The Amphi School District Finally Approves A Call-To-The-Audience Segment But More Problems Lie On The Horizon.
By Jim Nintzel
MORE THAN 100 spectators jammed the meeting room last Tuesday,
April 13, when the Amphi School Board finally approved restoring
a call-to-the-audience segment at its meetings. The Board majority had steadfastly refused to allow such a call-to-the-audience,
despite pleas from parents and freshman Board member Nancy Young
Wright. The Board s recalcitrance helped ignite a firestorm among
voters which eventually consumed former Board President Mike Bernal,
who was unseated by Ken Smith last November. Still, Amphi Board
members Richard Scott, Gary Woodard and Virginia Houston refused