>>April Griffin: THIS JUNE 14, PINELLAS COUNTY P.M. BOARD MEETING IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER. LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT EXCEPT FOR MS. KURDELL WHO IS NOT GOING TO BE HERE DUE TO A FAMILY EMERGENCY.
IF EVERYONE COULD PLEASE STAND FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND THEN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY OUR VICE CHAIR MS. STUART. >> THANK YOU, AS YOU KNOW, THIS WEEK HAS BEEN A VERY HARD WEEK FOR THIS COMMUNITY. OUR NEIGHBORS IN ORLANDO AND ACROSS THE NATION. ADDITIONALLY MS. KURDELL LOST HER MOTHER-IN-LAW YESTERDAY. OUR CONDOLENCES TO YOU AND TO YOUR FAMILY. WE STAND TODAY IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE TO REMEMBER THE LIVES LOST AND THOSE WHO ARE INJURED IN ORLANDO THIS PAST WEEKEND. WE HAVE ALL BEEN TOUCHED BY THIS TRAGEDY AND WE SEND OUR HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES AND COMFORT TO THE FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF THAT'S THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED. >> FORMER PRINCIPAL AND HARRY MASTER JOHN OWENS. [MOMENT OF SILENCE] >>Cindy Stuart: THANK YOU.
[PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] >>April Griffin: ALL RIGHT. BOARD MEMBERS, THE WITHDRAWN ITEMS ARE B 4. 03, B .04, B .05. B .06. C .405 AND C 406. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT THE AGENDA. I HAVE A MOTION BY MS. HARRIS, SAID BY MS. EDGECOMB.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE INDICATE YOUR VOTE BY PRESSING YOUR BUTTON. >> MS. GRIFFIN, IF I COULD INTERJECT. B 01 WAS ON THE AGENDA, A PROBLEM NATION FOR OUR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHY BEE WINNER. SO THERE WAS AN ILLNESS IN THE FAMILY. SO WE ARE GO TO WITHDRAW THAT ITEM AS WELL FROM THE AGENDA. >>April Griffin: BOARD MEMBERS, MR. PORTER, SINCE I DID NOT INCLUDE B .01, DO WE NEED TO VOTE TO INCLUDE B 01 IN THE WITHDRAWN ITHE TERMS? >> NO, YOU DON'T NEED TO DO THAT. >>April Griffin: THANK YOU. MS. VALDEZ? >> WAS THERE ANOTHER AGENDA ITEM? WAS IT 702 THAT WAS WITHDRAWN? >> 7.02 IS ALSO WITHDRAWN. >>April Griffin: THAT WILL ALSO INCLUDE WITHDRAWN 7.02. ALL RIGHT. AND I ASK THAT STAFF MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS CORRECT. THANK YOU. >> AND I WILL, IT ACTUALLY IS NOT B 01 BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OF OUR APPOINTMENTS.
BUT IT IS THE PROCLAMATION. >> O 1. LET THE RECORD STAND CORRECTED THAT IT IS 01. I'M GOING TO CALL THESE AGAIN. B 03, B 04, B 05, B 06, C 405, C 406, 01 AND 702. IS THAT CORRECT? ALL RIGHT. THE AGENDA HAS BEEN ADOPTED. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE MAY 17th, 2016 SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNITION MEETING. AND THE MAY 24th, 2016 SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. I HAVE A MOTION BY MS. HARRIS, SECOND BY MS. EDGECOMB.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, ANY AMENDMENTS? SEEING NONE, BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE INDICATE YOUR VOTE BY PRESSING YOUR BUTTON. AND IT PASSES. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE NO PROCLAMATIONS OR RECOGNITIONS, AS WE JUST DISCUSSED. AND WE ARE GOING TO NOW HAVE AUDIENCE COMMENT. AND AT THIS POINT, BEFORE I START CALLING NAMES, I'D LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING. I'M SORRY, YES, MS. STUART, GO AHEAD. >>Cindy Stuart: WE'LL START WITH THE NORMAL STATEMENTS FIRST. AS WE BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON'S MEETING, LET ME QUICKLY REVIEW THE FORMAT OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEEKS. PLEASE SILENCE ALL ELECTRONIC THE DEVICES. ITEMS ON THE AGENDA ARE APPROVED UPON MOTION AND VOTE UNLESS AN ITEM IS PULLED FOR DISCUSSION. THE AGENDA AND BACKUP DOCUMENTATION ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE. THIS MEETING CAN BE VIEWED WITH CLOSED CAPTIONING ON THE LIVE WEB CAST ON CABLE TV AND ON A VIDEO MONITOR HERE IN THE AUDITORIUM. IT CAN ALSO BE VIEWED WITH CLOSED CAPTIONING LATER IN THE VIDEO ARCHIVE.
