERE SPEAK ABOUT HOLDING THEIR DEAD CHILD AND I AM HERE TO TALK ON BEHALF OF MY NIECE, WHO WAS JUST RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL LAST WEEK, BUT NOT FROM COVID.
WHILE I SIT HERE LISTENING TO SOME OF YOUR CHILDREN'S BRAINWASHED, I'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT A TRULY TOXIC DISEASE THAT IS SPREADING AND IT'S NOT A VIRUS.
MY NIECE, NOT AFTER ONE, BUT NOT TWO, BUT THREE ANXIETY ATTACKS WAS FINALLY GRANTED A MEDICAL EXEMPTION. SEEMS LIKE A WIN.
WHILE SHE RETURNED TO SCHOOL LOOKING FOR A NORMAL LIFE, INSTEAD, SHE WAS SEGREGATED, ISOLATED, AND BULLIED FOR WEEKS AND COULDN'T TELL HER PARENTS OR STAFF OR TEACHERS, AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AS A RESULT. [OVERLAPPING]
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING TONIGHT.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS PAULA CYR, C-Y-R.
>> I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE COMMENTS TO THE TRUSTEES.
CHAOS. THAT'S WHAT RESULTS WHEN PUBLIC INTERESTS IS ABANDONED IN THE NAME OF INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS.
RULES ON THE ROAD REDUCE INJURY AND CHAOS.
RESTRICTIONS ON YELLING FIRE IN A MOVIE THEATER REDUCES CHAOS.
WEARING OF MASKS REDUCE CHAOS.
CHAOS RESULTS WHEN A STUDENT OR A CLASS MUST GO TO VIRTUAL LEARNING.
CHAOS RESULTS WHEN AN ENTIRE SCHOOL CAMPUS IS SHUT DOWN DUE TO COVID.
CHAOS RESULTS WHEN SUCH CHILDREN, STAFF AND TEACHERS BRING THE VIRUS TO THEIR HOME.
CHAOS RESULTS WHEN HOSPITALS [OVERLAPPING] ARE FULL OF COVID PATIENTS AND CAN NO LONGER TREAT OTHER PATIENTS.
TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC INTERESTS, CHILDREN, EMPLOYEES, AND FAMILIES, MASKS SHOULD BE CONTINUED TO BE REQUIRED IN SCHOOLS.
REDUCTION OF CHAOS IS EVERYONE'S RESPONSIBILITY.
ROUND ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD MEETING AUGUST 24TH, THREE HOURS AND 19 MINUTES AND FIVE SECONDS.
THAT WAS THE TIMESTAMP OF RECORD WHEN DR. MARY BONE SAID, IN OUR SCHOOLS MASKS FOR CHILDREN.
DEFINITIVELY SHE MADE THAT STATEMENT.
ON THAT BASIS, I COME TO YOU TO NOT HATE TO CALL FOR HER RESIGNATION FROM THE BOARD.
IF SHE CAN PROVIDE AT LEAST TWO, BUT PREFERABLY THREE OR MORE EXAMPLES OF PEER REVIEWED STUDIES BACKING UP HER CLAIM, I'LL CHANGE MY MIND.
>> OTHERWISE, THE LAST THING WE NEED ON OUR SCHOOL BOARD IS SOMEONE WHO RESORTS TO AN APPEAL TO AUTHORITY PLAYING A PHD CARD IN ORDER TO SUPPORT A DEMONSTRABLY FALSE CLAIM.
THIS REPRESENTS, IN MY VIEW, THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF EDUCATION AND WHAT THE SCHOOL BOARD SHOULD STAND FOR, WHICH IS WHY I SANCTION HER CENSURE AND CALL FOR HER RESIGNATION.
>> GOOD EVENING. I'M THE PARENT OF A CARAWAY ELEMENTARY STUDENT CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN VIRTUAL LEARNING.
I'M ALSO A VOLUNTEER WITH FAMILIES UNITED FOR STUDENTS SAFETY.
I JOIN YOU TONIGHT AS ONE OF MORE THAN 400 ROUND ROCK US FAMILIES WHO EMAILED THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS TO ASK THAT YOU
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TAKE ACTION ON TWO IMPORTANT ISSUES FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING.NUMBER 1, WE URGE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO EXPLICITLY LINK THE DISTRICT'S MASKING POLICY TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS AND WILLIAMSON AND TRAVIS COUNTY'S.
>> THAT WE CAN ENSURE THAT THE DISTRICT'S POLICY IS DRIVEN BY SCIENCE, NOT BY POLITICS.
NUMBER 2, WE URGE YOU TO INVEST IN SAFE OUTDOOR LUNCH OPTIONS FOR ROUND OFF STUDENTS, LIKE THOSE RECENTLY IMPLEMENTED BY ASO AND ASD, TO REDUCE THE RISK OF MEALTIME EXPOSURE AND TO ENSURE THAT SAFE LUNCHES ARE IMPLEMENTED EQUITABLY ACROSS ALL CAMPUSES.
AS A REMINDER THAT NONPARTISAN TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS CLEARLY STATE IN THEIR CURRENT LEGAL GUIDANCE THAT THEY DO NOT VIEW EXECUTIVE ORDER. [OVERLAPPING]
>> TIME, YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING TONIGHT.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS COWNER MUJAHIDEEN.
>> YES. HI, MY NAME IS COWNER MUJAHIDEEN, A MOM OF TWO, I'M SPEAKING SUPPORT OF MASS MAGNET. MS. WESTERNER AND DR. VON, PLEASE STOP BEING THE MEMBERS WITH PRESIDENT SMART AND LOUD GROUP, YOU'RE EDUCATED, PLEASE ACT LIKE IT AND FOLLOW THE SCIENCE AND DATA.
TO OTHER MEMBERS I'M DEEPLY GRATEFUL OF HOUSTON STAYING ON A JOB THAT IS UNPAID AND VERY DIFFICULT THIS YEAR ALONG WITH ALL THE INTIMIDATING AND BULLYING PARENTS.
PARENTS ARE COMING IN HERE WITH SO MUCH ANGER AND HATE AGAINST THE METHOD THAT SAVES LIVES.
ONE PARENT COMPARED THIS TO ANTHRAX STORY.
VERY DISGRACEFUL TO COMPARE THIS TO HOST FALSE VICTIMS. [OVERLAPPING]
>> PLEASE BE APPRECIATIVE TO BOARD MEMBERS AND NOT COME WITH A SENSE OF ENTITLEMENT.
TO BOARD MEMBERS PLEASE PUT IN PLACE SAFE LUNCH PROTOCOLS, SOME MEASUREMENT OF SUCCESS ON COVID PROTOCOLS AND BETTER CLOUD CLOSE CONTACT INFORMATION.
ALSO, I WANT TO THANK COUNTY SUMMER SCHOOL QUITE A BIT BECAUSE THEY'RE VERY STRICT WITH THE PROTOCOLS AND HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JOE ROTTING.
>> GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT, WEIRD BOARD OFFICER AND TRUSTEES, MY NAME IS JOE ROTTING.
I AM A FATHER OF TWO IN THE DISTRICTS AND A COMBAT VETERAN.
BOTH OF THESE POINTS WILL BE MADE CLEAR IN A MOMENT.
AS A FATHER, I HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO HOLD MY CHILDREN ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR BEHAVIOR.
OFTEN, THAT IS DONE BY ENFORCING PREDEFINED AND AGREED UPON STRUCTURES.
[NOISE] TO MAKE THIS REALLY SIMPLE, I'M IN SUPPORT OF UNIFORMLY SAFE AND RESPECTFUL SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL BOARD.
PLEASE DO WHAT YOU MUST TO ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN.
>> TWO ADDITIONAL ITEMS DIRECTLY TO YOUR TRUSTEE WESTERN, SINCE I HAVE A MOMENT, MA'AM, AS YOU'RE AWARE DECORUM AMONG THE MILITARY COMMUNITY IS THE BACKBONE TO THE HONOR WITH WHICH WE INTEND TO BESTOW UPON ANY WHO LITERALLY JOINED OUR RANKS.
YOU REPRESENT US ALL EVEN IF WE DON'T AGREE ON ALL TOPICS.
I'M ASKING YOU PLEASE DO BETTER AS A WHOLE TO REPRESENT ALL OF THE VETERAN COMMUNITY.
WE'VE HEARD YOUR MERITORIOUS SERVICE. WE'RE HAPPY ABOUT THAT.
I SUPPORT YOU AND I'M PROUD FOR SHARING A SHARED BACKGROUND HERE, BUT I THINK YOU CAN DO BETTER. AIM HIGHER, MA'AM. [OVERLAPPING]
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING TONIGHT.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ELIZABETH GEORGE.
>> HI, MY NAME IS ELIZABETH GEORGE AND I LIVE IN A MULTI-GENERATIONAL FAMILY.
I WAS SITTING THIS MORNING AT MY MOTHER'S RADIATION APPOINTMENTS AS SHE BATTLES CANCER.
I WAS WONDERING WHAT IT MUST FEEL LIKE TO ALL THE FAMILIES THAT HAVE HEALTHY IMMUNE SYSTEMS, WHERE THIS IS A PRIVILEGED DISCUSSION.
IF UNIVERSAL MASKING IS NOT IN PLACE, IF IT IS NOT TIED TO COMMUNITY SPREAD, IT HAS VERY REAL AND SIGNIFICANT LIFE ALTERING IMPACTS TO MY DIRECT FAMILY.
>> WE CAN KEEP OUR KIDS AT HOME AND NEVER WALK IN YOUR DOORS AND YOUR ACTIONS AND THE WAY THAT THE SCHOOL IS RUN AND WILL SPECIFICALLY AFFECT OUR ABILITY TO MEDICALLY ACCESS MEDICAL CARE FOR MY FAMILY.
I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE MAKE THE MATRIX POSSIBLE SO WE CAN HAVE THIS SAFELY FOR ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MAYDA BUCKTER.
>> NEED A SECOND, I'M SORRY. OKAY.
I'M SORRY. I'M ACTUALLY WORKING WITH THE [INAUDIBLE] STEP AWAY FOR A MINUTE, OKAY?
>> WE CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.
CAN WE COME BACK TO YOU IN JUST A SECOND?
>> LISTENING TO [INAUDIBLE] IS A MINUTE TO GET OUT OF HER OFFICE.
MY NAME IS DR. NEETA BHAKTA, AND I COME TO YOU TODAY AS AN ER DOCTOR WHO TAKES CARE OF SICK COVID PATIENTS DAILY,
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AND A MOTHER OF TWO KIDS IN ROUND ROCK ISD.I PLEAD WITH YOU TO EXTEND THE MASK MANDATE FOR THE DISTRICT.
WE ARE IN STAGE 5 AND IT'S CLEAR THAT WE'RE NOT OUT OF THE WOODS.
ALL ICUS ARE FILLED AND OUR ER IS SWAMPED, ONE WE MUST DO OUR PART TO MITIGATE THE SPREAD.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT ALL CHILDREN SHOULD HAVE THE OPTION TO EAT OUTSIDE TO ALLOW FOR BETTER VENTILATION, WHICH WILL DECREASE SPREAD.
ALMOST DAILY I'M GETTING NOTIFICATIONS FROM OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, BUT POSITIVE CASES.
RECENTLY, THERE WERE TWO FACULTY [OVERLAPPING] INTO TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOL AND A MASK MANDATE WAS PUT INTO PLACE TO CURB THE SPREAD.
IT WAS A LITTLE TOO LATE, BUT WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND PREVENT POOR OUTCOMES.
WE MUST TRUST SCIENCE AND EXPERTS IN MEDICINE.
