Bob Chiaradio Addresses Westerly School Committee With Four Items Of Concern The Public Finds Troubling Or Misdirected

Bob Chiaradio spoke at a Westerly, RI school committee meeting where agenda items are open to public comment.

Mr. Chiaradio listed four items of concern to the committee that seem to be hold public sentiment with disdain and reckless ignorance.

1. Request the number of students exiting the Westerly public school system per month

2. Certain items under the forum policy 1032 are unenforceable per RI Statute 16-2-9 as an attempt to control, limit or forbid what is spoken at the podium during public forum based on subject conveyance of what’s considered truth, facts or valid opinion

3. A compromise of leaving the public forum at five minutes each for agenda and open public forum

4. Questionable funding tactics for laying down artificial turf for the high school field. The public voted down such a measure but the attempts to fundraise mirror the public’s disdain for the project. The town and school committees each kicked in $500K using taxpayer funds for a project that was rejected by public vote.