Public comment reveals divide in the community
Before public comment began, board President Ray Jaramillo proposed that the discussion for Policy JBC be moved up to the top of the agenda.
Dozens of Las Cruces community members filled the board room of the Dr. Karen M. Trujillo Administration Complex.
During public comment, seven speakers expressed that they were in favor of the policy and seven shared their criticisms of JBC.
"Where are the stacks of reports that we have complaints from parents and students about being oppressed?" Dave Gallus said during public comment. "Would you like to be a white student in the school after you pass this? I don't think so. I wouldn't want my kid to do it. So if we convince our children that they're victims, they will be victims. If we lift our children up and say we're all the same, then they'll get along."