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meeting to order. If you would, rise for a pledge of allegiance, followed by a moment of silence. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands,

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one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Okay, at this time we'll have uh public conversation. Up first, Jessica Davis. Yeah, just push your button. Once There you go.

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>> Accountability is uncomfortable. We have an epidemic in this city, not a physical disease, but rather a lack of accountability, particularly in regard to those in positions of authority. Instead, you sit comfortably in your seats, passing the responsibility onto everyone else, and refusing to admit

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that there was anything you could have done or should have done. This is wholly unacceptable for those that are supposed to be representing not only the adults that have voted, but the children that are unable to vote. The final months of the 2025-26 school

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year for CMCSS have highlighted immense failings in this body's ability to adequately handle any type of disaster at any level, let alone multiple. When a tragedy of such magnitude, or any magnitude, occurs within your domain, you, as the board members and

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representatives of the school system and community, should not be sitting back, waiting for those trying desperately to figure out what is happening to them to reach out to you first. Instead, you should be proactive, trying to stem the flow of blood that is

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hemorrhaging from the community at large in such an event. It is not just the families from the bus that have been affected. It is everyone they have made connections with in this entire community. This board's lack of proactive outreach, as well as the overall school

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administration on a city and county-wide level to cohesively deal with this, is appalling and reeks of apathy. I have had more students and faculty members reach out to ask how I'm doing in the aftermath of the accident than anyone of you.

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While there were a few of you at the vigil, I could count them on one hand with fingers left over. So, I ask, what is the real reason any of you are there? Both Whitney, Ariana's mother, and myself were summarily removed from any and all school information platforms without being notified it was going to

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happen before our children's services took place. Now, someone had to have made that decision and then someone had to have approved it. That alone resonates with a lack of empathy. It also suggests a need to remove us from those platforms during a time where there was already immense

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chaos in our lives and we might not notice or make a fuss about it. There's absolutely no reason as to why this needed to be done at such a time. While there was a certain amount of leeway given to the survivors of the crash, there was [snorts] no such grace given

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to any of the other students or faculty that knew the children in question, in particular those who knew Zoe or Arianna. While there was apparently some on-site counseling offered to students at Kemwood Middle, this did nothing for anyone from other schools who might have known them.

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This seems to be an egregious oversight on behalf of the entire CMCS and board. To simply assume that the results would only affect a single school is short-sighted at the very least. The meager offering of ongoing services that CMCS has provided is hardly sufficient to

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help. The counselors for Kemwood Middle should never have had to shoulder the burden themselves, being impacted by the loss of students under their care as well. Did that thought cross anyone's mind? They were grieving and you asked them to deal with students

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that were grieving as well without proper support. Shame. And now we're into summer break. The survivors of the crash will start in high school in upcoming months. How many of them will be attending classes where everything will be swept under the rug

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in effort to to return to normalcy? There is no return to normalcy after this. This is a chance for leaders to admit that they were unprepared for a tragedy of this magnitude to occur and to take responsibility and accountability for growth

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and change. You cannot be examples for the children you claim to lead when you are showing them the exact opposite. Accountability is uncomfortable in this instance. When you assume a position of

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authority and leadership, it always is. >> [gasps] >> Doing the right thing is rarely ever easy or comfortable. If you are incapable of doing what you were voted into those positions to do, I suggest you leave those positions and let someone who actually gives a DAMN DO

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IT. >> [cheering] [cheering] >> ASHLEY ELETHORP >> I STAND before you tonight not just as a taxpayer. I do not stand here simply as a grieving what I sent Wait a minute. Sorry. I stand before you tonight not just as a

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taxpayer. I do not stand here simply as a grieving what what resident of Montgomery County. >> [snorts] >> I stand here with the heaviest most aching heart of a human being can carry. But I also stand here with a righteous burning anger and a spirit that will

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absolutely not be broken. I stand here as a mother. I am the mother of McKenzie Elethorp. I am here to speak the truth into this room. Scripture tells us that the truth shall set us free and it's past the time for this community to be delivered from the darkness and secrecy

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protecting predators and symptomatic corruption. My daughter McKenzie was sexually exploited by the superintendent's husband, Matthew Gay Vetter, right inside one of your schools. And when it happened, his powerful friends and cowardly co-workers at the district wanted to brush it off.

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They wanted to whisper that it was an accident because who could possibly believe that the husband of the superintendent could be a child predator? I would tell you who he is. The Bible warns us about wolves in sheep's clothing. Who could come prey

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and you this board are just as guilty for turning a deaf ear to these children when they came to you crying for protection. Yes, I said they because it wasn't just my daughter. You failed McKenzie and you have failed so many other innocent children. You promised

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before God to keep them safe. Jean Luna Vetter, you don't deserve the position you hold. When complaints were brought to you before, you covered them up. You wouldn't allow them to take their cell phones for evidence. You didn't allow

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the sheriff's department to conduct the investigation to protect the predator. You have weaponized your power to silence the people, threatening their livelihoods, their careers, and their jobs if they dared to speak out what they said or what they see or even their

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opinions. What kind of leader is that? I believe this board could do better with no Vetter. The administration is rotten from the inside out. We do not need to sit around waiting for a slower moving investigation than is before you

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act. He has already admitted to what he did to investigators. There is no excuse for cowardness. Tonight, I'm challenging this board to put in a situation for Jean Luna Vetter on agenda for public discussion

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immediately. No more hiding. No more protection. The lack of transparency in this district staggering and you continue to violate state laws. Look at how you handled the new public participation policy done entirely in

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secret behind closed doors far away from eyes and in the community you're supposed to serve. What are you terrified of us seeing? What are you hiding? Your pattern of dismissing hurting broken childish is despicable. Look at what happens to the student who

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was cruelly told she was a waste of oxygen, worthless, and a wrist splitter. When that shattered the child, she went to go tell the principal for help. Do you know what they did? They called her a liar. They turned their backs on her. Then they went then they and that very

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complaint landed directly on your desk, Jean Lenavetter. And what did you do? You ignored it. You let the abuse stand. You protected the system instead of the child. The rot and neglect in this district does not stop there. We are here to demand the oversight and the

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accountability you swore before God to provide. Your job is to advocate for student safety and well-being by ensuring policies and procedures are followed. Yet, you continue to fail our families and consequences have been

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fatal. On March 27th, our community was fractured. We lost two precious innocent in a horrific preventable school bus accident while they were on the school field trip. Zoey and Ariana Persons. Go ahead, say their names.