SCIENCE IS AN EVER-GROWING AND CHANGING FIELD UNLESS LEARN TO BE FLEXIBLE AND HAVE FAITH IN THE EXPERTS.
THE CDC AND THE AAP BOTH RECOMMEND UNIVERSAL MASKING.
PLEASE REQUIRE A MEDICAL DOCTOR'S SIGNATURE FOR ANY EXEMPTIONS AS IT SHOULD BE THE EXCEPTION, NOT THE RULE.
OUR ONLY HOPE FOR RETURNING TO PRE COVID DAYS AND PREVENTING SPREAD IS FOR EVERYONE TO MASK, SIT APART AND LIMIT UNMASKED [OVERLAPPING]
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING TONIGHT. [APPLAUSE]
>> HOLD ON I GOT TO BE ABLE TO CALL THE NEXT PERSON PLEASE, PATRICK TOLBERT.
>> HI, GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS PATRICK TOLBERT AS YOU'VE JUST HEARD, I'M A 3RD GRADER IN THE DISTRICT.
I SPEAK TO YOU TONIGHT IN FAVOR OF THE MASK MATRIX WITHIN ROUND ROCK ISD.
AS YOUR VERY OWN SURVEY [INAUDIBLE] CONFIRMED, YOUR COMMUNITY AT LARGE SUPPORTS MASK REQUIREMENTS TO ROUND ROCK ISD.
I'M HERE TONIGHT TO REMIND YOU OF THAT SUPPORT.
A SUPER MAJORITY OF RESPONDENTS FAVORITE MASK REQUIREMENTS.
NOW, TONIGHT AND EACH TIME YOU'VE DISCUSSED COVID SAFETY PROTOCOLS, YOU'VE HEARD FROM A VOCAL SUPER MINORITY WHO SEEK TO REJECT SCIENCE, COMPASSION, AND IN MANY CASES, [OVERLAPPING] REALITY.
THE BOARD'S DECISION TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR CHILDREN IN YOUR CARE, DESPITE THREATS FROM THE COUNTY AND STATE OFFICIALS, SHOW YOU WERE HERE PERFORMING THE DUTY FOR WHICH YOU WERE ALLOWED TO INFER THAT YOU SHOULD BE COMMENDED.
BECAUSE WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC HEALTH IT IS ALWAYS WE BEFORE ME.
ROUND ROCK ISD POLICY CONTRIBUTES TO OVERALL COMMUNITY HEALTH DUE TO THE SHARED NUMBER OF FAMILIES TOUCHED BY YOUR DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS.
APART FROM DELL, NO OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS HAS GREATER IMPACT ON OUR FAMILIES. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING TONIGHT.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JEREMY DAVID.
>> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS JEREMY DAVID AND I'M THE PARENT OF A 4TH GRADER AND 6TH GRADER IN ROUND ROCK ISD.
THIS FORCE SHOULD BE FOCUSED ON STUDENT OUTCOMES.
EVERY DECISION SHOULD BE BASED ON HOW IT AFFECTS OUR STUDENTS.
THANK YOU, TRUSTEE HARRISON, FOR REMINDING US EVERY MEETING ABOUT THIS.
THE BEHAVIOR OF TRUSTEES WESTERN AND BONE DURING THESE MEETINGS IS DESERVING OF BOARD CENSURE AT THE LEAST.
THEIR POLITICALLY MOTIVATED ANTICS HAVE PREVENTED THE BOARD FROM ADDRESSING STUDENT OUTCOMES, LEAVING MEETINGS BECAUSE THEY DON'T GET THEIR WAY, VIDEO OF THEM ENCOURAGING [OVERLAPPING] THE DISRUPTION IN THE HALLWAY AFTER THEIR DEPARTURE AND THREATENING TO LEAVE TONIGHT'S MEETING TO ASCEND THE CENTER PARTY, REVEAL THEIR MOTIVATIONS.
TRUSTEE BONE WAS NOT EVEN PRESENT AT THE MEETING LAST SATURDAY TO DISCUSS STUDENT OUTCOMES.
IT IS EVIDENT THAT THEIR MOTIVATION IS PURELY PERSONAL AND POLITICAL AND HAS NO PLACE ON THIS BOARD.
THIS BEHAVIOR IN BOARD MEETINGS AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA CLEARLY SEEKS TO UNDERMINE THE SCHOOL BOARD AND IN NO WAY SERVES OUR STUDENTS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KAREN HAWTHORNE.
>> GOOD EVENING. ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS AT SPRING ISD, WHICH HAS A MASK MANDATE IN PLACE 1.95 PERCENT OF STUDENTS AND STAFF HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID AT HUMBLE ISD, WHICH DOES NOT 4.59 PERCENT HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID.
THERE ARE OVER 200 PERCENT MORE CASES IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT DOES NOT HAVE A MASK MANDATE, AND SEVERAL OTHER SCHOOLS ACROSS TEXAS WITHOUT MASK MANDATES ARE HAVING TO SHUT DOWN ALTOGETHER.
MASKS WORK. MEANWHILE, I'VE HEARD [OVERLAPPING] MANY PEOPLE ARGUE THAT MORE KIDS DIE OF RSV OR THE FLU THAN COVID.
FLU SEASON GENERALLY BRINGS UP THE 45 MILLION ILLNESSES AND 61,000 DEATHS ACCORDING TO THE CDC.
LAST YEAR, HOWEVER, THERE WERE ONLY 1,455 CASES OF THE FLU IN THE US.
THE NUMBER OF POSITIVE RSV TESTS DECREASED BY 97.4 PERCENT.
BUT OVER THE SUMMER WHEN PEOPLE RELAX THEIR PRECAUTIONS, THEY SAW SURGEON, RSV, AND COVID MASKS WORK.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO ENFORCE A MASK MANDATE. [OVERLAPPING]
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING TONIGHT.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ESTHER BURNHAM.
>> MY NAME IS ESTHER BURNHAM AND I'M A CONCERNED PARENT OF TWO ROUND ROCK ISD STUDENTS.
IMPLEMENTING AND MAINTAINING A MASK-WEARING REQUIREMENT FOR OUR SCHOOLS WHILE DEALING WITH INTENSE POLITICAL OPPOSITION AND LEGAL CHALLENGES IS REALLY TOUGH.
BUT TO PARAPHRASE, FORMER NEW ORLEANS MAYOR MITCH LANDRIEU,
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WE ELECTED OUR BOARD TRUSTEES TO DO THE RIGHT THING, NOT THE EASY THING.SUSTAINING THE MASK REQUIREMENTS TO PROTECT THE HEALTH OF STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO TO HELP REDUCE TRANSMISSION OF THE CORONAVIRUS.
BOARD TRUSTEES AND [OVERLAPPING] COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE THE MORAL OBLIGATION TO SUPPORT MASK-WEARING IN OUR SCHOOLS, WHILE SO MANY STUDENTS REMAIN UNVACCINATED AND VARIANCE OF SPREAD.
TRUSTEES, THIS IS A TEACHING MOMENT FOR YOU TO MODEL COMPASSIONATE CITIZENSHIP, DETERMINATION, AND GRIT BY PRIORITIZING HEALTH OF OUR POLITICS AND CHOOSING THE MORE DIFFICULT PATH OF STAYING THE COURSE ON MASKS IN SUPPORTIVE SOUND PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY.
I SUPPORT SCIENCE-BASED DECISION-MAKING AND THE BOARD'S MASK MATRIX.
OUR CHILDREN ARE WATCHING. [OVERLAPPING]
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING. [APPLAUSE]
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CLAY GANE.
>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JENNIFER DENZIN.
I'M A PARENT OF FIVE ROUND ROCK AND A VOLUNTEER WITH FAMILY [INAUDIBLE].
I'M JOINING YOU THIS EVENING ON BEHALF OF ROUND ROCK ISD [INAUDIBLE].
>> [INAUDIBLE] TO EXPRESS OUR CONCERN ABOUT THE GROWING INCIDENCE OF INTIMIDATING AND [INAUDIBLE].
WE URGE YOU TO USE ALL THE TOOLS AT YOUR DISPOSAL JUSTLY [OVERLAPPING] AND [INAUDIBLE] CAN BE CIVIL, EXCLUSIVE, AND HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LORRAINE [INAUDIBLE].
>> PLEASE VOTE YES ON THE MASK MANDATE AND THE MASK MATRIX AND CONSIDER STRENGTHENING THE YELLOW STAGE FOR THE UNVACCINATED.
THE CENTER OF TRUSTEE BONE AND WESTERN IS A LONG TIME COMING, BUT IT'S NOT ENOUGH.
WE NEED TO REMOVE THEM FROM OFFICE.
THEY ARE TOXIC AND THEY MONOPOLIZE BOARD DISCUSSIONS WITH RACIST RHETORIC.
THEY'VE ENTERED SCHOOL BUILDINGS MASKLESS, TRUSTEE BONE DID SATURDAYS MEETING THAT DISCUSS STUDENT OUTCOMES.
ON AUGUST 24TH, TRUSTEE WESTERN BRAG THAT SHE TEXTED HER FAMILY DOCTOR.
ON A FRIDAY NIGHT FOR AN EXEMPTION FOR ENTIRE FAMILY, IS SHE USING HER COMMUNITY OFFICE TO BENEFIT HER OWN FAMILY? WE HAVE WITNESSED THEIR DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR AND VERBAL ASSAULT ON THEIR OWN COLLEAGUES OVER AND OVER AGAIN, I MYSELF HAVE RECEIVED AN UGLY EMAIL RESPONSE FROM TRUSTEE WESTERN.
I AM EMBARRASSED TO SAY THAT I EVEN VOTED FOR HER.
I DO NOT WANT THESE TWO TRUSTEES AROUND MY CHILDREN OR INFLUENCING THEIR EDUCATION, THEIR LACK OF RESPECT FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY THEY SERVE.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS [INAUDIBLE] ROMERO.
>> GOOD EVENING ROUND ROCK ISD TRUSTEE MEMBERS.
I ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE] I'M A DOCTOR AND THE MOTHER TO AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENT IN ROUND ROCK.
I SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE CONTINUATION OF A MASK MANDATE TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN, TEACHERS, AND STAFF IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MATRIX LINKED TO PUBLIC HEALTH STAGES.
J38 IS STILL BEING CONTESTED BY MANY TEXAS SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND IS NOW BEING INVESTIGATED BY OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR ITS OVERREACH AND INTRUSION ON LOCAL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, ESPECIALLY CONCERNING OUR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITY.
CLEAN THEM BEST AND SAFE AND EQUITABLE OUTCOMES FOR ALL ROUND ROCK ISD STUDENTS.
I ALSO SUPPORT THE CENSURE TRUSTEE BONE AND WESTERN, AS IT HAS BECOME PAINFULLY CLEAR, THEY PREFER DISRUPTING MEETINGS AND INCITING THEM PANDERING TO CERTAIN GROUPS RATHER THAN WORKING ON POSITIVE STUDENT OUTCOMES AND THUS HAVE CONTINUALLY FAILED IN PERFORMING THEIR DUTIES AS ELECTED SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE AND NOT ALLOWED THEIR FELLOW TRUSTEE TO SUCCESSFULLY PERFORMED THEIRS.
>> OKAY. HI. MY NAME IS JULIE ALONZO. I'M A PHYSICIAN.
MY KIDS ATTEND MIDDLE SCHOOL ON THE DISTRICT AND ARE LOVING IT.
WE ARE STILL IN THE MIDST OF A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS.
I FULLY SUPPORT CONTINUING THE MASK MANDATE WITH THE STAGE MATRIX.
