I'm going to call this specialist board meeting to begin February 17, 2026 at 6 p.m. We're calling this meeting to order. In the absence of the president and vice
president, we have to to run the meeting. I have a nomination for chair pro to run the meeting nominated. Yes, Mr. Gibson.
that he was adding before. >> Yes. Mr. Rodriguez. Mr. He was unable to attend today. Miss Sanchez. >> Yes. Miss
Silver. Please stand. This is present at February 17, 2026 of the board of education of the city of the county of Atlanta. The latest given on February 14th, 26
meeting as required by the provision of chapter 231 of the law 275 in the press and forward to the city of the city. I have a question right today.
>> Are we legally even attorney for but He's not our let me even administrator. I'm not an attorney. I know last time when I had to go
Yes. Sanchez. Yes. And now we'll be open agenda for public comments. Good evening. Thank you for coming to the public as
a document attached to this goodsight as to what I applaud. that are attending tonight. That's all I'd like to say.
Congratulations for taking Obviously, it was amazing. This is an important matter. So I would like to pray for the next Peace and blessings. This is a child that may be So we stretch out the heaven
and for those responsibility for all the children. I have a grand a little personal. I just want to I break the board at this
point. If you can hear people's action, if you take action tonight for a full investigation of this report back to the public
what have occurred. The reason why so would not happen again. And the child that was affected or the person that was affected support our community, our children
in a positive way. You were today investigating that incident. is not here. Good evening. Just want to let you the board know you are the board that comes together.
You have majority. This is your even though it's been reported that the last still put it on record. Put it on record. wants to suspend the
full do if anybody comes up to speak about their children homeowners here tonight. You're doing your job.
I did this one time called a special meeting had to get a petition board member and it wasn't successful because I am still interested in the position and the way that it went down. I was
against it because as a candidate I would say to the others that remember this one and all I want to do is share what I get
on track. All of you want to selection they made that person can do nothing. My grandfather
I'm trying to figure out why is it people that's ridiculous. You got board members inviting women outside. You got the president
trying to settle matters like ridiculous y'all need to act right and I got a whole discuss anything other is ridiculous. How to help whatever situation is better
situation not to come talk about school. If you can't uphold the job and the job, you don't know how to act, right? I want I want to make a motion
for this investigation conduct. Yes. Yes. Yes. Also want to make a motion. Missive accessing. It is here. It is hereby resolved that the president
board of education may go into private session in which the public in accordance with set forth in 24-12 and 104-8 the following subject shall be discussed on the session of the board to the
public anticipated litigation it further resolve that the discussion process will be disclosed to the public at this time The board is no longer necessary to maintain the confident of the discuss.
I just want to make sure that the superintendent does not run me. With that said, I want to apologize for the unjust board meeting where he was asked to leave the school board meeting
the board member. I want to put a motion on the floor. So we do extend the process for the board because the board as a whole violated procedures open.
>> Yes. Yes. Yes. Also, I would like to um put on public record. We receive countless emails
daily. We have a whole packet here about writing on the wall. I think the last question for about $11,000 or so. So
investigation especially in the bathroom. I don't know. I don't understand why security bathrooms always they have to go across the the building to use the bathroom.
Nothing's going on in the bathroom. If that's the case, how do they find artwork in the bathroom like flying inside a bucket coming from the ceiling, mold on the ceiling, and areas
working on it. We need to see what's going on and we don't see no children as long as our buildings with mold We're talking about the health of our
children, not only our children, we need to do more. That being said, I'd like to put a motion in the floor for a full investigation and did inspiration. too much money. I'll second. Yes.
water. I don't know at what point it started happening the people behind us behind us there. back from you. Yes. Yes.
and this is something for the board to discuss next. Former staff member um probably the superintendent here. So from staff members to our students as
well as Morgan. Yes. Morgan. Yes. All right. Before we proceed with the public comment and general items only, uh, our board secretary will be reading
resolution. We will be writing superintendent resolutionary resolutions. superintendent for the February 24th, 2026 board meeting to discuss the superintendent. Now we'll be having public comment for
general items only. Okay. Hi everybody. Um, we just had ceiling put down on the gym floor on Friday and I've been looking for it. We went to visit Le a couple
years ago and I believe that um all the employees need to be notified at least in advance and I parents need to be notified that we're going to be using this. I think it's called silly
floor in the um high school and in the middle school um with the kids in the school without notifying everybody. I have no idea until next Friday. And um I think it's supposed to be sealed like sweep around the doors. And why are we doing it now?
so cold. We can't even open the doors up and it's basketball season, you know, like we're supposed to be like I think there was a game today. I think there was a girls basketball game here today. So, I think that is trying to find information.