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Their families are broken, weeping, and screaming into a void with answers. And when the officers don't respond to these families, you're the ones who are accountable. There is supposed to be an open investigation, so I demand an answer tonight. How's the bus driver in

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Virginia? How is there zero accountability? While two beautiful children are in the ground, You are responsible. These practices and your silence are betrayal of their memory. Then we look at the spiritual betrayal on the board, Mr.

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Aaron Mayberry. I'm looking right at you. You have abused the holy authority of pastor, mixing the sacred word of God with dirty backroom politics. >> Time's up. >> Once Mayberry out, believed you. Once we

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trusted our families, I trusted you only to find out you lied and talked about us behind our backs. While you were supposed to be a pastor, Ezekiel 34 warns the shepherds who feed themselves but feed not the flock. You abandoned the flock for power. My heart breaks for

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these children. What you have allowed to happen under your watch. We, the community here tonight because of our patience, entirely have ran out. We've lost all respect. Jane Luna Vetter, we are here to demand that you step down

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and resign immediately. We'll be glad to pay the rest of your contract just to get you away from our children. It is time >> Time is up. >> [cheering] >> Okay. Next up County Regalia.

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Please sit down. Please sit down. Mhm. Your time is up. Please sit down. Please take your seat. If y'all cannot If you cannot remain with a decent of decorum, we will remove everyone from the room.

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We are not The time is up. The time is up. Officers, please remove her from the stand. There is a time limit. There is. They already gave you more than 5 minutes. That is It is on

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You want to weigh in on that? All right. Hold on. Okay. All right. Since Since you've asked there is a state law 8-44

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11-12 that says the governing body >> Please let him speak. We We listened to her speak. Please let him speak. >> I'm explaining to you the state law says that a board county commissions, city council, school

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board may set restrictions on public comment. Such as the length of time, the number of speakers, or the length of time each speaker will be allowed to comment. This board years ago, I don't remember how many, 8 or 10 years ago, set a

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policy which is published. And the policy says that each speaker will have 5 minutes. So, >> [cheering] >> that answers the question, under state law, this board is allowed to set a time

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limit, just like any other government. And this board has set the limit of 5 minutes. >> There is no motion. Okay, we're moving on. We're moving on to Connie Regalia. >> Any more outbursts, you'll be removed from the room.

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>> [laughter] >> Okay, hold on. Good evening. My name is Connie Regalia. I am the grandmother of McKenzie, a former attorney, and a force for justice for children. For three decades, I have watched

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children be abused, exploited, and held hostage in this state, while predators have rarely been punished, and the children have rarely seen justice. I have seen children abused by college professors, school janitors, detention

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employees, business leaders, private school students, TV personalities, foster parents, wealthy landowners, teachers, and more. Assaults have occurred in schools, juvenile jails, homes, and a multitude

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of locations. There is no ideal place, person, or circumstance that creates an environment where safety should be at risk. That is because they are predators. Predators find their victims wherever they are, and launch on them when the

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victim does not expect it or feels helpless. Let me ask you this. What if Mackenzie would have screamed or slapped Matthew Vetter in the classroom?

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Who would have been punished? And who would have felt embarrassed? Mackenzie. A child is left without recourse unless they are surrounded by an army of warriors to protect them.

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Predators think the victim won't tell. And often they don't. The victim thinks, "No one will believe me." And often they're right. If our public schools are danger zones

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for children, what do we have left? Your inaction will become the norm. Just ignore it and it'll go away. This is now June 16th, 3 months after the fact, and we are still wondering

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where law when law enforcement will act. The facts will not stay hidden. We, the people, will no longer tolerate the blinders that cover your eyes. Each of you has a responsibility to protect our children.

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Occasionally there is justice. A father that abused the 4-year-old daughter is in prison for 100 years. I represented who were abused by parents and we got a $3 million judgment. But, when I sought to hold Williamson County,

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a public body, responsible for the assault that occurred in juvie detention, the system made up a fake crime to shut me up and quiet my voice. All of that is, of course, now reversed and the tables are turned. I work with local media, national organizations, and

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multiple legislators. Now, 50,000 people watch what we have to say on social media, and don't think that does not matter. When the voices of the people are amplified by networking, changes will occur, or those in power will fall.

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You need a policy right now that says that teachers are not permitted to have their phones in the classrooms, period. And Ms. Vetter needs to be replaced. She was too participatory in covering this up. >> Yes. >> [applause] >> Your

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>> Yes. [cheering] >> Your lack of ability to act promptly has set your priorities. Your superintendent, Ms. Vetter, is more important than protecting the children. And there is 1 minute left on my time, and I'm going to allow Ms. I'm going to finish Ms.

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Ashley's speech. >> Thank you. >> No, we don't We're not >> And Casey Bryant, >> No. >> Okay, I have a minute left if you'll put that back on. And Casey Bryant, you personally know McKenzie. She has spent many nights under your roof, nights

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sleeping in your home. Our daughters were best friends. You have seen the girl grow. You have seen her work in our church, and you know McKenzie Yellothorp. So, I'm asking you, mother to mother, friend to friend, please look into your heart and ask yourself, what

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is the right thing to do here? What is the What is your actual job? Is it to protect a corrupt administration, or to protect the little girl who sat at your kitchen table? Look at the mother, Casey, and ask yourself, what is your job? And thank

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you. >> [applause] >> All righty. Next speaker, Adam Adam Yellothorp. >> Woo! >> I stand before you tonight not to prejudge any individual, but to speak about accountability, transparency,

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and transparency, and the public trust. For months, our community has been asking questions about the reported incident involving former Montgomery Central employee Matthew Vetter, and allegations that inappropriate nudes were shown to a student while on school property,

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my daughter McKenzie Alathorp. Since March, many parents, taxpayers, and community members have watched this matter move from one agency to another with little public clarity about where the case stands, about who is responsible for making decisions,

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about why those decisions have or have not been made. The result has been frustrating, confusion, and a growing lack of confidence in the community. It's a lack of confidence in the system. It's a lack of confidence in the students, in the parents, and everyone in the community

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of Montgomery County. The concern is that many citizens have is not simply about one individual. It is about whether our institutions are willing to hold people accountable, Mr. Vetter. When serious allegations arise, including involving the safety and

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well-being of students, when an allegation involves a child, the public expects a thorough investigation, not hidden in secrecy, not behind the curtains, not when and want to speak only when they want to be heard, not to be under a gag order or some type of

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thing like that where they're afraid to speak. I speak every day. A lot of the people that here here in this room have heard me speak every day about transparency, about accountability, and about justice. But instead, many people feel as though

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this matter has been passed around like a ping-pong ball. Questions have been raised, concerns have been voiced, and yet the answers remain difficult to find. Parents deserve to know that allegations involving students are treated with

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urgency and seriousness. Teachers deserve to know that standards are applied fairly and consistently. Students deserve to know that adults will protect them and advocate for them when they are victims to predators in

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our school system. Taxpayers deserve confidence that public institutions are acting in the best interest of the children they serve. Many in this community, in this very room, have expressed concern that Mr.