THERE'S A CLEAR CONSENSUS THAT THE MAJORITY OF PARENTS AGREE WITH FOLLOWING THE GUIDANCE OF EXPERTS AND VALUE PROTECTING THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY AND EVEN IF THAT WERE NOT THE CASE, IT WOULD STILL BE THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
A STUDY PUBLISHED THIS WEEK FROM CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL SHOWED THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH UNIVERSAL MASKING HAD A 78 PERCENT LOWER RATE OF COVID-19 CASES AND 60 PERCENT LESS QUARANTINES THAN THOSE WITH OPTIONAL MASKING.
WE WANT KIDS TO STAY IN SCHOOL, TO LEARN MORE,
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AND TO KEEP FUNDING IN OUR SCHOOLS.EVEN WITHIN THIS DISTRICT, YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE COVID RATES AND CLOSE CONTEXTS IN THE SCHOOLS WITH HIGH MASK ADHERENCE VERSUS POOR MASK ADHERENCE.
TO GO AGAINST THE ADVICE OF EXPERTS IN SCIENCE, MEDICINE, AND PUBLIC HEALTH IS ARROGANT AT BEST AND DEADLY AT WORST.
AS A SCHOOL BOARD, I HOPE YOU PLACE A VALUE ON PEOPLE WHO HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN EDUCATED IN DEPTH.
>> [OVERLAPPING] YOUR TIME'S TIRES EXPIRED.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING TONIGHT [APPLAUSE]
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JENNIFER MEYER.
>> FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE BOARD FOR YOUR ONGOING WORK TO PROTECT OUR STUDENTS DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME.
I'M A PARENT OF A 4TH GRADER AT CACTUS RANCH ELEMENTARY AND I SUPPORT A MASK MANDATE, AND OUTDOOR LUNCHES.
MANY SCHOOLS INCLUDING CACTUS RANCH ARE HAVING A HARD TIME OVERCOMING THE OBSTACLES OF OFFERING AN OUTDOOR LUNCH OPTION.
THIS IS LEAVING THE MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS, THOSE TOO YOUNG TO VACCINATE WITHOUT A SAFE LUNCH OPTION.
CURRENTLY, THEY SIT INDOORS THREE FEET APART, AND ARE OBVIOUSLY UNMASKED.
>> AS OTHER CAMPUSES ARE SUCCESSFULLY OFFERING OUTDOOR LUNCH, IT FEELS LIKE A QUESTION OF EQUALITY.
SAFETY IS BEING DENIED TO EVERY STUDENT AT CACTUS RANCH.
I BELIEVE IT'S TIME TO THE DISTRICT TO STEP IN AND PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND RESOURCES TO MAKE SAFER LUNCHES A REALITY ON EVERY ROUND ROCK ISD CAMPUS.
PLEASE HELP OUR CAMPUS ADMINISTRATION TO PROVIDE OUTDOOR LUNCHES.
I BELIEVE THIS WILL HELP KEEP OUR STUDENTS HEALTHY ON CAMPUS AND THE SCHOOLS OPEN.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SUSIE LESSING.
I'M AN INTERNAL MEDICINE PHYSICIAN AND HAVE A CHILD IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN ROUND ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THANK YOU FOR FOLLOWING SCIENCE AND FOR PROTECTING ALL CHILDREN BY ENFORCING A MASK MANDATE.
I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS FOR STAYING STRONG IN THIS REALLY DIFFICULT TIME.
I'M SO RELIEVED AND PROUD OF HOW WELL MY SON'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS DOING WITH THIS MANDATE, AND I'M ALSO REALLY CONFUSED BY THE PEOPLE AT THIS MEETING THAT STATE THAT THERE ARE NO STUDIES THAT SHOW THAT MASKS WORK [OVERLAPPING] SO CONFUSED.
AT LEAST FROM MY POINT OF VIEW, THIS CAN BE EASILY VERIFIED.
TO QUOTE DR. DIMEO GRIFFIN IN INFECTIOUS DISEASE PHYSICIAN, CHILDREN MAY BE AT LOW RISK, BUT THEY ARE NOT AT NO RISK.
WEARING A MASK IS LESS TRAUMATIZING FOR A CHILD THAN BEING HOSPITALIZED.
I TOTALLY SUPPORT SENSORY INTERESTS BY WESTERN, WE WERE PLAYING A GAME THE LAST MEETING, AND THIS SITUATION IS DEADLY SERIOUS.THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JASON SKLAR.
[NOISE] FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO TRUSTEES FELLER, HARRISON, NELSON, WELLER AND ZHAO, FOR DOING EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO TO HELP KEEP OUR KIDS SAFE IN SCHOOL, FOR REMINDING PUBLIC HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS AND FOR CONTINUING TO SUPPORT MASK MANDATE AND TYING THAT MANDATE TO PUBLIC HEALTH MATRIX.
ALSO, I JUST WANTED TO SAY I DO SUPPORT THE CENSURE OF TRUSTEES WESTERN AND BONE.
I THINK IT'S PRETTY CLEAR WHY [OVERLAPPING] I'M NOT GOING TO ELABORATE ON THAT.
THANK YOU ALL FOR DOING WHAT YOU DO, AND THANKS FOR LETTING US SPEAK TONIGHT.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MIRANDA GONG.
>> HI, MY NAME IS MIRANDA GONG.
I'M SPEAKING TO SHOW MY SUPPORT FOR TRUSTEE DANIEL WESTON AND TRUSTEE BARRY BOEHM.
FOR THE CONFLICT OF SEPTEMBER 14, DOES ANYONE EVER ASK WHY THE PARENTS INSISTED GOING TO THE MAIN MEETING? I SEE IT AS A TRUST ISSUE BETWEEN THE PARENTS AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
THE BOARD COULD HAVE TAKEN MORE CONSTRUCTIVE WAYS TO IMPROVE TRANSPARENCY AND COMMUNICATION, RATHER THAN ARRESTING PARENTS AND CENSORING THE TWO TRUSTEES WHO REPRESENTED SO MANY PARENTS AND SPOKE UP.
AS FOR AGENDA FOR F3, I'M NOT AGAINST [OVERLAPPING] LIKE WEARING MASKS, BUT I'M AGAINST MASK MANDATE.
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WHEN THERE ARE DIFFERENT OPINIONS FOR WEARING MASKS OR VACCINE, DON'T JUST LABEL OR JUDGE PEOPLE.SHOW THE FACTS, PUSH THE MEDIA TO BE FAIR AND HONEST.
REPORT A STORIES ON BOTH SIDES.
IT'S LOVE, NOT MANDATE ORDER THAT COULD UNITE US TO WIN THE BATTLE AGAINST COVID.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LESLIE WINTERS.
>> HI, MY NAME IS LESLIE WINTERS.
I WANT TO THANK THE SIX OF YOU ON THAT DAIS FOR SHOWING THE REST OF OUR COUNTY AND OUR STATE WHO YOU REALLY ARE AND WHAT YOU ARE CAPABLE OF.
THIS MOVE TO SENSOR DR. BOURNE AND CAPTAIN WESTON WILL SURELY OPEN THE EYES OF MANY MORE.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEEK TRUTH AND DEFEND IT.
YOUR FOCUS IS NOT ON THE STUDENTS [OVERLAPPING] OUTCOME, NOT ON MENTAL HEALTH OR WELL-BEING, IT'S NOT A LAWSUIT, AND WE'RE WILLING TO SPEND ALL THE MONEY, DEFENDING IT.
YOU ARE ABUSING THE POSITIONS YOU HOLD.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ROE HAN JON.
[BACKGROUND] ROE HAN JON, WE CAN'T QUITE HEAR YOU.
WILL HAVE TO TRY TO COME BACK IN JUST A MINUTE.
>> HI, YES, I'M HERE. SORRY, MY WIFE'S TAKING CARE OF OUR SON RIGHT NOW.
WE ARE IN SUPPORT OF MASK MANDATES.
WE THINK THE SAFETY OF OUR KIDS IS PARAMOUNT.
I AM IN FAVOR OF THE SENSOR OF TRUSTEES, WESTON AND BOURNE.
THEY LITERALLY GOT UP AND WALKED OUT AT MEETING WHILE I WAS SPEAKING.
THEY WERE THERE INSTIGATING THE CROWD, AGITATING THE CROWD, LEAVING TO DANGER FOR THE OFFICERS THERE AND THE PARTICIPANTS.
I WAS HECKLED WHEN I WALKED OUT OF THERE, EXCEPT BY THE FINE GENTLEMAN WHO AGREED [OVERLAPPING] WITH THE ECLIPSE BEING A STUDENT HOLIDAY IN THE FUTURE.
I APPRECIATE HIS CONVERSATION.
WHAT WOULD WE DO WITH TRUSTEES WHO WANTED TO CHANGE THE RULE, DIDN'T AGREE WITH THE RULE, IF THEY SPEND 55 THROUGH A SCHOOL ZONE, WOULD THAT BE ACCEPTABLE.
IF THEY SMOKED IN THE HALLWAYS BECAUSE THEY DISAGREED WITH NO SMOKING RULE IN SCHOOLS, WOULD THAT BE OKAY? THEY CARRY GUNS IN THE SCHOOLS BECAUSE THEY DISAGREED WOULD THAT BE OKAY? THIS IS A DEADLY DISEASE AND NOT WEARING MASKS AND PROMOTING THAT IS ALSO A HIGH RISK TO OUR STUDENTS.
>> TIME, YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING TONIGHT. [APPLAUSE]
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS RUBY SAHOO.
>> HELLO. THIS IS GREG. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. I'LL READ HERE FOR A SECOND.
TONIGHT'S AGENDA ITEM FOR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN.
ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS AND HUMAN'S SERVICE COVID-19 REPORTS, AS OF LAST FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH, THERE HAS BEEN A TOTAL OF 79 DEATHS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS FOR AGES 19 YEARS OF AGE AND UNDER.
THAT'S OUT OF A TOTAL OF 60,357,
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WHICH IS EQUIVALENT TO.01 PERCENT DEATH RATE.IF YOU LOOK AT THE PERCENTAGE FOR THOSE UNABLE TO GET VACCINATED.
THAT IS.004 PERCENT DEATH RATE, IT'S NEARLY IMMEASURABLE.
THIS NUMBER ISN'T LOW BECAUSE OF MASS COMPLIANCE IN SCHOOL.
IF THAT WAS TRUE, OUR SCHOOL SPORTS TEAMS, CHEERLEADERS AND BANDS, WOULD BE DRAMATICALLY INCREASING THE STATISTIC, BUT THEY'RE NOT.
THE SAME KIDS IN THESE GROUPS AREN'T WEARING MASKS, SOCIAL DISTANCING DURING PRACTICE GAMES, SPORTING EVENTS, OR WHEN THEY'RE CRAMMED INTO BUSES TO AND FROM COMPETITIONS.
DISABLED CHILDREN NARRATIVE IS PROPAGANDA.
>> YOUR TIME'S EXPIRED. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING TONIGHT.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SUCHITRA CHANDAR.
>> I'M A PARENT AT ROUND ROCK DISTRICT.
I HAVE A CHILD IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND A CHILD IN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
I REALLY WANT TO THANK ROUND ROCK DISTRICT FOR TAKING GOOD CARE OF OUR CHILDREN BY ENFORCING THE MASK MANDATE.
THE CHILDREN ARE DOING VERY WELL.
THEY'VE COME BACK IN SCHOOL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 17 MONTHS AND THEY ARE DOING GREAT.
THE SCHOOLS ARE RUN VERY WELL.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THOSE WHO FOLLOW THE DOCTOR'S REQUIREMENTS AND ENFORCE THE MASK MANDATE.
