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"The chair is not recognizing all of the teachers to speak."
"We do not recognize the attorney speaking."
-Dr. Ryan Jergensen
While the community looked on in shock and disbelief Trustee Ryan Jergensen, against the advice of the district lawyer who you will see he also inappropriately silenced, shut down civil discourse and refused to let Sunol Glen teachers address the board. They were disrespected and silenced by bad governance and lack of common sense. Trustee Romo tried to allow the lawyer and teachers to speak while Trustee Hurley sat in quiet support of Trustee Jergensen's reprehensible actions and behavior.
"I am the chair of this meeting and everyone must leave."
-Ryan Jergensen
The room had calmed when beloved Sunolian Jim O'Laughlin, who had been waiting to speak but had along with numerous Sunolians not been one of the lucky few hand selected by Trustee Jergensen to comment, asked if the public would be allowed to be heard. Instead of civilly answering Jim's question Trustee Jergensen immediately kicked all attendees out of the public meeting. He even tried to violate the freedom of the press by making the journalists leave insisting they can "watch it on YouTube". Fortunately someone who is informed about and has respect for freedom of speech and public meeting law talked some sense into Trustee Jergensen so at least the media was allowed to bear witness to the continued breaking of the law that followed.
"I am concerned that we have a cover up."
"You don't want the truth out there?!"
-Linda Hurley
The audience and even fellow Trustees could hardly contain their disbelief and at times uncomfortable laughter at the ridiculous, awful and consequential accusations Trustee Hurley continues to make that the Sunol Glen staff is involved in a cover-up; of what we don't know, she has never said what is in the "2 and a half minutes" of video that she claims is "missing". As a result of this reprehensible and disrespectful behavior our school lost a beloved IT staff member to a nearby district that pays more and presumably doesn't allow the board to harass their teachers and staff. The school stands to lose many more teachers and staff who will be very hard to replace if Trustees Jergensen & Hurley aren't removed from office.