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Vetter was allowed to resign rather than publicly face a termination process. Whether that decision was legally justified or not, it has left many citizens wondering whether accountability was truly achieved.

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Resignation and accountability are not always the same thing. When serious allegations arise, the public naturally wants to understand what happened, what policies were followed, whether mistakes were made, and what corrective actions have been

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taken to ensure similar situations so they do not occur again. Those questions are reasonable. Those questions are not political, Mr. Mayberry. Those questions are not political. Those Those are attacks where one puts his

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political agenda in front of child safety. Those questions are part of responsible civic engagement. This issue also raises broader concerns about how our school systems handle reports involving student safety. If policies were worked and intended,

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the public school should be shown that. It should not be secret. If policies failed, then policies should be strengthened. If communication was lacking, then communication should improve. The goal should be to protect students at all costs. We cannot claim

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that student safety is our highest priority. None of you on that board that hold the positions you have have held anyone to a standard of accountability. When the citizens ask difficult questions about incidents involving students, the people want to know

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because transparency builds trust. Silence destroys trust. Accountability builds confidence, and avoidance creates doubt. As a community, we should not be demanding a special treatment for anyone, regardless of who their wife is.

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I would have a tough time coming home from work and listening to my husband tell a sheriff's officer that I had sexually exploited a minor in class with my nude photos. It's a failure to everyone in the community. Shame on yourselves and the sheriff's department for their broken

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investigation. Tonight, I ask our leaders, our school officials, and our law enforcement agencies to serve who they serve. They serve the students, they serve the parents, they serve the taxpayers, and they serve >> public's right for confidence that

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serious matters are handled professionally, thoroughly, and transparently. When the people agree or disagree about the facts of this particular case, we should all be able to agree on one principle. When concerns involving student safety arise, they must be be openly,

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responsibly, and with a commitment to accountability. Our children deserve nothing less than transparency and accountability. >> All right, next is Mackenzie Ellithorp. >> Mrs. Vetter, Mrs. Vetter, look your children in the eyes of your

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husband's victims. And when you go home tonight, go look him in the face. >> No more outbursts, or we'll clear the room. Okay, go ahead. >> My name is Mackenzie Ellithorp. I'm the student who was shown nude photos by Superintendent Luna Vetter's husband,

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Matthew Vetter. I want the people to I [snorts] want the people who are supposed to be protecting us and the students of CMCS who are supposed to be looking out for us, for our best interest, to know something. You have failed us. You have failed at keeping students safe. You have failed

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at protecting students from predators. You have failed. >> [snorts] >> Mackenzie. I'm going to give her time back. Put 4 minutes and 45 seconds back on the clock and All right.

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Yeah, we'll just start the time over and she can start over. We can get rid of the disruption in the room so that way we can hear her. We're going to get rid of the destruct the disruption in the building so we can hear her. >> Huh? Sure.

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Yeah. Take a 5-minute recess. >> Yeah, 5-minute recess. >> 5-minute recess. >> END THIS MEETING WITHOUT ANY DISRUPTIONS. MCKENZIE, are you ready? No, he was removed. Push your button so it starts your time.

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>> My name is McKenzie Althorpe. I'm the student who was shown [snorts] the nude photos by Superintendent Luna Vetter's husband, Matthew Vetter. I want the people who are supposed to be protecting us and the students of CMCS who are supposed to be looking out for us for our best interest and know something. You have failed us. You have

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failed at keeping students safe. You have failed at protecting students from predator predators. You have failed the Kenwood students who are desperately in need of support in the tragedy of the experience that they've encountered. >> [snorts] >> You have failed the students who families who have came before this board

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seeking help only to leave feeling ignored, unheard, and dismissed. You have failed to stand up for the children and the families of CMCS when they needed you most. On March 9th when Superintendent Luna Vetter's husband, [snorts] Matthew Vetter, showed me nude photos of himself, my life

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changed. In that moment, I was terrified, I was confused, and I was shocked. I didn't understand why a teacher would do something like that. I didn't understand why an adult who was supposed to be trusted would put me in that situation. What [snorts] I did know was that I no

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longer felt I no longer felt safe in a place where I was supposed to feel protected. I no longer felt safe in a school that I attended every day. After that happened, I went and hid in the bathroom so I could call my mom because I didn't know what else to do. I was scared, I was shaking, and I felt completely alone.

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No student should ever have to hide in the bathroom to call their parent because they feel unsafe at school. No student should ever have to question whether an adult around them will protect them or not. No student should have to carry the fear and anxiety and trauma that comes from something like this. What has been almost as

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heartbreaking as what [snorts] happened to me has been hearing from other students. Over the last several months, I have had girls come to me and tell me how >> [snorts] >> unheard they felt when they reported concerns about Matthew Vetter. I've listened to students talk about how they felt ignored, how I've listened to

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students talk about how they felt dismissed. I've listened to students talk about how they felt their voice didn't matter, and that breaks my heart. Because every student deserves to know when they speak [snorts] up, someone will listen. Every student deserves to know when they report something wrong,

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they will be protected instead of overlooked. There are students right now who are afraid to speak. There are students that feel their voice doesn't matter. There are students who feel pressured to to stay silent, and that I'm and the most thing that sickens the

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sickest part about it, silence protects problems. Silence protects predators, and silent never protects children. I thank God every day for the family, friends, and supporters he has placed in my life. I thank him for the people who have stood beside me in the family >> [snorts]

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>> in my family when it would have been easier to walk away. Most important, I thank him for giving me a voice because there were no There was times where staying quiet would have been easier. They There were times when [snorts] walking away would have been easier. There were times when the criticism and

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comments and the pressure felt overwhelming, but God gave me a voice, and I believe he gave me that voice for a reason. I believe he gave me a gave me the opportunity to stand up to for students who feel unheard. I believe he gave me an opportunity to stand up for children who are afraid to speak, and I

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believe that he gave me the opportunity to stand for what is right and what is truly in the best interest for students of CMCSs. >> [snorts] >> This is bigger than me. This is bigger than one student. This is about every child who walks into school expecting to

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be safe. This is about every parent who sends their child to school believing they will be protected. This is about accountability. This is about doing what is right, and this is about change. People need to start standing up for students. People need to start listening to students. People need to start