PLEASE DO NOT GIVE IT UP FOR [OVERLAPPING]
>> THE SAFETY OF OUR STAFF AND STUDENTS. I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT IF PARENTS ARE TOLD IN ADVANCE HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN COME IN-PERSON TO A BOARD MEETING, WHERE THE BOARD MEETING WILL BE, AND IF THEY PUT SOCIAL DISTANCING AND MASKING AT THE BOARD MEETING, THEN THERE WON'T BE SURPRISES LATER.
I DO UNDERSTAND PARENTS WANTING TRANSPARENCY THEN BUT I THINK BOARD MEETINGS SHOULD BE SAFE FOR EVERYONE. THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LINDA QUINTANA.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU AT THE RRISD SCHOOL BOARD.
MY NAME IS LINDA QUINTANA, I AM THE MOTHER OF THREE CHILDREN.
TWO IN KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL, ONE AT WESTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL.
I'M SPEAKING TO REQUEST THAT THE MASK MANDATE STAY IN PLACE IN ROUND ROCK ISD ENTERING THE OPT-OUT UNLESS YOU HAVE A TRUE MEDICAL ISSUE, WHETHER WEARING A MASK, NOT ASKING A DOCTOR TO GIVE YOU AN OPT-OUT.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO NOTE THAT THE ROUND ROCK ISD MASK MANDATE IS NOT ILLEGAL.
I EXPECT THE BOARD TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN EVEN IF IT GOES AGAINST THE GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDER.
>> USE THE EXECUTIVE ORDER AS AN OVERREACH AND INTRUSION ON LOCAL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AUTHORITY TO GOVERN AND OVERSEE MANAGEMENT IN TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
INSISTING ON YOUR RIGHTS WITHOUT ACKNOWLEDGING YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES ISN'T FREEDOM OR PATRIOTISM, IT'S A TEMPER TANTRUM.
ONE THING I'VE LEARNED DURING THIS PANDEMIC IS, STICK WITH ME FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE, IS THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF PEOPLE: THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN DOING WHAT'S BEST FOR EVERYONE, EVEN IF IT MEANS PERSONAL SACRIFICE, AND THOSE WHO SEE IT AS THEIR OWN INCONVENIENCE, AS UNACCEPTABLE NO MATTER WHAT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE]
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SANDRO TRUJILLO.
>> HI, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK THIS EVENING.
I DID NOT ORIGINALLY THINK I WAS GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE IT SO I HAD SENT AN EMAIL BUT I WAS ABLE TO JOIN, FORTUNATELY.
JUST SHARING WHAT I'D ALREADY COMMUNICATED VIA EMAIL.
I KNOW F1 AND F2 ARE OFF THE AGENDA FOR THIS MEETING, BUT I DO AGREE WITH SOME STRANGE INVESTORS DOWN IN WESTON.
FOR F3, I DO AGREE WITH ADOPTING THE MASS MATRIX.
I THINK TYING IT TO LOCAL HEALTH CONDITIONS MAKES ALL THE SENSE IN THE WORLD.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ELISIA TAYLOR.
>> YES. I JUST WANT TO ADD MY NAME TO THE LIST OF PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT MASK MANDATES AND WHO SUPPORT THE CENSURE.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JAMIE WILKENS.
>> FOUNDER OF ISD ELEMENTARY STUDENTS.
REQUIREMENTS TO PUBLIC HEALTH STAGES AS SET FOR OUR RRISD MATRIX.
IT'S SIMPLE, AND WE AS ROUND ROCK ISD PARENTS KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.
TWO, LET'S INVEST AND SAVE IT TO OPTIONS FOR ALL STUDENTS ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
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>> WE EXPECT FROM THE BOARD AND HAVE SEEN STORMING OUT OF A MEETING.
WHEN YOU STORMED OUT, YOU LOST THE RIGHT TO VOTE ON THE BUDGET, YOU LOST THE RIGHT TO REPRESENT YOUR COMMUNITY.
THEY NEED TO GET YOUR MESSAGE ACROSS, IT WASN'T.
DR. BOEHM, YOU DIDN'T EVEN ATTEND SATURDAY'S MEETING EITHER, WHERE'S THE LEADERSHIP? I'D BE WISE, WHAT CAN I SAY MORE?
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MONA BAUDEK.
MONA B-A-U-D-E-K. COLIN DAVIE.
>> THANK YOU. [NOISE] I'M IN FAVOR OF CONTINUING THE MASK MANDATE TO HELP KEEP OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY SAFE.
MY DAUGHTER HAS AN AIR NET FOR CARBON DIOXIDE MONITOR.
I ASSUME THAT YOU MEASURE CARBON DIOXIDE LEVELS IN HER CLASSES.
OBVIOUSLY, PEOPLE EXHALE CARBON DIOXIDE.
CARBON DIOXIDE LEVELS ARE HIGH ENOUGH TO ADVERSELY AFFECT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN HER CLASSES AND SHOWS THERE'S A DANGEROUSLY HIGH PERCENTAGE OF REBREATH THERE.
IMPROVING VENTILATION AND ADDING FILTRATION.
>> CAN BE COSTLY AND COMPLICATED.
MASKS ARE THE CHEAPEST AND BEST WAY TO KEEP THE STUDENTS AND STAFF SAFE.
THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LINGLING YANG.
[BACKGROUND] SHE'S HERE IN PERSON.
YOU'RE HERE, LINGLEY? THAT'S YOU? YOU CAN JUST COME SPEAK IN PERSON.
I THINK I DID NOT UNDERSTAND THAT YOU FELT LIKE YOU HAD TO LEAVE.
TAKE A SECOND FOR THE MICROPHONE TO COME BACK ON.
PERSONAL CHOICE IS VERY IMPORTANT.
ACTUALLY, THAT'S WHY I LIVE HERE INSTEAD OF MY HOME COUNTRY.
HOWEVER, PERSONAL CHOICE SHOULD HOME ANYONE ELSE.
TO THE VERY MINIMUM, WE SHOULD NOT BE SELFISH.
WE SHOULD BE CARING OTHER PEOPLE AND ESPECIALLY FOR KIDS IN THE SCHOOL.
I THINK THAT'S THE VERY BEST TIME FOR THEM TO LEARN.
JUST A LITTLE BIT, A LITTLE BIT INCONVENIENCE, THAT WILL MAKE US MUCH, MUCH HEAVIER.
>> NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO VIRTUAL.
>> GOOD EVENING. I'M A MOTHER OF A FIRST GRADER AT GRADE OAKS ELEMENTARY.
YOUR POLICIES ARE CLEARLY WORKING.
INFECTION RATES AT SEVERAL CENTRAL TEXAS ISPS WITHOUT MASK MANDATES.
BURNETT [INAUDIBLE] MR. LIBBY HILL, ARE FOUR TIMES HIGHER THAN OUR OWN.
OUR CHILDREN NEED TO LEARN IN PERSON.
I SUPPORT THE ADOPTION OF THE DECISION MATRIX.
IT IS CLEAR, MEASURED DAILY BY THIRD PARTIES AND TIES TO THE COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION MODELS.
PLEASE EXTEND THROUGH 2023, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO REVISIT THIS EVERY FEW MONTHS.
>> I SUPPORT THE CENSURE OF LESS TRUSTEES WESTERN AND BONE, EVEN THOUGH I VOTED FOR BOTH OF THEM, THEY HAVE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS VIOLATED THE HONOR OF CONDUCT AND YOUR CODE OF ETHICS.
THEY OPENLY FLOUT THE WORDS MAJORITY DECISION.
I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE A PICTURE OF THEM AT OAK ELEMENTARY MASK LESS.
MEANWHILE, OUR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS DUTIFULLY WEAR THEIR MASKS DAILY TO KEEP OUR SCHOOLS OPEN.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS NATASHA CHORE.
I'M HERE TO TALK TO YOU TODAY IN SUPPORT OF TIME THE MASK DECISIONS TO THE MASS MATRIX THAT'S BEEN DEVELOPED, AS EVERYONE ELSE HAS SAID.
BUT I ALSO REALLY WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO FOCUS ON SOME LOW HANGING FRUIT,
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WHICH IS TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL MITIGATION LAYER FOR OUR KIDS BY PROVIDING OUTDOOR LUNCHES AS SWIFTLY AS POSSIBLE AT ALL CAMPUSES ACROSS THE DISTRICT BECAUSE YOU HAVE AN EQUITY ISSUE.WE KNOW THAT COVID AFFECTS [OVERLAPPING] KIDS OF COLOR AND LOW "SES" KIDS MORE THAN ANY OTHER COMMUNITY THAT WE HAVE IN THIS CITY.
WHEN THOSE KIDS DON'T HAVE ADDITIONAL MITIGATION STRATEGIES IN PLACE, BUT RICH KIDS IN WEALTHIER SCHOOLS DO.
WE HAVE A PROBLEM OF EQUITY AND FAIRNESS IN OUR DISTRICT? THIS IS SOMETHING THAT ALL PARENTS CAN AGREE TO, SO PLEASE PURSUE IT. THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KATIE [INAUDIBLE].
PLEASE VOTE IN SUPPORT OF THE MASS MATRIX, WHICH IS IN LINE WITH LOCAL, STATEWIDE, AND NATIONAL HEALTH EXPERTS.
IT'S IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF STUDENTS.
AS AN ATTORNEY, I'VE RESEARCHED LITIGATION SURROUNDING J 38.
MASK MANDATES ARE NOT ILLEGAL.
IT IS DISAPPOINTING HOW MANY PEOPLE MISUNDERSTAND THE LAW, BUT IT'S EVEN MORE DISAPPOINTING THAT TWO TRUSTEES WHO HAVE A DUTY TO PARENTS AND THE INTELLIGENCE TO UNDERSTAND THE LITIGATION, ARE MISREPRESENTING THE LEGALITY OF THE MANDATE FOR THEIR OWN BENEFIT.
DUE TO THIS BREACH OF DUTY AND THE PARENTS HAVE RIGHT TO THE PARENTS OF ROUND ROCK KNOWINGLY MISLEADING ATTENDEES AT THE LAST MEETING REGARDING OPEN MEETINGS ACT, THE MISINFORMATION THEY CONTINUE TO SPREAD REGARDING COVID AND CONTINUED EFFORTS TO SEE DIVISION IN THE DISTRICT.
I ALSO SUPPORT THEIR CENTER. THANK YOU PRESIDENT.
WE'RE TRUSTEES CHAO HARRISON BETS UP FELLER AND SUPERINTENDENT [INAUDIBLE] FOR LISTENING TO HELP AUTHORITIES ACTING WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF THE LAW AND LOOKING OUT FOR OUR TEACHERS, STAFF, AND STUDENTS.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JAMES HOLLOWAY.
[NOISE] JAMES HOLLOWAY? JOHN [INAUDIBLE]?
>> THIS IS JOHN [INAUDIBLE], ROUND ROCK BOARD.
PLEASE MAKE AN EFFORT TODAY, UNLIKE THE NUMEROUS PREVIOUS BOARD MEETINGS, TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT BENEFIT OUR STUDENTS BY PROVIDING A STABLE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, WHERE TEACHERS, STAFF, AND PARENTS CAN ALL WORK TOGETHER.
THIS CAN ONLY HAPPEN IF THE PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITY FEEL SAFE SENDING THEIR PRECIOUS CHILDREN TO SCHOOL FOR SEVEN PLUS HOURS EVERY DAY.
WHAT WILL YOU DO TO MAKE PARENTS FEEL THEIR KIDS ARE ENTERING A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT THAT PROMOTES LEARNING.
[OVERLAPPING] HERE ARE SOME SUGGESTIONS FROM MY FAMILY.
