{"id":2082,"date":"2023-10-04T18:50:39","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T18:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/?p=2082"},"modified":"2023-10-04T18:56:49","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T18:56:49","slug":"please-weigh-in-dps-public-comment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/our-stories\/please-weigh-in-dps-public-comment\/","title":{"rendered":"Please Weigh In: DPS Public Comment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>My 7th grade son, Roman, and I went to the last Denver Public Schools board meeting to ask them to reconsider their <a href=\"https:\/\/co.chalkbeat.org\/2023\/9\/8\/23863952\/denver-school-board-public-comment-limit-two-hours-xochitl-gaytan?&amp;emci=85346ed0-4361-ee11-9937-00224832eb73&amp;emdi=ea000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001&amp;ceid=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recent change to limit public comment<\/a> to two hours during their regular meetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may have heard that the board announced that they would immediately start limiting how long parents, educators, and community members may address them during public comment sessions while they develop a policy for public comment moving forward. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color-color has-standart-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/our-stories\/please-weigh-in-dps-public-comment\/\" rel=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/our-stories\/please-weigh-in-dps-public-comment\/\">Share Your Thoughts<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/act.stand.org\/a\/dps-public-comment-limit-community-feedback?contactdata=&amp;&amp;emci=85346ed0-4361-ee11-9937-00224832eb73&amp;emdi=ea000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001&amp;ceid=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">We are asking YOU to share your thoughts on how you want the board to engage with their constituents.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We believe there is a solution that ensures there is time and space for the community to connect with their elected representatives and addresses long working hours for DPS staff.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/act.stand.org\/a\/dps-public-comment-limit-community-feedback?contactdata=&amp;&amp;emci=85346ed0-4361-ee11-9937-00224832eb73&amp;emdi=ea000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001&amp;ceid=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">This feedback will be shared with DPS Board representatives so that YOUR voice and opinion can help them create an inclusive and equitable policy for public comment sessions.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My 7th grade son, Roman, and I went to the last Denver Public Schools board meeting to ask them to reconsider their recent change to limit public comment to two hours during their regular meetings. 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