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thinking about the lasting impact of these situations leave on young people. Because [snorts] while adults may move on, students carry experiences with them for years. I ask you tonight to remember who you serve. You [snorts] serve the students, you serve the families, and

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those students and families deserve better with Novater. Thank you. >> [applause] [cheering] >> All right, next. Sydney Jane Kemp. You've got 5 minutes and you have to push your silver button to start the timer. >> Good evening. My name is Sydney Kemp and

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I'm a senior at West Creek High School. I'm standing here tonight because over the last 13 months, our school alone has lost four students to suicide. Freshman, sophomores, and juniors. Students who should still be here, and

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one of them was my friend. And [snorts] was loved so dearly by the person standing next to me, too. I spent a lot of time thinking about what I wanted to say, and honestly, I don't think there are any perfect words for something like this. Because there's nothing normal about

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losing four students in 13 months. And yet, every time it happens, the response feels the same. We're told counselors are available to reach [snorts] out if we need help. And then after a few days or a week, everything moves on and stops. But maybe part of the reason we miss

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signs is because we've created environments where students don't feel safe enough to tell the truth about how deeply they're struggling. We tell students to speak up, but many are terrified of being judged, terrified of being seen differently, terrified of disappointing people, and terrified that

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if they finally admit how dark their thoughts have become, nobody will actually know how to help them. The grief doesn't stop for friends who lost someone. >> [snorts] >> It doesn't stop for the parents who have to live every day without their child. It doesn't stop for the siblings who have to spend the rest of their lives

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missing a brother or sister. >> [snorts] >> They don't get to move on after weeks, so why do we? I know there are counselors and people who care. This isn't about blaming anyone. It's about asking a question that I think every student deserves an answer to. Why [snorts] does it feel like we only talk about mental health

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after someone dies? Students need consistent support. We need mental health treated as seriously as physical health. We need students to know that asking for help is not strength or is strength, not weakness. >> [snorts] >> We need long-term grief support for

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everyone. We need adults trained to recognize warning signs before it's too late, and we need to stop waiting until memorials to start having honest conversations about suicide. >> [snorts] >> And I refuse to believe that the best we can do is acknowledge the loss and move on because it's uncomfortable.

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For example, mandatory [snorts] suicide prevention education. We're required students to learn about physical health every year. We should require learning warning signs in themselves and friends, too. There can be staff trainings. Teachers and staff are often the first people to

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notice when a student withdraws, stops participating, or begins struggling. Or even mental health check-ins. Simple Simple surveys a few times a year. We track attendance, grades, and test scores. We could regularly check on students' well-being with the same level of attention.

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Tonight, I'm asking this board to make suicide prevention and mental health support a priority every day, just like we care about everything else. >> [snorts] >> We cannot change what has already happened, but we can decide whether we learn from it. We can decide whether these four students become another statistic or whether they become the reason we

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finally do more. Thank [snorts] you. >> Thank you. >> [applause and cheering] >> Okay, moving on to consent agenda items five and six. Uh, the Ross View U-40 Easement and the modification of public participation policy have been removed from the consent agenda.

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All the other items okay with the board? You need a motion to approve, right? Somebody motion to approve? Motion Mr. Mayberry, second from Mr. Garland. Please open the vote. Please cast your vote.

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Teresa. Is everybody happy with their vote? Okay. Please tally the vote. All right, motion passes. Okay. We'll move on. We move to EL. You want to come back? Okay. Policy

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monitoring EL 8, Dr. Linnabary. >> Board, please find in your board packet information on executive limitation 8. This executive limitation has one compliance expectation to ensure that we shall not fail to maintain an accountability program. Specifically,

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CMCS has a comprehensive strategic planning process which includes using level one student achievement and level two department performance data. In addition to this data, administration meets regularly to formally listen to leader stakeholder groups and department

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leaders. And level one schools and districts are expected to meet the annual measurable objectives, the AMOs, identified specifically for the district based on ESSA baseline built from the previous year's performance. Furthermore, senior leadership team

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designs annual strategic work based on changes at the state and national levels. The district also is currently completing high school accreditation updates with Cognia and is due to be completed fall 2026. In fall 2021, CMCS began to transition

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to ISO certification for educational organization and in March 2026 the district was approved unconditionally for the fourth year in a row. Chairman Lanier, that concludes update for executive limitation eight. >> Make a motion. Motion for approval.

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Anybody got a motion for approval? Mr. Mayberry. Mr. Garland again a second. Please open the vote. Does Caster vote? All those satisfied? Please tally the vote. Motion passes.

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Okay, we'll move back to Now up for discussion is Ross View utility easement. I'm going to pass that off to you, Mr. Griffey, since you had asked for that to be removed. >> Yes, sir. Thank you. I I asked that be moved off the consent agenda for

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additional discussion because the comments were made that the construction time would begin soon and I'm I'm interested in the length of the easement that I'm interested in the length of the easement that on our property. I know the project is going to take a long

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time, but I don't think we should allow this construction process during school hours. It's right beside Cardinal Lanes. Buses travel down Cardinal Lanes um when the children in there and the buses are traveling. I know the work itself is inside a fenced-in area, but

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they're going to be bringing dump trucks of gravel in. They're going to be lowboys bringing in equipment to move this stuff with and they're going to be unloading and loading when they get there, not waiting on the school buses to load and unload. I do not think that additional traffic in the area is safe for our children or

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our bus traffic. And I am for allowing this easement, but I think the contract of this easement needs to be written up where the work begins the last day of school and ends before the first day of school the following year.

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On that section of it. >> Go ahead, Mr. Mayberry. >> Um Uh Mr. Johnson, I I thought I heard you say something about this at the last meeting. I just want to bring Was it Was it a different easement we were talking about before?

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But that's what brought this about, Ross View, how it's outside the traffic area, and it's in that grassy area. So, if if someone can comment on that. >> It It was I don't think it was me. I think it But I think Mr. Brumley, and I think there may be somebody here from the city as well, uh potentially, uh

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that knows a little bit more about that project. Yes, sir. >> That is correct, Mr. Mayberry. The actual construction work was on the grass on the ground. I don't disagree with that at all, but I'm also familiar with those projects and how they work, and they cannot work without

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trucks bringing in gravel, moving dirt, and they're going to be using the roads to get in and out of. And they're going to be extremely crowded when there's buses and schoolchildren and traffic on that road. It can be done between the time school's out and school opens if they just put it

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in the contract to be that way. And I'm all for that. But I I cannot support this if they're going to be running construction equipment in that site when buses are running down Cardinal Lane. It's not a wide road anyway. And it's going to be too disruptive to our to Ross View school

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to be safe for the children. So, I I can't support it with a wide-open and no restrictions on work dates. >> The construction schedule is approximately 180 days. Uh there there is approximately a mile of

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>> But not across Rossview, it's not a mile. Correct. >> Correct. Um yes, sir. We've got uh a representative from the engineering firm, uh Mr. Micah Westerman, who is here uh and can speak to some of your concerns and talk about coordination if you'll allow him.