LET MOMS AND DADS PARTICIPATE IN OUR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION BY BEING IN THE SCHOOLS.
WHETHER IT'S BRING OUR KIDS LUNCH, SUPPORT THEIR TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOM, AND BE ON THE PLAYGROUND AS AN EXAMPLE OF GOD'S LOVE.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KRISTA TYLER.
>> HI, MY NAME IS DIANA DAWSON.
I'M AN EDUCATOR WITH ROUND ROCK ISD AND I AM AN OFFICER EDUCATION ROUND ROCK. HERE WE ARE AGAIN.
I'M JUST GOING TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT I SEE WHAT I'M GOING THROUGH IN THE CLASSROOMS AND DURING LUNCH, MORE AND MORE, WE'RE GETTING LETTERS HOME.
I'M GETTING CLOSE CONTACT LETTERS.
EVEN THOSE THAT AREN'T MEDICALLY OPTED OUT ARE STILL NOT WEARING.
ALL I HAVE TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW AS MY ADMIN NURSES IS TO FILL OUT A GOOGLE FORM, IF THEY DON'T WEAR MASK OR GENTLY REMIND THEM.
THE FIRST DAY I WALKED IN, I WAS SCARED.
I AM VACCINATED, BUT I'M ALSO IMMUNE COMPROMISED.
I HAVE KIDS THAT ARE FROM [OVERLAPPING].
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING TONIGHT.
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[INAUDIBLE]. GLENDA [INAUDIBLE].>> I'M GOING TO GO BACK AND SEE IF ROE HAN JON WAS ABLE TO FIX THE AUDIO ISSUES.
WE WILL NOW TO GO TO ITEMS OF CLOSED SESSION,
[D. CLOSED SESSION]
PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE UNDER SECTION 55 1.071, THE BOARD WILL CONSULT WITH ATTORNEY REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE UNDER SECTION 551.071 AND 551.074, THE BOARD WILL CONSULT WITH THE CHINESE REGARDING UPDATE ON MASK MEDICATION AND PERCENTAGE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE UNDER SECTION 55 1.071.THE BOARD WILL CONSULT WITH OUR ATTORNEY REGARDING THE RESOLUTION OF CENTER FOR TRUSTEE MARY BONE AND RESOLUTION OF CENTER FOR TRUSTEE DANIEL LISTON.
IT IS 9:57 AND WE ARE ADJOURNED TO CLOSE, RECESS TO CLOSED.
IT IS 11:33 AND WE'RE GOING TO CALL BACK TO ORDER.
[E. CALL BACK TO ORDER/EXECUTIVE SESSION MOTIONS]
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU HAVE ANY EMOTIONS COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION, SO WE WILL MOVE RIGHT TO F3, DR. AZAIS.[F. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEMS]
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY, I THINK WE CAN NOW.
GOOD EVENING. WE SHARE WITH THE MASK MATRIX.
THIS IS WHAT WE DEVELOPED TO ALIGN OUR MASK REQUIREMENTS.
WE ALIGN THOSE WITH THE TRAVIS COUNTY AND WILLIAMSON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
THIS IS WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING TONIGHT.
WE ALSO SHARE WITH YOU ABOUT, NOT LAST WEEK, THE WEEK BEFORE, OUR PROTOCOL OR PROCEDURES WHEN IT COMES TO THE CLOSURE OF CLASSROOMS AND SCHOOLS.
I HOPE THAT YOU RECEIVED IT, BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION, LET ME KNOW.
BUT REALLY, THIS IS WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE WITH THE MASK REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE WE TRULY BELIEVE THAT WE'RE STILL IN SITUATIONS THAT'S REALLY VERY BAD WHEN IT COMES TO A NUMBER OF CASES AND ICU ADMISSION.
WE WOULD LIKE FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS MATRIX THAT WE'VE JUST PRESENTED IN FRONT OF YOU TONIGHT.
>> WE HAD A MOTION THAT WAS PRESENTED TO US THAT SAYS THAT IT WOULD BE ACCORDING TO THE MASK MATRIX OR LEGALLY ISSUED COURT ORDERS.
WHERE WOULD YOU SAY WE STAND RIGHT NOW? IF WE DO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THIS MOTION, WOULD THAT MEAN AN EFFECT? BECAUSE I THINK RIGHT NOW, WE'RE NOT ENFORCING A MASK REQUIREMENT, CORRECT?
>> I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN HEAR. HERE WE GO.
AS YOU REMEMBER, THE MASK REQUIREMENTS ENDED BACK ON THE 17TH OF SEPTEMBER BECAUSE WE WEREN'T ABLE TO HAVE A MEETING LAST WEEK TO ACTUALLY TAKE ACTION ON THIS ITEM.
IF THIS GETS APPROVED BY OUR BOARD TONIGHT, THIS WOULD PUT OUR MASK REQUIREMENTS AGAIN, PUT THEM IN PLACE.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW, BUT LAST WEEK, WE SHARE WITH YOU THAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS WAS ABLE TO GET TRO IN OUR MASK MANDATE.
IF THAT HAPPENS IN THE FUTURE OR IF ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS IN THE FUTURE, OBVIOUSLY THAT WOULD PROBABLY WE WILL HAVE CONSEQUENCES AS FAR AS WHAT WE CAN DO.
BUT AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW WE DON'T HAVE ANY TRO.
WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF LITIGATIONS THAT'S HAPPENING, BUT NO TRO SO WE CAN ACTUALLY PROCEED.
IF THE BOARD APPROVES IT TONIGHT, WE'LL PROCEED AGAIN WITH THE MASK REQUIREMENTS.
>> WE DID DISCUSS QUITE A BIT OF THE LEGAL LANDSCAPE THAT'S GOING ON IN THE COURTS RIGHT NOW WITH REGARDS TO GA38.
BUT ONE THING THAT WE DIDN'T DISCUSS WAS THE QUIET CHANGE THAT TEA MADE TO THEIR MASKING RECOMMENDATIONS THIS PAST FRIDAY.
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IF YOU'RE PREPARED TO DISCUSS IT OR IF MS. WELLS NEEDS TO DISCUSS IT, BUT THE LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF WHAT TEAS GUIDANCE IS NOW AND HOW THAT AFFECTS SCHOOL DISTRICTS?>> I CAN ALLOW MS. WELLS TO MAYBE CHARM IN IF SHE CAN IF SHE WANTS.
BUT MY UNDERSTANDING WHEN IT COMES TO TEA, TEA HAS THOSE GUIDELINES UPDATED.
BUT I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER, WHEN WE FIRST MANDATED THE MASK BACK, I THINK IN AUGUST 16 OR 17, THAT'S WAS ACTUALLY AS PART OF TEA GUIDELINES.
THE TEA GUIDELINES AT THAT TIME SAID THAT PER THE GOVERNOR ORDER 38 OR, I GUESS AS CITED IN THERE, WE CANNOT MANDATE MASK, BUT YET OUR BOARD WENT AHEAD AND MANDATED MASK.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT TEA WON'T BE ABLE TO REINFORCE THOSE GUIDELINES.
THE ONLY THING THAT CAN HAPPEN IS THROUGH LITIGATION FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL LAWSUIT OR MAYBE THE OTHER LAWSUITS THAT WE DISCUSSED EARLIER IN CLOSED SESSION.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING, MS, WELLS?
>> THAT'S CORRECT. WHEN THE BOARD FIRST VOTED FOR THE MASK MANDATE ON AUGUST 16TH, AT THAT TIME THE TEA GUIDANCE SAID WHAT IT SAYS NOW.
THE TEA GUIDANCE CHANGED ON THE 19TH TO SAY THAT BECAUSE OF THE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS THEY WOULDN'T ENFORCE THE MASK MANDATE.
THEN NOW THEY CHANGED IT BACK AND THEY'RE CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AS A RESULT.
>> I JUST HAVE A SPECIFIC QUESTION ON WHAT'S PRESENTED HERE IN THE MATRIX.
I REALLY LIKE IT. I'VE BEEN ASKING FOR IT FOR A LONG TIME, SO THANK YOU.
CAN YOU PLEASE LET US KNOW IF IT DIFFERS BETWEEN TRAVIS AND WILLIAMSON? WHICH ONE WILL WE GO BY WITH THIS BEING PROPOSED?
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY. GREAT. WE TRIED TO ALLOW MS. HARRISON AND AS MUCH AS WE CAN BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE PART TRAVIS COUNTY, PART WILLIAMSON COUNTY SO WE REALLY WORK VERY CLOSELY.
I THINK THEIR REQUIREMENTS IS VERY SIMILAR.
RIGHT NOW I THINK ALTHOUGH THE TRAVIS COUNTY DID NOT CHANGE IT TO ORANGE, BUT I THINK THEY ARE IN THE ORANGE AND SO IS THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY.
WE TRY TO ALIGN THEM AS MUCH AS WE CAN BECAUSE WE'RE PART TRAVIS COUNTY, PART WILLIAMSON COUNTY.
AS YOU CAN SEE, WE NEED TO GO DOWN TO YELLOW OR STAGE 3 BEFORE WE CAN ACTUALLY CHANGE OUR MASK REQUIREMENTS TO STRONGLY RECOMMENDED.
WE STILL FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT THIS PROPOSAL TONIGHT THAT WILL KEEP OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF SAFE BY HAVING THIS MASK REQUIREMENT.
>> ONE MORE QUESTION ABOUT THIS.
I GO BACK TO OUR FIRST DISCUSSION, TWO DAYS BEFORE SCHOOL STARTED, AND THE RECOMMENDATION FROM ADMINISTRATION AT THAT POINT WAS ONLY MASKING IN ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL.
I BELIEVE I MADE A MOTION FOR THAT.
THEN HIGH SCHOOL WAS MADE AS A SECOND MOTION THAT I VOTED AGAINST.
THIS MATRIX, IS THIS A RECOMMENDATION FOR K12 OR PK12? CAN WE SEPARATE THE MOTIONS AGAIN TO REALLY JUST LOOK AT K THROUGH K8, UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE THEY'RE WITH MIDDLE SCHOOLERS? BUT DOES THE ADMINISTRATION STILL STAND BY THAT RECOMMENDATION FROM AUGUST THAT IT'S MORE OF A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE CHILDREN THAT DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE VACCINE YET AND HIGH COMMUNITY SPREAD? [BACKGROUND]
>> THANK YOU. TO ADDRESS MS. FELLER, WE DEFINITELY WANTED FOR THE K THROUGH SIX BECAUSE THAT'S THE STUDENTS WHO OBVIOUSLY STILL DON'T HAVE ACCESS.
OUR PROPOSAL WAS FOR ALL THE WAY TO 12 GRADE, BUT WE WELCOME ANY CHANGES.
I MEAN, THAT'S WHY WE'RE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION.
IF OUR BOARD DECIDES FOR US TO MAYBE HAVE SOMETHING DIFFERENT FOR OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, OBVIOUSLY,
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WE WILL WELCOME AND OBVIOUSLY IMPLEMENT WHATEVER RECOMMENDATION OUR BOARD IS PROPOSING.>> THAT'S WHY I ASKED WITH THE WAY THIS MOTION IS WORDED, IT DIRECTS THE ADMINISTRATION TO MAKE FUTURE DECISIONS, AND THE DECISION OF THE ADMINISTRATION ORIGINALLY WAS JUST AIMED AT K6. SORRY.
>> I THINK AT THAT TIME, I THINK WE DID IT K THROUGH 8TH GRADE BECAUSE WE COULDN'T SEPARATE 6TH GRADE FROM SEVEN OR 8TH.