Um, but I think that I went to work a couple years ago and they said that parents are supposed to be notified again who are working in the building need to be notified and um have to open it up and they could be
here and they can the number of kids that we have that have asthma Thank you. Sounds like you know maybe What is
this move forward to get our kids back to learning? What is your why? Why are you doing it? A lot of things right now resident
about adult. Thank you for Stephen Young. Just want to say this is a historical moment history and I want to know a moment of silence together.
I would like to thank you all very much has to do with education and it's very important that we know where we come from. One thing that's part of history is still being history because it's a significant thing that
happened in history and you had seven black men in 2020 to fight their case to be representing themselves. That has not happened in history.
And then there's a lawsuit filed this week. And sir, today because of the incest of the fight and the struggle, we have to continue to do. So the struggle continues.
It mystery will remain. what it is to know that seven black men are standing with me today on the street fighting struggle to make history that
you don't hear about this fight that we Thank you very much. I have Mike here and the last name I can't read. Is it still
record? Just wanted to put on the record. Tonight any of you that you're here for the children of power your action tonight
process is more everything that was said tonight by our about moving forward if we get a strong qualified up there. you
do everything in your power to be clear. Not only is that probably unlawful about that, but all you hear from me
and the Latino community and the African-Ame for representation. You do everything everything in your power from lawsuit to try and work on social media to take
that away from us. And so this isn't the last time you hear from us. Our community will organize. Some of y'all were out before. You'll be outed again. Some of y'all have resigned in disgrace.
Some of you have sat up there before and for the children and the entire time under your tenure did nothing for our children. Like when are we going to change this? You have the same characters popping up over and over again. You hear people
from the communities who 20 years ago were convicted of bribery corruption that still have an init. What is disgrace? Let's start over. Let's talk. We have someone that was qualified.
No need to no need to tear down a Latino just to advocate for your community. That's what we have to say. This is not the last time you hear from us. We want to do this respectfully, but our community is constantly disrespected.
So, the only way to change this is to organize at the ballot box. Thank you. >> Thank you. We appreciate it. I just put on record that no one is blatantly targeting anyone. As you all may know, I'm Latino
and black. Um, no one's blatantly. Our only issue, only to do things the correct way. They were not done the correct way. So, we're that gentleman who I'm fine with, had conversations with,
may be the perfect fit. All we're asking is that things are done the correct way. start. It's not about black. It's not about white. It's not about Hispanic. It's not about non-Hispanic. I sit on both sides of the table. It's not a direct target. It's just to start from
scratch and do it the correct way. Things have been proven in litigation in a court of law. It's not hurting anybody to do it over and do it correct. Now, you say you're here for the community. You say you want to stand together and you say you want us to get things done
the correct way. Let's start with that. I found to be incredibly hard and responsible person I've had some experience working on issues and I just want to attest to
character integity and hard work to thank you respected I do have to I do have to say something here for the community. So, I'm gonna let you all speak. Go ahead.
I sat on this. I've represented one of it was the people of Pleasantville that I represent. And if I sat on this floor tonight and there was a special meeting and I didn't
agree with you, I would have been the lone vote saying no because that's the right you have to speak up, not to be told not to show up to a meeting. You come out, you speak your mind, you know the difference
between right and wrong, and that will guide you all the time. And the insinuation that I got that I resigned that somebody over here resigned in this place. I haven't resigned anything
because I do things properly and ethically and for the good of the people who are left with me. So I just want you guys to know that you can do anything but you have to know the difference between
knowing that will guide you everything. >> Don't drop the mic. Good evening everyone. >> I would just like to affirm that I do agree with the process that was undertaken tonight with regard to the
nomination for the board seat as it was that night I spoke on this issue. It was clear that I candidate is a successful candidate as well as any other candidate. The problem
is the process. It was clear that this from the application properly submitted it was not entered me because I heard from our attorney that was just litigation. I'm not
as citizens. When I board it, I went through every election and the people voted me in. It's about the I learned so much. I had
leaders that was fighting against the board because we send board members to training. We send board members to convention so they can learn. And yes, you spend money. Well, they spent a lot on me, but I got all my certifications.
I got everything it takes to be a qualified board member. I'm a I'm a homeowner for 42 years. I raised my family in Pleasantville. Me and my twin brother graduated from Pleasant, Ohio.
My roots are here. It's the Cage family. And I don't know what that I don't know what that is. But let me tell you how many did I win all of them.
But here no there here nor there. Here nor there focus on us. Focus on us. Yes. >> I have a heart for the children in when I was on the board education. All
my children was 350 325 3500 children. They were my children. Didn't matter what race they were. I just knew that they had to come to school, have a teacher ready to teach
them, and graduate with honors. That's what your board your board as board members that's your gratification. You don't get paid your play day is on the day that they graduate
from kindergarten all the way up to 12th grade. So I still have a heart and I said let me throw my name in the hat because I know I don't get I work for New Jersey here 20 years get ready to retire
but I want to stay here in the >> Thank you. Anyone else that would like to speak? this.