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>> I'm being I'd be happy to hear him. >> This button. Here you go. Push it Push it back Push it back again. >> with Ryan Janera in the engineering firm that designed this project and um I I understand your concern on on the the traffic of it and and I think that

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y'all discussed previously that a large portion portion of this project is along Rossview Road, which has that big grassy area there um and uh you know, like like he said, this is a is not a short duration project. It's it's going to take some time. I

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would expect that even the time along Rossview or along school property couldn't be done completely uh within the amount of time that school is out. That's that's one reason why we're we're specifying in the in the contract to have a complete barricade around all construction materials. I

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understand what you're saying, hauling in and out equipment and stuff, but the sort and and we can definitely specify that into the contract. We want to work with you guys as as you know, as much as possible. So, um we can specify for offloading and unloading not to be done within school

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hours. We can have that, you know, them to store the dirt or gravel or whatever they need on site within the limits of of the barricade and have it done on, you know, weekends or after school hours or something like that that that limits the time for actual traffic to be in and

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out of school grounds. Um, but I think that that large quantity of of area there right off of Rossview in between them and the school gives us a good buffer to be able to store equipment, to be able to store any materials that are there and not have to encumbrance the traffic of of flow and

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and we also specify that any any crossings of the entrances, they have to be coordinated with CM CSS uh, folks, you know, at least 2 weeks prior to construction. This stuff has to be done outside of school hours. It has to

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be done, you know, after hours or on weekends or on holidays, that sort of thing. >> You said the project one mile long. >> Yes. >> And 180 days is what it takes to complete it. >> That's what we're assuming. We're That's the contract times that we have in there. >> How many of your feet are actually on

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the Rossview property of that one mile? >> The majority of the footage is on Rossview property. Um, it it comes from the other side of Rossview and the other >> easement we're talking about. How much of the easement footage is on Rossview property? >> I I could calculate that, but I don't know off the top of my head how many

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actual footage is on. >> 5,127 ft on the seven pieces of property on the easement. Okay. Okay. >> The The majority of the project is along Rossview the the school's property there. Just

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goes a little further on Cardinal Lane and a little bit on the other side of Rossview. And the other The other aspect of that, they're having to bore Rossview Road, so that is what I think will take the most amount of time. Um, so that's what, you know, that's a big big part of the timeline there.

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>> Uh, again, I'm I'm certainly, as you have picked up on, not in favor of this going on while school is in session. I do not think it's a wise decision uh, at all. I I do support the need for it and know we have

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to do it. And but what I do want to know without doubt that that contract wording does not allow any of this stuff going going on with the stump trucks and stuff that's going to have to be used during school hours.

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Uh and that that can be worked around. Um I don't think it will affect your project too long, but we just >> I think that verbage could definitely be added [clears throat] to the specs, you know, to to to limit the I guess construction traffic on school property to not be during school hours. I think that we can

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>> Mr. I asked that this when this wording is completed and this contract is ready for signature that the entire contract with its wording come to the board for approval. Before it's finalized. >> Okay. You've got a section right there

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on Rossview Road. Um and then you've got the section come on this on this overview picture. And then it comes down Cardinal Lane. See that, Mr. Griffin? >> Yeah. I've looked at it. The Cardinal Lane section is where the narrow road is at. That's my concern.

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>> That's That's what I'm saying. But would we be okay with have or would you be okay with them having to do the work on Rossview Road, which is out >> Yeah, the Cardinal [clears throat] Lane is my issue because of the narrowness of that road compared to Rossview Road and the amount of bus traffic that goes down that road. So that's my number one.

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>> Yeah, I'm just thinking the expense side of if they can work if they can work that Rossview Road side, which is out of completely out of the traffic and everything. >> And and we do have on the plans that it it be completely barricaded like we we talked about with the construction entrance. >> what you're what you're actually doing in the pit, >> Right.

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>> so to speak, or in the ditch. I'm just more concerned about the traffic that I know has to be coming in and out for that project to take place. >> I think that we can also limit it to on coming in at Rossview Road, then create a construction entrance right there where the bore is going to be happening

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to where they don't even have to come through the school's property at all. >> Maybe an option that can be worked out. >> And and this I know you said about the reviewing the contract, but this and I just want to make sure that it's clear that the easement itself isn't the construction contract. The easement is

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just granting Clarksville Gas and Water permission to have their lines on your, you know, their water lines on the The construction contract is not finalized. >> nothing to do with us. And you're I think you're correcting me on that, but the easement contract that is drawn up, that we're approving, is the one I want the board

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to have the final say on before it's signed [snorts] off on. And so, bring it back to the board when it's drawn up and completed. >> Anybody else? Any other comments? Okay. Thank you. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> There's no motion to make

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>> until we get the contract. >> Mr. Griffey, would you like to make a motion to table this till the next study session to give them time? >> I can do that. I don't mind making a motion that the contract of easement be brought back to

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the board for final approval. I'll put that in a motion if you need a motion tonight. That'd be better than a table, cuz a table's got to be brought up again. >> Okay. >> And that way, when the contract is written, it can come up to the next meeting. >> At the next study session. >> If you want a motion, I'll make a motion

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that when this easement contract is in written in writing form, they bring it to the board for final approval. >> Okay. A motion. Okay. Seconded by Casey. Okay. If you would, please open the vote. Please cast your vote.

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Okay, is everybody satisfied with your vote? Please close the vote. Motion passes. All right. Item six, modification of public participation policy. Um

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I'll set off to Mr. Mayberry. >> Yeah, at the last board meeting we actually read this out loud. Um, just make sure that that was understood. Um, but we brought forth this public participation uh change. Um,

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it has a few changes in here that the board was emailed. Uh, the common the language changes were in yellow. Uh, but what the two big main changes on this would be uh going from 5 minutes to 3 minutes on being able to being able to the length

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of time to speak. Um, I've searched and done some research across the entire state and I don't know another body that allows 5 minutes. Um the average time the most of the time that that is accepted is around three. Uh, and this allows more people to be able to participate. And I believe even

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tonight there was I forget how many like six other people that did not participate because of the length of time. So, this will give us more opportunity. And this will also uh make a change that um something I don't think that we probably

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should have done at the last uh formal meeting and that was allowing to have so someone >> Have a town hall. If you're going to limit us here, have a town hall. >> No disruptions. Let him speak. >> hall, Chris.

