Dear Editor,
I had the opportunity to attend the School Board of Directors meeting on 22 June 2026. All the hub-bub was about the School Board pushing through a “proclamation” recognizing the “Pride Month” secular designation as a school board initiative.
Here’s the problem. Board President, Casey Martin, doesn’t understand Robert’s Rules of Parliamentary Procedure with regard to “Declaration of Proclamation.” This surprises me, as he claims to have graduated law school. Curious.
When a Proclamation is proposed, it has to be vetted. The “proclamation” by the Buena Vista School Board is procedurally improper, as a Proclamation must undergo scrutiny for three months, prior to ratification. This all was shoved down our throats, in less than thirty days.
I have presided on several boards of directors over three decades. Never, have I witnessed such a violation as this. For those “in favor” of this procedurally incorrect “Proclamation”, the correct administration of proclamation was not followed. What that says to me is that an “already marginalized” was further marginalized, as you were not granted due process. Think about that…
Brian Edward O’Connell, CMDR, Squadron #55, Buena Vista
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