I just want to say black history. any other black people. So the Latino community without us standing what they hear from ISIS now because they Black people,
don't get it twisted. We have stood with you guys every time with us. No, listen. When the young man
when the young man was found dead outside the strip club, the black community came and stood out there with them. But when there's black children in Atlantic City and
being shot and murdered and we come together to protest to try to stop the violence, y'all not with us. Y'all don't attend those and make this Latino.
This is a human right thing. >> And when it come to our children, all of them. That's right. This country, listen, this country, this country was built on black and white. Nobody else
know. Guess what? You are us. any money that received from any community that come here from foreign countries receive it because of black people.
That's all I have to say. >> Thank you. We appreciate your opinion. The last thing I want to put on record is that uh myself, the president, Mr. David Dley, who is in our district, received a donation of CO 500 plus
surplus. We want to give out to the whole community. So, I just want to put on record and maybe do a robo blast. to every state, please.
>> My name is Eric. I have a couple things to say. One, the for tonight here. I'll say that the next I don't know how this meeting went from
a moneyly mistreated to I don't know how but I would like to stay on their Now, as I look up here, a couple of you don't know, but the ones of you that I
do know, I know you're up there for the right reasons, I know that you would like, and I'm saying this on record because I know I work in the district. I live in the
district. There's a lot of people going around being elected, running, and basically for one of the best people that nobody know where they are. I would like for us to really show up
and show out. And if you have a platform, use it for something positive. Um the young man he came up here to represent he may have the best in the world. As Sanchez stated the process of the
issue how things were done with the issue had nothing to do with him being Latino about that. I would like for when this process is being done for everybody to get a fair shot >> because there are other people
regardless of experience that have their heart in the right place and focus on the right thing and those are the people need to be up there not people and Speaking to everybody that's watching and listening online, the same
thing goes to city council. Get those people about your case because the way our tax dollars are being distributed, it matters. You may think that the presidential election is the only one that matters. How the money comes out of your
paycheck, out of your pocket is directly distributed. Lastly, I'm not a politician. I can't a whole lot of going on. >> I'm not paying attention to that.
>> I've been every time I come here, I never get to sign up. So now I got the microphone. I'm talk. So So basically because I'm not politician. I see a whole lot of nonsense going on
within a political atmosphere. I don't understand it. I don't understand. I don't understand anything. What I would like to know is if there's a way to
be some sort of something out more even more knowledgeable about the process more people come up here.
>> We appreciate the comments. >> Do any board members have any Maybe we can get into something together. We can come together. So this way the public is aware of even when people want to run, some people don't even know the process um that you
know that you invest a couple First, I want to thank Muslim Brothers and Brother speaking on the rehab student which a couple years ago I got information from one of one of the
workers told me to work that was ridiculed and I stood up and somebody but I want to thank y'all for coming out and speaking for I'm in I believe I'm in policy. So I would like to see if we can make it in
our policy that any Muslim student or st that wants to wear their attire as long as it's in the color of the uniform that they will be able to wear it. I also want to thank
the board for accepting as a district holiday. I believe this would be the third year because I know I was fighting for it since 2015 and we approved approximately three years ago. I just want to make sure that included in that was supposed to be where staff
and students would be able to break their fast in school and they was allowed to pray. In the beginning it was I had information that the year that I was off the board
things wasn't the way it was approved to be. So, I'm hoping that this go because our Ramadan starts tomorrow that our staff and students with to have that class where they can offer their prayers break their
staff who take off for our holiday will not be penalized because it wasn't supposed to be penalized. Um, thanking again everyone that came up to microphone and then agree that we made because We
are in benefit of our students and our staff. No motion was made personally. Everything is for our students instead to make the environment and bring the morale back. So again, everyone continue to please
come to bring a friend, bring a cousin, bring anybody come to the mic, come out and support us to help us support our district and our that time to come tonight. I also want to speak with a member who did not come
as a victim. I want you guys to hold every last one of us. People can only get away with what you allow them to get away with. I challenge everyone in this room as a whole to stop,
black, and white and just people as a whole. I'm racist. I don't see color at all. I was raised in a colorful. I appreciate your comments,
but I challenge you to see this is what it really is. Us right and wrong. Us starting and doing things correctly. without any outside entities telling us what to do. We took an oath as board
members and I can speak for myself. I can't speak for anyone else. I hope and pray that we're all here for the Thank you. But something can make a motion to make a motion um to
allow students and staff to wheel their start tomorrow. >> Can we make a motion? So that's why no one >> Well, I don't think we need a motion because there would be discrimination. They already have a motion to dismiss.
>> All in favor? Bye.