Christie: Putting Up w/Whackadoos

RE: Christa: Coeur d’Alene School Board comment limit is ‘whackadoo’

Christie Wood: The NIC board has dealt with the same issue. I remember when I was on the SD271 board and NIC at the same time. I was running for the 271 election against a known Aryan. He would come to the NIC meetings and speak under public comment about the white supremacy movement and then demand it be taught at the college level. It was very distasteful and so tempting to deny him the audience. But it would have also been inapproprite to deny him the right to speak at a public meeting. I know they are weary from the whackadoos, but I think the public is perfectly capable of filtering it all out. I say carry on with the meeting and when their time limit is up and put it behind you.

Question: Do you agree with new Coeur d’Alene School Board policy that limits public input to topics on the agenda?