AT THAT FIRST PROPOSAL WAS K THROUGH EIGHT, AND THEN HIGH SCHOOLS WERE OBVIOUSLY SEPARATE.
>> OKAY. BUT MY QUESTION IS, IS THE ADMINISTRATION STILL RECOMMENDING K8 OR ARE THEY RECOMMENDING K12?
>> THE ONE WE HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU IS FOR ALL K THROUGH 12.
HOWEVER, AS I SAID, IF OUR BOARD DECIDES MAYBE WE SHOULD JUST IMPLEMENT IT FOR K THROUGH EIGHT, AGAIN, WE WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO IMPLEMENT IT OR DO IT.
>> I KNOW THAT THIS IS JUST A QUESTION.
VICE PRESIDENT, FELLER, BUT I WANT TO BE STRONG IN MY OPPOSITION TO THAT BECAUSE IF THERE IS HIGH COMMUNITY SPREAD, WE'RE ALSO JEOPARDIZING THE K8 WHO HAVE HIGH SCHOOL SIBLINGS.
THAT'S WHY I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE STAY.
I KNOW WE'RE TIRED OF MASKS, BUT THAT'S WHY I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE STAY PRE-K12 BECAUSE OUR PRE-K8 STILL DON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE VACCINATED, AND WHAT HAPPENS IN HIGH SCHOOL WILL ALSO DRIVE SPREAD IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, UNFORTUNATELY.
>> TRY AGAIN. SOMETIMES WHEN I HAVE MINE ON IT DOESN'T WORK AND SOMETIMES WHEN I HAVE MINE ON IT DOES WORK.
IT WON'T BE PICKED UP ON THE THING.
I DON'T KNOW, DO IT. WE COULD JUST [INAUDIBLE] IT.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE CAN ONLY HAVE ONE ON.
I JUST WANT TO BE REALLY CLEAR BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE POSSIBLY SOME OF THE LITIGATION THAT WE'RE IN WITH AG IS BECAUSE OF THE CHOICES THAT WE MADE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.
I KNOW WE JUST SAID HERE AND I DON'T THINK WE EXPLORED THE TEA GUIDANCE BECAUSE WE HAVE MANY CONVERSATIONS AT THE END OF LAST YEAR.
IT ALWAYS WENT BACK AND IT APPEARED THAT BACK THEN OUR LEGAL COUNSEL WAS ACTUALLY GIVING US DIFFERENT ADVICE IN THE FACT THAT WHEN WE HAD TEA GUIDANCE THEY WERE TELLING US THAT WE COULDN'T GO AGAINST TEA GUIDANCE.
I WOULD LIKE TO EXPLORE THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT SETTING OURSELVES UP SINCE TEA HAS CHANGED THEIR GUIDANCE AND TEA THAT'S OUR BIG FUNDING SOURCE.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE FULLY UNDERSTAND BEFORE WE MAKE A DECISION TONIGHT, THAT TEA HAS CHANGED THEIR GUIDANCE AND WHAT IMPACTS CAN THEY DO? CAN THEY WITHHOLD FUNDING? DOES THAT OPEN US UP TO LITIGATION FROM PARENTS? THEY ARE SAYING YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO GET A CA.
CAN WE REALLY EXPLORE THAT AND MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE FULL ANSWERS BEFORE WE VOTE, SO WE UNDERSTAND THE RISKS THAT WE'RE TAKING OR POSSIBLY NO RISK.
>> YEAH. THAT'S A QUESTION MAYBE FOR MISS [INAUDIBLE].
>> I WOULD ASK OUR ATTORNEYS, [INAUDIBLE] BUT I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HEARD WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ACTUALLY INVESTIGATED TEA AND JUST BECAUSE OF THAT, UPDATING THE GUIDELINES.
THERE'S A LOT HAPPENING WITH LITIGATION.
EVERY DAY THERE'S SOMETHING NEW WITH THAT.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU WANT TO ADD TO WHAT WE JUST [INAUDIBLE].
>> YEAH, YOU CAN HAVE ONE ON AT A TIME.
I UNDERSTAND THE FEDERAL, SO I GUESS THAT BRINGS UP THE QUESTION OF THAT, WE DO GET FEDERAL MONEY AND WE GET TEA MONEY.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T GET OURSELVES IN ANOTHER SITUATION.
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WE ALREADY HAVE THE AG, I WANT TO MAKE SURE NOW WE DON'T HAVE TEA JUST CUTTING US OFF AND SAYING, YOU GUYS, WE PASSED THIS, THIS IS WHAT WE TOLD YOU.WE GIVE YOU GUYS A LOT OF MONEY AND WE'RE SAYING NO MORE TODAY OR THEY'RE GOING TO GO BACK.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND THAT.
>> CAN WE ACTUALLY, MISS [INAUDIBLE] OR [INAUDIBLE]?
>> IF I HEARD THE QUESTION CORRECTLY, IT WAS WHAT WOULD THE PENALTY BE FROM TEA? WOULD WE LOSE FUNDING FROM TEA IF WE CONTINUE WITH THE MASK MANDATE, IS THAT WHAT YOU WERE ASKING?
>> YES. WE HAVE TWO CURRENT CASES AGAINST US NOW, ONE FROM PARENTS, ONE FROM THE AG.
I WOULD ASSUME THAT IF ANYBODY ELSE WANTED TO JOIN IN IT WOULDN'T BE BRAND NEW WHEN IT WOULD BE TO PRESS TO JOIN THEM INTO THAT ONE.
WITH THE TEA, THEY'VE NOT INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD ENFORCE EXECUTIVE ORDER 38 OR HOW THEY WOULD ENFORCE IT.
IT WOULD APPEAR THAT IT WOULD BE BY THE TERMS OF THE ORDER ITSELF, WHICH IS A FINE.
>> I THINK MAYBE TO ANSWER DR.
BONE A QUESTION, I THINK THE MOTION THAT WE PROPOSED AND ALSO TALKS ABOUT GIVEN THE ADMINISTRATION, THE POSSIBILITY, IF THERE'S LITIGATION AND WE HAVE TO ACT FAST, AND BECAUSE OF TEA MAYBE ACTIONS OR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL LITIGATION, THEN WE DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK FOR ANOTHER MORE MEETING.
WE'RE HOPING THAT YOU WILL ALLOW US, THE ADMINISTRATION TO TAKE ACTION.
WHATEVER WE NEED TO ADJUST AT THAT TIME.
IT'S PART OF THE MOTION AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE PROPOSING TONIGHT.
>> [INAUDIBLE] I GUESS, WHAT I'M HEARING IS THAT WE POSSIBLY MAY NOT REALLY KNOW WHAT TEA WOULD PUT ON US OR SANCTION US WITH IF WE MAKE THIS CHOICE, WHICH IS TO ME, A RISK.
WE'VE ALREADY GOT TWO LAWSUITS.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT OPENING OURSELVES UP TO MORE.
THERE ARE MULTIPLE FACETS OF THIS.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU, MISS VESSA
>> IN TERMS OF WHETHER WE'RE GOING TO BE SUED, NO MATTER WHAT WE DO AT THIS POINT, I THINK PRETTY MUCH EVERY DISTRICT IN THE STATES IS BEING SUED BY SOMEBODY OVER SOMETHING, MAYBE NOT EVERYBODY.
THERE'S A LOT. ALL THE BIG ONES PROBABLY.
BUT I DO THINK WHAT YOU'RE SAYING HAS MERIT.
I WAS THINKING OF ADDING WHEN IT SAYS AND OR LEGALLY ISSUED COURT ORDERS AND ADDING OR TEA ENFORCEMENT COULD NOT BE FOR REGARDING OUR LEGAL COUNSEL.
IF WE ADDED TO THE END OF THAT SENTENCE OR TEA ENFORCEMENT.
>> YES. YOU'RE SAYING TO MODIFY IT TO SAY THAT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MASK MATRIX FOR A LEGAL ISSUED COURT ORDER OR TEA ENFORCEMENT?
>> I THINK THAT WOULD THEN GIVE THE ADMINISTRATION THE DIRECTION THAT IF WE'RE ALLOWED TO HAVE A MASK MANDATE.
THESE ARE THE GUIDELINES WE WANT TO HAVE IT UNDER, BUT THESE ARE THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH WE GIVE YOU AUTHORITY TO MAKE CHANGES BECAUSE THESE THINGS HAPPEN SO SUDDENLY AND WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO HAVE A MEETING AFTER MEETING TO MODIFY BASED ON WHATEVER.
IT IS A DAILY SAGA. TRULY IT IS.
EVERY SINGLE DAY THINGS CHANGE AND IT IS GOING THROUGH THE COURTS ONE LEVEL AT A TIME.
IT'S JUST GOING TO TAKE TIME FOR THIS ALL TO WORK OUT. MISS WESTON.
IT'S A YES OR NO QUESTION FOR DR. [INAUDIBLE] .
WILL YOU BE ORDERING THE REMOVAL OF CHILDREN OR EMPLOYEES IF THEY DO NOT WEAR MASKS BECAUSE WE HAVE PARENTS AND EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE DONE
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THEIR OWN INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF THE LEGAL LANDSCAPE AND THEY DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THEY CAN BE COMPELLED TO WEAR A MASK ON OUR PROPERTY.MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD MAY DISAGREE, BUT THEY BELIEVE THAT.
WILL YOU BE ORDERING THE REMOVAL OF CHILDREN OR EMPLOYEES WHO CHOOSE NOT TO WEAR MASKS FROM OUR SCHOOLS?
>> THE ANSWER, WE DID NOT REMOVE ANY PARENT OR ANY STUDENT WHO NOT WEARING A MASK.
THE STUDENTS WHO WERE NOT WEARING MASK, THEIR PARENTS FILE.
YOU REMEMBER THEY HAVE THE ACCESS TO THOSE FORMS AND THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THOSE FORMS SUBMITTED TO US.
I WANT TO ACTUALLY TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK OUR PARENTS AND OUR STUDENTS AS WELL AS STAFF FOR REALLY TAKING THIS MASK REQUIREMENTS VERY SERIOUSLY.
WE HAVE VERY HIGH PERCENTAGE OF OUR STUDENTS AS WELL AS OUR STAFF, AS WELL AS OUR PARENTS WHO ACTUALLY ARE REALLY FOLLOWING THESE GUIDELINES AND ENSURING THAT EVERYONE IS SAFE IN OUR CAMPUSES.
>> I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT ANSWER.
THAT YOU WILL NOT BE ORDERING THE REMOVAL OR PROHIBITION OF CHILDREN OR EMPLOYEES WHO DO NOT WEAR A MASK ON OUR DISTRICT PROPERTY. THANK YOU.
>> I DON'T HAVE MUCH SAY I'M NOT PREPARED TO TALK ABOUT THE MASK ISSUE.
WE HAVE ALL HEARD SO MUCH MISINFORMATION FROM THE AUDIENCE, FROM THE PODIUM.
JUST WASTE OF TIME DISCUSSING THOSE MISINFORMATION.
WITH THAT, I JUST WANT TO ECHO IN THE AUDIENCE.
I REMEMBER STILL GRADED A LITTLE KID.
HE JUST SIMPLY SAID IS MASKING A QUESTION.
I THINK IT'S JUST PRETTY MUCH EXPLAIN EVERYTHING.
WITH THAT, I JUST MOVE THE MOTION.
I MOVE THAT. YEAH, I UNDERSTAND.
SO AT THE TEA GUIDANCE, ALL TREATY.
I MOVE THAT THE BOARD DIRECT INSTRUCTION TO MAKE FUTURE DECISIONS REGARDING MASKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MATRIX PRESENTED AND ALL LEGALLY ISSUED COURT ORDERS OR TEA ENFORCEMENTS.
>> SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND AS READ BY DR. ZHOU.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, MS. HARRISON?
>> I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S FURTHER DISCUSSION, BUT JUST AN HONOR OF TIME I WANTED TO TRY SOMETHING NEW TONIGHT AND THAT IS LIMITING DEBATE TO TWO MINUTES PER PERSON AND JUST LETTING US GO DOWN THE ROW AND SAY WHATEVER WE FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO SAY AND THEN GOING AHEAD TO VOTE TO HONOR PEOPLE'S ABILITY TO SPEAK, BUT THEN ALSO JUST BE RESPECTFUL OF TIME.
>> THAT WE ALREADY HAVE ANOTHER MOTION THAT'S GOING TO GO FIRST.
ACTUALLY, WE HAVE TO DO DR. GILES FIRST.
>> DR. BONE, DID YOU HAVE ONE MORE THING TO SAY?
>> YEAH. I HAVE COMMENT. DID YOU CALL MY NAME?
>> OKAY. I DID WANT TO BRING UP THAT WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF EMAILS ABOUT AN ADDITIONAL ITEM AND I WAS SURPRISED IT WAS ALONG HERE AND THAT IS THE OUTDOOR LUNCH.
I DID LIKE THE AUDIENCE BECAUSE ONE THING I DO THINK WE NEED TO MOVE AWAY FROM IS THE DIVISIVENESS.
HONESTLY MASK IS JUST DIVISIVE.
THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER THINGS.
I THINK OUTDOOR LUNCHES AND SOMETHING THAT A LOT OF THE COMMUNITIES ASKED US TO DO, ESPECIALLY IN CERTAIN SCHOOLS.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT NEEDS TO GO WITH THIS MOTION OR IF MAYBE BY CONSENSUS LATER, WE CAN JUST TALK TO DR.
[INAUDIBLE] AND BY CONSENSUS HAVE HIM LOOK INTO THAT AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.
BUT I DO THINK I WOULD LIKE THAT RESOLVED TONIGHT, JUST OF HOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD AND LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW THAT WE'RE EITHER FOR EXPLORING THAT ARE NOT EXPLORING THAT.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S DONE BEFORE WE CLOSE UP THIS MOTION AND CLOSE UP THAT BUSINESS.
>> THEN I WOULD SAY THAT, MY SECOND POINT IS THAT WITH A LITIGATION THAT WE'VE ALREADY CAME UNDER AND THE RISK I THINK THERE IS EVEN GOING WITH THIS MASK MATRIX.
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I JUST CAN'T VOTE FOR IT AGAIN.I MEAN, WE'VE ALREADY PUT OUR DISTRICT AND LITIGATION OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
I'M SITTING HERE THINKING THE MONEY THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THAT WE'RE GOING TO USE TO FIGHT THE LAWSUITS.
WE COULD HAVE DONE SOME OF THE SYSTEMS THAT SOME OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AND POSSIBLY HAVE THESE AMAZING SYSTEMS IN OUR SCHOOLS THAT WOULD BE KILLING COVID IN THE AIR AND INSTEAD WE'RE JUST KEEP GETTING OURSELVES INTO LITIGATION.
I THINK WE REALLY NEED TEA IS OUR GOVERNING BODY.
I JUST CAN'T GO AGAINST THE RECOMMENDATION.
WE'VE ALWAYS GONE WITH THEM UNTIL WE DON'T WANT TO.
>> I LIKE THAT THIS IS TIED TO A MATRIX AND THAT THERE IS A LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL THAT WE ENTERED INTO STAGE 4 YESTERDAY, I BELIEVE IN AUSTIN AND REALLY, IF THE DECLINE KEEPS GOING IN TWO WEEKS, WE COULD BE IN STAGE 3, I MEAN, AT THE QUICKEST.
THAT'S REALLY WHAT I'VE SUPPORTED.
WEARING MASK IS UNTIL OUR COMMUNITY SPREAD IS LESS.
I KNOW AT THE END OF STAGE 3 PROBABLY STILL WON'T HAVE VACCINES AVAILABLE.
ALTHOUGH I DID HEAR THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL THEM COMING AVAILABLE IN OCTOBER.
SO THAT'S ENCOURAGING FOR THOSE THAT CHOOSE TO DO THAT.
I REALLY STRUGGLE WITH THE DIVISIVENESS THAT I SEE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS NOT REALLY SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN COMPROMISE ON.
IT'S LIKE SAYING, DO YOU WANT TO PAINT YOUR WALLS PURPLE OR DO YOU WANT TO PAINT THEM GREEN? THERE'S NO COMPROMISE.
YOU EITHER PAINT PURPLE OR PINK GREEN.
BUT I COME BACK TO EVERY CHILD DESERVES TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND SCHOOL IN A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT.
WE DO HAVE A SMALL PORTION THAT COVID IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR.
IS IT A VERY SMALL FRACTION OF OUR POPULATION? ABSOLUTELY. BUT EVERY ONE OF THEM MATTER.
I CAN GET BEHIND THIS THROUGH STAGE 4.
AGAIN, I'M HOPING THAT WE GET THERE QUICKER SOONER, RATHER THAN LATER.
I PERSONALLY WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE MANDATE GONE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL.
WHILE IT DOESN'T SAY IT ON THIS FORM, I STILL STRONGLY AM IN FAVOR OF NOT REQUIRING THEM IN ATHLETICS AND ALL THE EXCEPTIONS THAT WERE IN THE MOTION BACK IN AUGUST, AND NOT TIGHTENING THE MANDATE AT ALL IN ANY WAY, SHOULD CATER FOR.
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>> DR. AZAIS, WHILE I LIKE THE PTA INVOLVEMENT, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT HINDERING CAMPUSES THAT DON'T HAVE A ROBUST PTA.
I KNOW THERE ARE SOME CAMPUSES THAT HAVE ALREADY CROWDFUNDED SOME MONIES TO SUPPORT THIS INITIATIVE.
BUT WE CAN'T PENALIZE CAMPUSES THAT DON'T HAVE A ROBUST PTA.
THEY CAN RAISE THE MONEY FROM THEIR STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS?
>> YES. THAT'S WHY WE'RE REACHING OUT TO OUR BUSINESS PARTNER ALSO TO FILL IN THE GAPS.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE REACHING OUT AGAIN TO OTHER ORGANIZATION TO HELP OUT WITH SOME OF OUR CAMPUSES WHO MIGHT HAVE A STRONG PTA WHERE THEY CANNOT RAISE THE MONEY TO BUY THOSE TABLES.
>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY TOO, WHEN WE HAVE GONE ON SOME SCHOOL TOURS, I RECALL, PEARSON RANGE HAD A MASSIVE ATRIUM, WASH ALSO HAS.
ALTHOUGH THEY ARE ACCOMMODATING OUTDOOR SEATING, BUT THEY HAVE A MASSIVE ATRIUM AND THE PRINCIPAL SAID, "WE DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH SPACING HERE.
THERE'S SO MUCH ROOM FOR SPACING.
WE HAVE TWO LUNCHES FOR EACH GRADE." SHE WAS HAVING ISSUES WITH THAT CAMPUS.
THE CAFETERIA, THE ONLY OUTDOOR SPACE IS IN THE FRONT OF THE SCHOOL.
IT'S NOT CONDUCIVE SECURITY-WISE TO PUTTING KIDS OUT IN THE FRONT OF THE SCHOOL.
WHAT THEY DID IS JUST OPENED UP AS MUCH OF THE INDOOR SPACES THEY COULD TO SPACE KIDS OUT IN THAT LARGE AREA.
> CORRECT, I AGREE. THAT'S WHY I SAID EVERY CAMPUS MAY BE DIFFERENT.
THANK YOU, TRUSTEE VESSA FOR BRINGING IT UP.
EVERY CAMPUS IS DIFFERENT, AGAIN, DEPENDING ON THE ARCHITECTURE, HOW MANY STUDENTS THEY HAVE, HOW BIG IS THEIR CAFETERIA, DO THEY HAVE SPACE OUTSIDE? IT MIGHT VARY FROM ONE CAMPUS TO ANOTHER.
>> WITH THE OUTDOOR LUNCHES, ONE OF THE THINGS I ALSO WANT TO BRING UP BECAUSE I'M STARTING TO HEAR THAT PARENTS ARE SNEAKING BACK INTO SOME SCHOOLS.
I KNOW WE DID HAVE A BLANKET, NO PARENTS AT SCHOOLS.
BUT I KNOW EVEN POSSIBLY ONE OF THE SCHOOLS MY KIDS GO TO, THEY'RE ASKING PARENTS TO COME AND HELP NOW WITHOUT THEIR LUNCHES.
CAN WE LOOK INTO POSSIBLY GETTING PARENTS BACK INTO THE SCHOOLS? I DO KNOW EVEN LEGALLY, THERE IS A LAW THAT SAYS PARENTS CAN GO TO LUNCH.
CAN WE CAN LOOK INTO LETTING SOME OF THESE PARENTS BACK IN? BECAUSE I KNOW EVEN IN ELEMENTARY, I KNOW TEACHERS REALLY RELY ON THESE PARENTS TO DO THINGS LIKE READING.
I USED TO GO AND READ EVERY WEEK.
I KNOW TRUSTEE VESSA I THINK USED TO DO A LOT OF THAT.
BUT CAN WE LOOK AT GETTING THE PARENTS BACK IN THERE, ESPECIALLY FOR THESE FUNCTIONS THAT WE REALLY NEED THEM SUPPORTING OUR SCHOOLS, LIKE SCHOOL LUNCHES, READING PROGRAMS AND HOPING IN THE OFFICES?
>> [NOISE] EXCUSE ME, DR. BONE, THAT'S A VERY GOOD POINT.
I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT WE NEVER SAID NO PER SE BECAUSE WE GAVE, AND IF YOU READ IT IN OUR WEBSITE, WHEN IT COMES TO THE COVID PROTOCOLS, WE ARE ALLOWING OUR PRINCIPALS TO MAKE THOSE GOALS DEPENDING ON THE EVENTS OR MAYBE THEY NEED SOME EXTRA SUPPORT TO VOLUNTEER.
THEY HAVE THAT FLEXIBILITY, BUT WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO EMPHASIZE THAT TO THEM AGAIN.
BUT YES, WE CAN TALK TO THEM ABOUT IT. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
NUMBER 1, SORRY, I STEPPED AWAY BECAUSE THE FEED WENT DOWN AND I WAS TRYING TO MAKE SURE IT WAS BACK UP.
YOU MAY HAVE SAID THIS, BUT I WONDER IF WE MIGHT ENGAGE OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY THROUGH THE CHAMBER AND HELPING WITH THESE EFFORTS.
I KNOW THAT THEY ARE ALWAYS REALLY READY AS THE FORMER REPRESENTATIVE TO JUMP IN AND HELP.
MAYBE WE ENCOURAGE AND SAY, "HEY, THIS IS SOMETHING YOU CAN HELP US WITH." [OVERLAPPING] THEN THE SECOND THING IS DR. ZHAO, I KNOW THAT YOU AND DR. AZAIS DID A WALKTHROUGH OF HMAC SYSTEMS. CAN YOU SPEAK A LITTLE BIT TO THAT? I KNOW YOU POSTED ABOUT IT, BUT JUST SO PEOPLE CAN HEAR.
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>> YES, I WAS ABOUT TO DO THAT.
BUT I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION REGARDING THE LUNCH OPTION.
ON THE TABLE EQUIPMENT SIDE, WE CAN HAVE THE BUSINESS TO HELP.
