PUBLIC COMMENTS/OPEN FORUM Public comments at Regular Board meetings will be conducted in accordance with Board Policy BED.  At meetings other than Regular Board meetings, public comments are limited to items on the posted meeting notice and agenda.  At regular meetings, public comments are allowed on any topic regardless of whether the topic is an item on the agenda posted with the notice of the

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5. PUBLIC COMMENTS/OPEN FORUM Public comments at Regular Board meetings will be conducted in accordance with Board Policy BED.  At meetings other than Regular Board meetings, public comments are limited to items on the posted meeting notice and agenda.  At regular meetings, public comments are allowed on any topic regardless of whether the topic is an item on the agenda posted with the notice of the meeting.  Comments shall be heard at the beginning of the board meeting.  Comments are limited to three minutes per speaker, except that non-English speakers requiring a translator are limited to six minutes. The presiding Board officer may modify or waive these time limits as appropriate. Public comment shall not be used for personal attacks by the speaker against District employees or students.  Speakers who engage in personal attacks or use insulting, profane, threatening or abusive language during any Board meeting shall be ruled out of order by the presiding Board officer and may be escorted from the Board meeting room.  Any concerns or complaints regarding individual District employees, students, or parents must be resolved via the appropriate complaint process, as stated in Board Policy BED (LOCAL).  Pursuant to section 551.042 of the Texas Government Code, no Board Member or Administrator may respond to a member of the public regarding an item that is not on the agenda, unless such response is a recitation of District policy or statement of specific factual information.

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