On Wednesday night, the Johnson City Press and the League of Women’s Voters of Northeast Tennessee hosted a forum Wednesday night for Johnson City Schools Board of Education election candidates
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The Johnson City Board of Education met in a special session Friday morning to discuss limiting public comments at regular board meetings.
The discussion came after Jonesborough resident Philip Kemp disrupted the boardâs Dec. 7 meeting during public comments to protest COVID-19 mask policies. After he refused to wear a mask, Chairwoman Kathy Hall called a recess.
Hall said there has been some discussion about reviewing public comment policies prior to that, but that incident helped put the topic back on the table.
âI think that really did spur the meeting today â to make sure everyone got a chance to talk about the policy and to make sure that weâre really giving the opportunity to speak to people that have a stake in the school system and want to address the board about something on the agenda,â she said.