The Oklahoma City Public School Board might eliminate the public comment and board member comment portions of the meetings, according to reports.According to the Oklahoman, board chairperson Lynne Hardin plans to meet with a panel next month to discuss the options.KOCO 5 reached out to Hardin on Friday to find out what her reasoning behind this was, but she didn’t return our calls.However, she told the Oklahoman that it has to do with using the meeting time more effectively.This report comes a little over a week after KOCO 5 witnessed board member Bob Hammack verbally attack Oklahoma City AFT president Ed Allen for 10 minutes.According to the Oklahoma State School Board Association, the public-comment period is not required by law.In fact, the OSSBA told KOCO 5 about one-third of the state’s 516 school boards don’t have public-comment periods.OSSBA officials said that In these districts, concerned citizens have other ways of voicing their concerns to the district.The next school board meeting is June 27.

The Oklahoma City Public School Board might eliminate the public comment and board member comment portions of the meetings, according to reports.

According to the Oklahoman, board chairperson Lynne Hardin plans to meet with a panel next month to discuss the options.


KOCO 5 reached out to Hardin on Friday to find out what her reasoning behind this was, but she didn’t return our calls.

However, she told the Oklahoman that it has to do with using the meeting time more effectively.

This report comes a little over a week after KOCO 5 witnessed board member Bob Hammack verbally attack Oklahoma City AFT president Ed Allen for 10 minutes.

According to the Oklahoma State School Board Association, the public-comment period is not required by law.

In fact, the OSSBA told KOCO 5 about one-third of the state’s 516 school boards don’t have public-comment periods.

OSSBA officials said that In these districts, concerned citizens have other ways of voicing their concerns to the district.

The next school board meeting is June 27.