Board of Education Defers Action
on "Controversial Issues" Template

On September 11, the Achievement Committee of the Ohio Board of Education considered the "Controversial Issues" Template, drafted by a staff member of the Ohio Department of Education. This was the final item on the agenda of the Achievement Committee meeting.

The document was distributed to committee members. After a pause, there was a motion for adjournment from Deborah Owens-Fink. Although the motion did not receive a second, the meeting was adjourned.

The full board met on September 12. The template was not discussed by the board at this meeting.

Updated September 21: Recordings from the September 11 meeting.

During the September 11 Achievement Committee meeting, the minutes of the July 10 meeting were amended before approval.

Here is an mp3 recording of that discussion. For comparison, here is an mp3 recording of the relevant portion of the July 10 meeting.

Here is an mp3 recording of the final moments of the September 11 meeting, including the motion for adjournment described above.