2009 FBISD Tax Hearing (On YouTube)

CLICK HERE FOR THE 2009 FBISD CONTROVERSIAL TAX HEARING (YES THEY ARE RAISING THEM AGAIN--see petition of over 500 district taxpayers asking for board accountability) --In case anyone missed it they raised the property tax rate again (4th time) in 2010 and more than likely will do so again in 2011 facing another projected 15-20 million dollar budget deficit, according to some media reports. ***NEW*** ..Petition TO STOP THE GSTC (Global Science Museum being planned at the district central office--near $30 million dollar project that superintendent Jenney is pushing): http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/stopthegcst/ (see update below on this apparently ending this project after 2 years)

Friday, February 12, 2010

Chron: Selective Enforcement of Applause Policy At FBISD Board Meeting Causes Controversy--see below--

When applause becomes jarring to the ear

February 11, 2010 3:35 pm Zen T.C. Zheng

Should the audience clap for a speaker who strikes a chord when addressing the school board during a three-minute public comment time allotment?

The issue got Fort Bend school board president Bob Broxson and district critic Nancy Hentschel locked in a bitter run-in Monday night after Broxson repeatedly admonished those who applauded to several district critics’ speeches.

The contentious moment was reminiscent of a torrid exchange a year ago between former board president Sonal Bhuchar and some speakers whose pungent criticism of the district's top leadership had elicited rounds of loud applause.

Bhuchar had to repeatedly invoke a board policy against clapping during public comment to stop the “disruptive” behavior of the audience, but not with much success.

Monday night, Broxson called upon the same policy when Hentschel challenged him to not apply double standards on the issue...

Get the full piece at: http://www.ultimatefortbend.com/2010/02/when-clapping-becomes-jarring-ear
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