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>> Let him speak. If you can't stop with the disruptions, we'll clear the entire room. >> Where's my money? Okay? Where's my money? >> Are you take the disruptive ones out, please? Please

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Please remove all the disruptive ones. Please take back your seat, sir. Please stop with the disruptions so we can carry on the meeting. Mr. Lanier, uh point of order, I don't I don't maybe want to have another recess until We're going to recess again 5 minutes.

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>> There's not. >> Mhm. >> All right, we'll resume back with Mr. Mayberry. What are you saying? >> So, again, the the two changes here are again 3 minutes over 5 because for what I've already stated, that's the majority of the state in any government

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body is three. I have not found one that was five. That um change was done by Charlie Patterson meeting years ago. Um so, I just feel like that that was being a minor correction and we want to be able to have more people speak, not less, in the time frame. So, that's the why behind that. Uh and then, lastly, I think that we did

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something in the last meeting that we probably shouldn't have done and just just would correct that is not being able to transfer your If you signed up to somebody else, that's what the two changes that are substantial here within this change. And again, that was

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read for last meeting. All right. Any other board members' comments? Mr. Griffey. >> Uh I don't oppose to shorten the time. I first like to ask a question. How many people were not allowed to speak last

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week and this week because of the time constraint? >> Not last week. >> There were um four last We had seven on to speak last last month. Four rolled over. A couple

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of them dropped. And then we had 10 for this time. So, six were on the agenda and four were rolled to next time. >> Okay. >> Some of those were also from the previous >> Prior to the last two meetings. Were there ever any others that were not

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allowed due to time? >> It has been a long time since there was >> recall one. That's the reason I was asking. >> It has been a number of years where we before we had so many that we had to roll or elected. Most of the time you only have two or three forced people that sign up

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to speak and it's not an issue. >> Right. >> But it hasn't The previous time, and I believe you were the chair, there was one night we had 11 people sign up to speak and >> I let them speak. >> And you let everybody speak. >> Right. >> So, that was the only other time that

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there was a whole lot. >> Right. Okay. So, we have isolated instances where the time is a factor. For sure, maybe three times in the last 4 years. Um I don't believe it's right to shorten the times, even though

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sometimes the comments are not comments we want to hear. They're still our constituents. And I don't want to be a board that changes the time limits because we're not liking the message we're hearing. It's our job to listen to the message.

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As far as Mr. Mabry, it was not an amendment uh Mr. Patterson. That time that was when the board set the public speaking originally to 5 minutes when it was not allowed for so many years even prior to the state making it law to have

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public speaking. We began it before then. And it started 5 minutes. And I just do not think this is the appropriate time to make that change. I do agree with Mr. Mayberry's change about not allowing someone to

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flip their time to someone else. I think this is plainly states that you are to address what your topic is and what you're going to talk about. There are rules and guidelines set in them that the chair can enforce. And

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I just think it's the wrong timing on changing the times. The chair has the authority to allow more than 30 minutes of speaking if it's for an event such as we've had the last couple of meetings. And um

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I'm I'm just totally [snorts] against this especially at this time. We're We're making a statement we do not need to make. And that's all I've got to say about it. >> If I may just for 1 second, Mr. Griffey. Let me the the previous policy before this was

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adopted it it's not that the board didn't have a policy to allow speaker cuz we've always had a policy to allow speaker. The previous policy up until about 21 said that you had to speak to something to speak for an item that was on the agenda. >> right.

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>> And and then it changed to you may speak to any matter that has relevance before the board with the limitations that we set out. So, that that was the kind of the caveat. We We've had a policy. It did change. And around the same time it was set at 5

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minutes. >> Mr. Mayberry. >> Yeah, so as a parent I was a huge advocate for that. I was I came and spoke in front of the board, you know, at the time and and asked for that change to make it where you could speak beyond what was on the agenda, which was

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the big change back then. And at that point I was in the meeting. Mr. Patterson also kind of extended over to 5 minutes. So I guess my greater point I'm trying to make here is we're the definitely the anomaly in the state. So no one's close to 5 minutes. Um

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it'll I believe help guide the conversations, bring to three, allow more people to speak in a in that time frame, and align us with the other state local and state bodies. >> Mr. Griffey.

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>> Um I've stated that I totally disagree. Um I'm not worried about lining up with a state body with the Montgomery County school system. Um and we only have to worry about the people in the course of Montgomery County speaking. Um I don't agree with if I was told I

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had to make a point across in 5 minutes and speak I mean in 3 minutes, I would struggle because I don't talk fast and I don't read my comments. Tonight I don't think we had but one person that had a minute left with a 5-minute limit.

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So if we struck it down to three, they're going to struggle getting their message across. And I'm just totally against it. 5 minutes is adequate time. It gives them plenty time to say what they need to say. And if we don't have time to listen to them, we need to go home.

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>> Okay. Uh Mr. Garland. >> Even though I'm going to be moving moving on and this is a good time to move on. Um we talking about accountability and responsibility. Uh we talking about uh a person that

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want to make a presentation to this body. Uh if they can't get their thoughts in line within the 3 minutes that was being suggested and allow other people to actually be able to address the board as

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well, I think that uh it would be reasonable uh uh to and I would I would definitely agree that the time need to be changed uh because 5 minutes you got a lot of time uh to some of the stuff they say is redundant.

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But the bottom line is I think 3 minutes will force them to narrow their presentation to the topic that they want to discuss uh because a lot of people that come to speak they just it shotgun blast

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and we don't need to have shotgun blast before this board. That's my opinion. But like I say, I won't be here. >> Ms. Bryant. >> This might be too complicated, but what if we set it at three unless we don't have the limit signing up and then we

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can cuz we they have what 48 hours when we know who the speakers are? So what if we say three and then we give if we don't have go over the time limit, we give them then the option to go to five. Then we're getting the best of both worlds.

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>> I don't see that's best of both worlds. >> All right. Mr. Garland. >> I'd say that uh that I wouldn't agree with that because that shows that we we are not really uh focused on what it is that we're trying to do. What we want to what we want the people to do, those

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that want to speak to the board, is come and address the board. Get your points together, come within that 3 minutes time frame, and do your presentation. And and uh what we are seeing over the last couple months is that a lot of

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people they come ready to talk 10 minutes and want us to actually change cuz see if we do that then next thing you know they're going to want 10 minutes then 15 minutes then 20 minutes. And I think that that would be totally inappropriate. The fact that when you

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are making a presentation it's up to the board or the people that you are making it to to set the agenda and how it's supposed to go. We either need to stick with five, stay with five, or go back to three and I have no problem in going back to three.