WELL, HOW ABOUT STAFFING ISSUES? SCHOOL THAT DOESN'T HAVE STRONG PTAS, THEY MAY NOT HAVE THE VOLUNTEER TO DEAL WITH THE MONITORING STUFF.
>> [NOISE] WE HAVE SOME VACANCIES, I'M NOT GOING TO LIE.
AS MANY OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THIS STATE, WE ARE STRUGGLING FILLING SOME VACANCIES.
WE ARE HIRING AS FAST AS WE CAN, AS SWIFTLY AS WE CAN.
BUT THAT'S THE REALITY THAT MANY SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE AND I THINK IN THE COUNTRY ARE FACED WITH, DR. ZHAO.
BUT WE'RE ALSO REACHING OUT TO OUR PRINCIPLES AND WORKING WITH THEIR PTAS AND SEE IF YOU CAN GET SOME VOLUNTEER TO HELP.
I'M NOT GOING TO SIT AND DENY THAT WE HAVE SOME SHORTAGES OR SOME VACANCIES OR WE ARE TRYING VERY HARD TO FILL.
>> THE NEXT, IT'S NOT REALLY A QUESTION.
IT'S JUST, I WANT TO SUGGEST AND JUST SOME INFORMATION I WANT TO SHARE WITH THE ORGANIZATION AND THE BOARD.
WE HAD A TOUR OF THE A-CHECK SYSTEM.
WE STOPPED AZ, AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WE DID EVERYTHING WE POSSIBLY CAN WITH HVAC SYSTEM.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE MERV 13 FILTERS EVERYWHERE, IF WE CAN INSTALL THEM, THERE IS THE MOST CERTAIN FILTERS.
SOME AC SYSTEM WE BASICALLY CAN'T WITHOUT MODIFYING THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE.
IN TERMS OF THE AIR EXCHANGE RATE, WE'RE FOLLOWING THE GUIDELINE, DOING AT LEAST SIX, AIR EXCHANGE RATE PER HOUR.
THAT PART IS WE BASICALLY, MY UNDERSTANDING IS WE'RE DOING WHAT IS POSSIBLE, BUT WE CANNOT DO WHAT IS IMPOSSIBLE.
THEN MY NEXT THINKING IS THAT CAN WE DO SOMETHING ADDITIONAL TO THE HVAC SYSTEM? BECAUSE IMPROVING AIR QUALITY IS IMPORTANT IN ADDITION TO MASKING.
ACTUALLY, I DID SOME UNSCIENTIFIC TESTING IN THE AFTERNOON AT THOSE CLASSROOM, THE CO_2 VALUES IS ACTUALLY PRETTY HIGH.
I DON'T THINK EVERY CLASSROOM, THE HVAC IS DOING WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO.
I'M WONDERING IF IT IS POSSIBLE WE CAN DEPLOY PORTABLE AIR PURIFIERS.
WE HAVE ABOUT, I BELIEVE, THE 3,000, 4,000 CLASSROOM.
IF EACH CLASSROOM HAS TWO OR THREE, THOSE PORTABLE ONES, IT'LL PROBABLY COST A MILLION DOLLARS IN THAT DISTRICT.
BUT I'M THINKING THAT AGAIN, IN THIS SITUATION, IT IS POSSIBLE TO THE DISTRICT PARTNER WITH PARENTS, PARTNER WITH PTA, PARTNER WITH BUSINESS TO DEPLOY THOSE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
I THINK LOTS OF PARENTS ARE WILLING TO DONATE THOSE AIR PURIFIERS.
WE JUST NEED TO GIVE SOME GUIDANCE THAT GET A RECOMMENDED LIST OF EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE ON THE MARKET.
ONE THING I WANT TO MENTION IS THAT AS SOME AUDIENCE MEMBER MENTIONED, THE UV PART IS ACTUALLY NOT A GOOD IDEA BECAUSE THOSE PORTABLE UNIT, BECAUSE THE RATE OF AIRFLOW IS ABOUT THOSE AIR IS GOING THROUGH THE FUTURE ABOUT LESS THAN HALF A SECOND.
YOU NEED AT LEAST FIVE TO 10 SECOND FOR THE AIR TO SUSPEND.
THE PARTICLE NEED TO [NOISE] RECEIVE THE INTENSITY, SO THAT YOU CAN KILL THE VIRUS.
THOSE ARE PORTABLE AIR FILTER PLUS THE UV DOESN'T WORK.
WE REALLY NEED TO ASK DISTRICTS SOME EXPERT ADVICE, WHAT AIR PURIFIER ACTUALLY WORK? WHAT DOESN'T WORK? GIVE A GUIDANCE FOR THE GENERAL AUDIENCE.
I HAVE ACTUALLY A THIRD THING, BUT WE CAN START THE DISCUSSION HERE.
[03:30:02]
>> WHAT, I'M NOT SURE THAT WE CAN NECESSARILY DISCUSS IT TONIGHT, BUT I THINK THAT FROM A BUDGET STANDPOINT, TO CONSIDER THE OFFSET OF IF WE HAVE BETTER AIR FILTRATION, IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT COVID.
WE LOSE A LOT OF THE ATTENDANCE DAYS FOR ALL KINDS OF ILLNESSES WITHIN OUR CLASSROOM.
IF WE HAVE BETTER AIR FILTRATION, WE COULD RECOUP THOSE COSTS EASILY WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR BY JUST HAVING BETTER ATTENDANCE.
IT'S SOMETHING TO CONSIDER AND FOR THE ADMINISTRATION TO LOOK AT IN TERMS OF, OKAY, WHAT ARE OUR OPTIONS? LIKE I SAID, I THINK THAT WE WOULD COVER THOSE COSTS BECAUSE WE'RE PAID BY ATTENDANCE.
WHEN WE LOSE ATTENDANCE DAYS, THEN WE LOSE MONEY.
[LAUGHTER] THE LESS ABSENCES WE HAVE, THE MORE WE REAP.
REGARDING THE AIR QUALITY ISSUE, MY POINT IS WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
WE CANNOT WAIT FOR SIX OR 12 MONTHS TO UPGRADE AC SYSTEM.
ACTUALLY, UPGRADING THOSE THINGS COST A LOT OF MONEY AS WELL.
EVEN IF JUST CHANGING MORE OF CERTAIN FILTERS, THEY COST A MILLION DOLLARS AS I UNDERSTAND IT.
WE ACTUALLY CHANGE EVERY 3-6 MONTHS.
>> MISS HARRISON DID YOU HAVE ONE LAST THING?
>> YEAH. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WILL THIS REQUIRE A VOTE FOR US TO GIVE THE CHARGE TO DR. [INAUDIBLE] AND ADMINISTRATION TO GO AHEAD AND DO THE OUTDOOR LUNCHES AND UPGRADE HVAC OR CAN WE JUST GET THE GUARANTEE THAT THIS COMES TO US IN A BOARD UPDATE AND YOU LET US KNOW WHAT YOU NEED? [NOISE]
>> WHAT WE CAN DO IF IT'S OKAY WITH OUR BOARD IS WE CAN SEND AN UPDATE ON THE OUTDOOR SITTING, AND THEN ALSO AS WELL AS THE HVAC AND WHAT WE'VE DONE AND NOT DONE, I GUESS.
THEN IF OUR BOARD LATER WANT US MAYBE TO BRING ITEM FOR DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION OR THINGS LIKE THAT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING WE'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO DO THAT AS WELL.
IF IT'S OKAY, WE CAN SEND YOU SOME UPDATES FIRST AND THEN YOU DECIDE DOWN THE ROAD IF YOU WANT TO MAKE THAT AS AN AGENDA ITEM.
>> RIGHT. BECAUSE WE WOULD NEED DETAILS IN COSTS AND ALL OF THAT. THAT'LL BE AWESOME.
I SAW YOUR LIGHT WAS FIRST, BUT I'M HOPING THAT IF THERE'S NO OBJECTIONS, IT'S 12:14.
>> I HAVE ONE MORE THING ABOUT THE MITIGATION STRATEGY.
WHAT I'M WORRY IS THAT BECAUSE WHAT I SEE FOR THIS OPENING IS THAT WE WERE BASICALLY CAUGHT OFF GUARD FOR THE OTHER THING HAPPENING, BECAUSE IT'S NOT A FAULT OF ADMINISTRATION, IT'S THE ENTIRE BOARD.
WE DIDN'T THINK ABOUT IT. WE DON'T HAVE ANY BACKUP PLAN IF THINGS GO WRONG.
IT'S REALLY CHAOTIC AT THE BEGINNING OF IT.
THIS PUTTING OF TOW BURDEN ON THE TEACHERS, THE PARENTS, EVERYBODY IS JUST A TOTAL MESS.
WE CANNOT REPEAT THE SAME MISTAKE FOR THE SPRING OPENING.
WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT PLAN A, PLAN B, AND PLAN C. PLAN A IS THE CASE CAN GET FULLY VACCINATED BY THE HALLOWEEN.
THAT'S WHAT RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE.
MAYBE THE FDA NEED MORE DATA, MORE WEEKS TO GET APPROVED.
IF IT COULDN'T GET INTO DECEMBER, THEN IT'S JUST THE SPRING OPENING.
WITH THE WINTER, IT'S VERY LIKELY WE'LL HAVE BOTH COVID AND FLU AT THE SAME TIME.
WE REALLY NEED TO CAREFULLY THINK ABOUT WHAT THE PLAN C FOR THE SPRING OPENING.
WHAT I'M SUGGESTING IS I'M NOT ASKING YOU TO IMPLEMENT THIS.
I'M JUST SAYING JUST THINK ABOUT TO PLAN FOR IT.
THE THING IS ABOUT SCREENING TEST.
SCREENING TEST IS ANOTHER MITIGATION STRATEGY WE CAN USE, BUT WE DIDN'T USE FOR THE SEMESTER.
RIGHT NOW I'M SUGGESTING RIGHT NOW, IDENTIFY THE VENDOR CAN DO THE SCREENING TEST IN BULK WITH THIS SKILL BECAUSE WE NEED ANOTHER VENDORS.
WE NOW CAN'T WAIT BECAUSE THE ISSUE FOR THE OPENING IS THAT WHEN WE NEED THE COVID TEST,
[03:35:06]
WE NEED TO WAIT FOR SEPTEMBER 12TH TO START TESTING KIDS.I'M REALLY WORRIED THAT WE'LL GET TO THE SPRING, BUT WE NEED THE TEST.
WE COULDN'T FIND A VENDOR TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
WE NEED ANOTHER VENDOR RIGHT NOW.
EACH SCREENING TEST, IF WE DO SCREENING TESTS, IT'S FOR THE ENTIRE STUDENT POPULATION.
EACH STUDENT AT LEAST NEEDED IT TWICE PER WEEK.
THE BULK PRICE FOR THE TEST IS $20 PER STUDENT.
WE ARE LOOKING AT ACTUALLY A MILLION DOLLARS A WEEK.
IF WE DO THREE OR FOUR WEEKS, THEN IT'S 3-4MILLION DOLLARS. WE NEED A BUDGET FOR THAT.
BUT SCREENING TESTS IS A REALLY POWERFUL MITIGATING STRATEGY, BECAUSE THERE'S VERY LITTLE BURDEN PUT ON A STUDENT.
IT'S NOT WEARING MASK, IT IS NOT QUARANTINE PEOPLE, IT'S JUST DOING TEST, BECAUSE IT REALLY CAN AVOID OUTBREAK IF YOU CAN'T IDENTIFY WHO IS SICK AND WHO IS NOT SICK AND JUST SCREENING THOSE KIDS.
>> THANK YOU. I DON'T SEE ANY OF THE LIGHTS.
IT IS 12:18, AND IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, WE ARE ADJOURNED. [NOISE]
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.