The board president said not taking public comment was routine. But the move upset board critics who suspected politics were at play so close to Tuesday s election.
The local race is District 5, which includes much of the south side of Lincoln, and rural areas of Southeast Nebraska largely south of the Platte River from Phillips to
Debates over LGBTQ issues and gender identity have made Protect Nebraska Children — started last year by a handful of parents and grandparents — into a conservative force.