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Heads up! Our parent watchdogs have scanned the upcoming agenda for Brunswick City. We found 7 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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New Policy Prohibits Recording in Classrooms
The board is voting on a final reading of Policy 5136, which bans students from using any device to record audio or video in the classroom. This policy prevents parents from being able to verify what is being taught to their children and blocks them from gathering evidence of potential bullying or ideological indoctrination.
Recommended Action Plan
PACK THE ROOM: This policy directly attacks your right to know what happens in your child’s classroom. Email Superintendent Jason Niedermeyer at jniedermeyer@bcsoh.org and call Board President Mary Weinhauer at (330) 225-7731 with this message: ‘A parent’s right to protect their child outweighs the district’s desire for secrecy. Vote NO on Policy 5136.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Parental Oversight
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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District to Spend $20k on ‘Mental Performance’ Coaching
The district plans to approve a $20,000 contract with ‘Sharpen Skills Training’ for ‘mental performance’ sessions for student athletes, funded by a federal grant. The proposal aims to uncover ‘faulty thinking and beliefs,’ which opens the door for psychological and SEL-style interventions without clear curriculum or parental consent.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email Superintendent Jason Niedermeyer at jniedermeyer@bcsoh.org: ‘Regarding item 5.03, what specific curriculum will Sharpen Skills Training use? Parents must be able to review all materials and provide explicit consent before any ‘mental performance’ sessions with students.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: $20,000 (Federal Strings Attached)
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| 👀 MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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Police Can Question Students Without Parent Present
The new agreement with the Brunswick Police for School Resource Officers allows police to question students at school. While it says they will ‘attempt to contact parents,’ it includes exceptions that could allow for questioning a child without parental knowledge or consent.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND CLARITY: Email Superintendent Jason Niedermeyer at jniedermeyer@bcsoh.org: ‘The SRO MOU in item 5.06 must be amended. There should be no exceptions to the requirement for parental presence during any police interview of a minor student on school grounds.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Bypassing Parental Consent
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| 👀 MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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Vague Title — Manual Review Required
Item 5.02 is a ‘Service Agreement’ with ‘Shared Services Alliance,’ but the actual agreement document was not included in the public agenda packet. The purpose and cost of this agreement are unknown, preventing public oversight before the vote.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the file attached in the Official Agenda (linked above) to confirm whether it contains sensitive policy changes. If the file is missing there too, email Treasurer Mark Pepera at mpepera@bcsoh.org: ‘Item 5.02 must be tabled until the full service agreement with Shared Services Alliance is made public.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Undisclosed
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| 👀 MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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Vague Title — Manual Review Required
Item 5.05 is a ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ with Cleveland State University, but the document itself was not attached to the public agenda. This could involve anything from student data sharing for research to new curriculum partnerships, but parents have no way to know before the vote.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the file attached in the Official Agenda (linked above) to confirm whether it contains sensitive policy changes. If the file is missing there too, email Superintendent Jason Niedermeyer at jniedermeyer@bcsoh.org: ‘Item 5.05 must be tabled until the full MOU with Cleveland State University is made public for review.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Undisclosed
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Vague Title — Manual Review Required
Item 5.06 includes a ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ with the Brunswick Hills Police Department, but the document was not attached to the public agenda. This is likely another SRO agreement that could contain loopholes allowing for students to be questioned without a parent present.
Recommended Action Plan
INVESTIGATE: Open the file attached in the Official Agenda (linked above) to confirm whether it contains sensitive policy changes. If the file is missing there too, email Superintendent Jason Niedermeyer at jniedermeyer@bcsoh.org: ‘Item 5.06 must be tabled until the full MOU with the Brunswick Hills Police Department is made public for review.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Undisclosed
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| ALERT (LEVEL 4) |
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Board Rules Allow Silencing of Parent Speakers
The public comment rules listed in the agenda give the board president the power to ‘interrupt, warn, or terminate’ a parent’s comments for being ‘antagonistic’ or ‘irrelevant.’ These subjective rules can be used to shut down legitimate criticism and control the narrative at public meetings.
Recommended Action Plan
MONITOR & RECORD: Be aware of these rules when speaking. If the board uses them to unfairly silence a parent, have your phone ready to record the interaction and be prepared to call a ‘Point of Order’ to defend the speaker’s First Amendment rights.
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Your Right to Speak
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