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Ms. Berry. >> I do not think we should change. Whatever time we decide on we need to be consistent. Because we want people to feel that they're treated fair. I don't think we need to

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jump around because there are less people in attendance that attendance that wants to speak. I think we need to decide on three minutes or five minutes and be consistent. Thank you. >> Mr. Mayberry. >> So we need a motion so I'm going to make

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a motion to um ex- to accept the modification of the public participation policy as written. >> All right, there's a motion. Is there a second? All right, motion and a second. Mr. Garland.

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>> Do we need to >> Huh? Any other discussion? Did you have something else, Mr. Griffin? >> Um I just want to remind everybody the motion is to shorten the time

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for the public to address this board whom you work for whom put you on this board and whom you represent. The 5-minute time limit has only been an issue three times since 2021.

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If I'm not wrong, Mr. Mr. Nolan, based on what you just said earlier. So, three meetings since 2021 that we've had more people that could fit in the 30-minute time allotment with 5 minutes. That does not justify changing a policy.

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That justifies allowing a few more people to speak, if necessary. Not changing our policy to silence the public. And I'll leave you know where I stand. I have no more comments.

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Mr. Mayberry. >> Yeah, I just it's just a little disagreement. That that's all, but it's not to silence the public. They allow We We voted previously in the past, and I was a huge supporter of that to open up the topics to whatever topic that has to do with education, which that was a huge

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change back then. Um we are allowing the public to speak for 3 minutes, and that aligns, as I said, not just with state bodies. It aligns with our county commission, aligns with city council uh here locally and across our entire state. So, just aligning to what is um

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more appropriately given throughout our counties, cities, and the state. >> Okay, Mr. Griffey. >> Let me clarify what you just said. Shortening the time is not to silence the public. Do you understand that correct?

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But you're telling me they can't speak as long. Is that really working in like you're speaking? You're saying this motion is not to silence the public, but yet you're voting or making a motion to silence them by 2 minutes per time they speak.

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>> I mean, Mr. Griffey, I think we're talking semantics here. Um 5 minutes over 3 minutes. I I agree with the notion that Mr. Garland made [clears throat] that it will allow people to hone in on the topic which at hand what they want to come and speak to us about.

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But this does allow other people the opportunity to speak. It It does It allows everything we've already said at this point. But no, they have They would have 3 minutes to speak and that again aligns with government bodies throughout the entire state through cities, counties, other school boards.

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>> Again, I'm only about Fluvanna County. Sure. Not the state. >> I I I So again, county, cities, school boards across the state. There's not another school board in the entire state that allows 5 minutes. And I've been been told that from TSBA. So

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we're the only one. The closest one to us is 3 minutes. That's the standard across the state. That's the standard >> Okay. >> And I say it's the standard at the state. It's the standard across the state. Actually at the state, it's even lower. >> And again, how many three times three

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meetings since 20 2021 has this been an issue? But yet we're going to shorten the time. Y'all go ahead. I'm you know, I can't make any more points than I've made. >> Okay. Anybody else? Ms. Bryant? >> I'll just say I understand both points,

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but I the the three times that we have had to push people to the next meeting, they have things that they're very passionate about speaking. Two times. I was actually very surprised when we cuz I was with Mr. Mayberry with the

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parents wanting to put make change the policy to where you could speak on anything. And I was very surprised when it went to 5 minutes because the standard is 3 minutes. So I I do think that it having during the times

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when there is a lot of public participation, it is nice that we give the ability for more people to speak. That's my thoughts. Don't get mad at me. >> [laughter] >> I'll say my piece. I mean, I agree with what That's what the county commission does.

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I mean, I like I like the 3 minutes. Um again, it gives other people a time to speak. Is there any other comments? Okay. If you would, call the vote. Is everybody satisfied with your vote? Okay, tally the vote. Motion passes.

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Okay, moving on. So, we did there. So, we have Do we have Fort Campbell liaison? School liaison officer? >> I don't think she's here. >> Not here. Okay. CMCEA? >> Good evening, everyone. >> There you go.

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>> Good evening, everyone. Um I am here in place of President Steffi Outlaw, who is on vacation. Um and I am pleased to be speaking on her behalf because not only am I here as an executive board member of CMCEA, but

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also as a co-facilitator of the collaborative conferencing team. It is important to distinguish between those roles because our conferencing team was elected to represent all certified employees in an election where

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all certified employees could vote. And in In PICA election, we won all seven seats on that team. And when we serve on that team, we are doing more than just representing our

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members, and I cannot stress that enough. I'm pleased to be able to serve on that team along with the district, and I and my teammates count that work that we do as a blessing. In the conferencing room, we come

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together as problem-solvers. Although there are surveys, and there are tied questions from employees, surveys are limited in their scope. They are valuable, but they are only the first step in the

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process. The conversations that follow those surveys strengthen our district and make it a better workplace for educators. A survey can let district leaders know whether teachers,

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educators feel supported. But whether the answer is yes, as we would hope, or no, it's impossible for that survey to let district leaders know what they are doing that's working,

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and what isn't being done that they would like to be done. By having a representative like the PECA team, those educators have a voice that goes beyond that questionnaire.

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And I can't stress how important it is that they have that voice, because we're in a teacher shortage. Teachers will leave our district, they'll leave other districts, but if we're going to retain the best teachers,

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teachers who can go anywhere they want to go, then they need to have someone who is explaining why they do or do not feel supported, why professional development works and why it doesn't work.

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That's something that we have been able to do some real problem solving on. It is not a controversial meeting for us. We are coming together to make this district better. Better for educators and when it's

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better for educators, it's better for students. Because we are always stronger when we are together. I appreciate the board. I appreciate all of the members of the conferencing team for your support of educators this year

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and I look forward to continuing to work with you next year. Thank you. >> Thank you. County Commissioners, comments. >> I have been reluctant to say much of anything over the last few months. But what I have witnessed is a number of

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very, very upset, and rightly so, parents who are dealing with issues that they feel like they are not getting addressed by this board. I have heard everything tonight and and

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I'm I'm mostly deaf. It takes a lot for me to hear a lot. So, when I hear the level of complaints that I've been hearing, children are dead. Another child is dealing with serious issues. More are dealing with counseling

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needs. And the response from this board is to limit public speaking. That offends me to my core. I can't say that clearly enough.

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The response to the outrage is to say, "Let's have less public speaking. Let's control who speaks." We are all elected official county commissioners and school board members. We are all elected to serve the people,

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not the system. And I think we forget that when we hear everything that's happened in the last few minutes last hour or so. When we fail to listen, people get upset, and rightfully so.

