As a community member, I should expect the members of my local Board of Education to listen to the concerns I share with them at scheduled meetings. I am not, however, so naive to believe that the Springboro BOE members respect the community enough to actually attend to their concerns. Follow the youtube link below and hear our BOE president's perspective on the concerns of the community. Around the 10:30 mark of the video clip, the BOE president makes it clear that what the community has to say is irrelevant to her. She explains how she essentially placates those who disagree with her by letting them speak, then stating "...I thank them for their opinion, and go have a seat....line them up, thank you, have a seat, next speaker..." It's as if listening to community speakers is analogous to herding cattle! I have a feeling she would treat her cattle with more respect than she does the community.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=FUeDKVp4PJk
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