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And we've got to listen better. I'm the deaf guy saying we need to listen. And that's all I have to say. >> I do have a legal question for Mr. Nolan. Um I don't think this has ever happened

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before. Is a public meeting still a public meeting if the public is removed from the room? >> Yes. Because they were removed because they were disrupting the public meeting and state law says that they can be removed from disrupting the meeting.

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>> Can you point me where it says that in state law? >> If you will look up 39 17 306. >> Okay. I will do that. Thank you. >> Mr. Gannon? >> Pass. >> All right. Moving on. Board members

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comments. Ms. Bryant. >> Couple things. Respectfully, I think that it's the way that you view it we I view it very differently than you. I think that we're actually giving more people the opportunity to speak. There there were people that were very upset that they didn't get the opportunity

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because the time limit was too much. So, respectfully I I think that I think differently than you in that. Um the other thing I wanted to say is Sydney came up and spoke about the mandatory suicide prevention. What do we have? Do

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we have anything in place for education and suicide prevention? >> Yes, I'll let Dr. Dowdy take that. >> Yes, we do. We have mandatory training for all of our teachers. We take it yearly. Um it's very in-depth provided by the state of Tennessee through the

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Jason Foundation. It's actually free. It's an excellent training that all of our staff members participate in. Um additionally, students, we have a variety of resources for students including Care Solace where kids can reach out immediately and um get within

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24 to 48-hour assistance with a certified counselor. We have a portal where our kids can from their laptop confidentially request to meet with their guidance counselor about a variety of topics which would include mental health so that nobody else would even know that they are seeking that

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assistance. We also have social workers. Um and so we we have a lot of supports in in place, Ms. Bryant. Thank you. I'm I'm wondering is it how how is that communicated to the students cuz we have a student that spoke and I guess didn't know that these resources

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were available. >> Yeah, it's communicated it really varies school to school. Um but it's something that schools are supposed to talk about at the beginning of the year and for sake of transparency after the tragedies that have taken place this year, um we have a small team that's been meeting to

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review and evaluate our data. Reflectively as a mom myself, obviously, um I'm pretty passionate about this as I know all of you are. And we're are going to be looking at um new and innovative ways to reach our students to make sure they're aware of these resources.

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>> Perfect. I love when a student comes and speaks and not only comes with complaints but comes with solutions. And I I wish that she was here cuz she did a great job with that. >> I agree. And I think she you know she honored her friend well and I was I was thankful too that we are already a step

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ahead of it, but her suggestions were great. And some of those team members are sitting in this room and so we are we listened, we heard her, and we're on top of it and we want to help for sure. >> Perfect. Thank you. >> Ms. Berry. >> I want to say that mental health is really important to me

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because many times it's the mental health uh lack of strong mental health that causes students to make decisions that are not in their best interests. And I think we need to make sure that

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we're putting a lot of focus on mental health. And if we have students that seem to not be strong mentally or stable, that's where we need to intervene so

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that it doesn't get to the point where they feel like there is no hope. And I do think that this board we do our best to be transparent and accountable, but we can't break the law. We cannot, when there's an

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investigation, we cannot make any decision. We have to wait for the law to take place. In addition to that, I just think that people don't understand that we

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listen, we try to help. Most of the time it's one-on-one. And we do care. I I know for myself that's why I'm here. Um I feel that

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we How many minutes does the county commission give people to speak? >> Three. >> I'm just saying. We're trying to be consistent. If that's what the county commission is doing, what's wrong I realize we have a lot of issues.

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But and I don't have a problem with listening to people 5 minutes, 10 minutes, whatever they need. Cuz that's why I'm here. But if the county commission is held to 3 minutes

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then I think it's fair for us to also be consistent across the board with other public bodies. Thank you. Yeah, you count. Oh, you don't? 3 minutes. >> No.

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>> Okay, we do. >> Okay. Anybody else? >> [sighs] >> I just want to clear the air here. I've been accused of not being supportive from our first incident we've had.

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I was on the phone with the father the next day. I've I've told him I'm sorry for what his daughter is going through. I've tried to do what we can as we're being you know, as this is going on in investigation.

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I think some of the anger is faced towards the wrong people. And they're probably not going to like to hear this now, but that's that's the that's what it boils down to. Uh Sumner County has picked up the investigation and

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I'm sorry that our DA didn't do it. And I don't know what else to say about what that issue. Then along with the bus crash, I was on the phone with Dr. Lindavetter almost immediately. I tried I wanted to do everything I could.

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Uh we multiple of this board went to the vigil that night or the next night, sorry. The next night and we all spoke. There was county commissioners there,

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I think. There was state rep there. We tried to pour out for those families and I mean I'm sorry they're hurting. Um I went the next night to a prayer session down the street at a church.

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Met with other folks. Um I've been working with other people that want to put in memorials at the school. I'm not one to normally push this button because I don't think I need any telling what I'm doing, but if if they

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don't think I'm a part of this, I've spent most of the day answering emails from people. Uh there's there's multiple people that are going to do memorials at that school. I've met with them. I've met with the I met with Norm's team.

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There's no public sizing on that. I've done nothing but I think but try to support them and if they feel like they haven't, they can always reach out to me and when we found out a family was coming home, one of those family um

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when a student was coming home that needed a wheelchair ramp, Dr. Lindavetter called me and said, "Hey, is there I know you know people. Can you make something happen?" I said, "Sure, I've got a wheelchair ministry." Um Give me the name and an address and I'll

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have it put in before he gets home. And he called me I was actually on on a way to an an event and my guys called in the church and said, "Hey, we're done." I picked up the phone and called that

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family and I said, "Hey, there's going to be something new in your driveway when you get home." And they said, "Hey, we're 30 minutes out." So, perfect timing. If I didn't support these families, I wouldn't have done that stuff. And that's all I got to say about that.

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I don't think there's anybody that can ever say that I don't support children. Dr. Linear. >> First, um I just want to give a shout-out to to Norm's teams. They um in the summer there's a lot of work being done that people don't see behind the scenes. And

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so, his team is is making things happen. I know our last um board meeting we had conversation about Inglewood. We were on the phone. We We We turned that around by the next day. So, I I just want to give a shout-out to Norm's team. I also want to give a shout-out to the people in this

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room and senior leadership. As chair Linear mentioned, people are doing things behind the scene 24/7 to support this community and to support our students and to support our

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educators. And it is not up to us to to shout from the rooftops or um to always say publicly what is happening. But I just want to thank you to the senior leadership who is is is busting

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it every day for kids. That's it. >> Thank you. We're adjourned.