DURING THE MEETING THERE, IS A TABLET AVAILABLE AT THE COMMUNICATIONS DESK THAT CAN BE USED TO VIEW THE LIVE WEB CAST WITH CLOSED CAPTIONING. THERE ARE SPEAKERS IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM THAT ALLOW BOARD MEMBERS TO HEAR THE MEETING SHOULD WE GET UP FROM THE DAIS. THERE WILL BE A TOTAL OF 45 MINUTES ALLOWED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
SPEAKERS WILL BE GRANTED THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS A SINGLE AGENDA ITEM OR A TOTAL OF FIVE MINUTES TO ADDRESS TWO OR MORE AGENDA ITEMS. WHEN TEN OR MORE SPEAKERS WISH TO SPEAK TO THE SAME AGENDA ITEM, SPEAKING WILL BE REREDUCED TO TWO MINUTES PER SPEAKER. IF THERE ARE STILL SPEAKER AFTER THE 45 MINUTE ALLOTTED TIME ENDS, REMAINEDERS OF THE SPEAKERS WILL BE HEARD PRIOR TO THE VOTE ON ITEMS PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. YOUR COMMENTS ARE IMPORTANT IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE TO YOUR COMMENTS, THE STAFF WILL FOLLOW-UP WITH YOU AND KEEP THE BOARD INFORMED ABOUT THAT RESPONSE. THE SCHOOL BOARD RESPECTS THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD BUT WE CANNOT TOLERATE BEHAVIOR INTENDED TO INTERRUPT THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THIS MEETING. OUR CIVILITY POLICY IS IN EFFECT. >>April Griffin: THANK YOU, MRS. STUART. SO AT THIS POINT I'M GOING TO SAY SOMETHING AS YOUR CHAIR.
AND I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT AS A PASSIONATE SUPPORTER OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT AND THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO SPEAK, THERE ARE TRUTH TO POWER, WE HAVE ALL SAT SILENTLY AND LISTENED AS WE HAVE BEEN PERSONALLY ATTACKED DURING PUBLIC COMMENT. THAT'S FINE. IT COMES WITH THE JOB AND WE CAN TAKE IT. HOWEVER, IN LIGHT OF WHAT HAPPENED IN ORLANDO, I'M ASKING YOU TO BE MINDFUL OF THE IMPACT THAT YOUR WORDS CAN HAVE. PEOPLE ARE HURTING. PEOPLE HAVE LOST FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES. AND WE ARE ALL STUNNED AT THE HORRIFIC ACT OF TERROR DIRECTED AT OUR LGBT COMMUNITY. OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS. IN ORLANDO. THIS NEEDS TO BE A TIME OF HEALING, NOT FURTHER ATTACKS. SO I INVITE YOU TO SPEAK YOUR TRUTH TO POWER BUT BE MINDFUL OF THE WORDS THAT YOU SAY. THE FIRST PERSON IS MRS. KLUTHO. MR. KLUTHO, YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES.
>> MARK KLUTHO, LARGO. B-2. CODE MANAGER, OPERATIONS. WELL, I JUST DON'T SEE SOMETHING COMING THAT WILL WORK. LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENED IN THE PAST. 705, 707, 7-09. WE HAVE TO FIX LINTELS. AND THE HVAC AGAIN. YOU A, YEAH. WELL, IF A BUILDING IS RIGHT IN FLORIDA, IT DOESN'T HAVE A HEATING SYSTEM. IT'S A STRAIGHTFORWARD PROPOSITION. YEAH. DOG GONE SHAME. AND THEN 10-03. HILLSBOROUGH 100 CONSERVATION CHALLENGE. CONSERVATION. AGAIN, THE WRONG WORD. EFFICIENCY, THAT IS THE WORD. THAT IS THE WORD. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I HATE TO SOUND LIKE A BROKEN RECORD. BUT THINGS JUST DON'T CHANGE. AND SO TODAY'S PAPER, YOU KNOW IT'S A SHAME WHAT HAPPENED IN ORLANDO. BUT HERE'S U.S. AND DAY TODAY, THE BIRD WATCH LIST. 432, OR 37% OF 1 THOUGH 154 BIRD SPECIES IN NORTH AMERICA QUALIFIED AS HIGHLY VULNERABLE EXTINCTION. NOW, HUMANS AREN'T CLOSE TO BEING EXTINCT. IT'S THE SPECIES THAT'S OVERRUNNING THE PLANET.
AND AGAIN, THAT WORD YOU DON'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND IS CORRELATION. YOU KEEP MAKING THE STUPID BUILDINGS, YOU'RE GOING TO PUERTO RICO TO GET TEACHERS. AND ACCORDING TO THE AUDIT, YOU HAVE WAY MORE PEOPLE WORKING HERE THAN ARE NECESSARY. WELL, I THINK I'VE BEEN AT MANY, MANY BUDGET HEARINGS. WHEN I SAID LOOK AT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT'S BEING SPENT FOR THE ADMINISTRATION. FOR HOW MANY YEARS NOW? YEAH. THOSE AUDITS A JOKE. AND SCHOOLS GRADING GATES EFFECT? HMM. WHAT A JOKE. BUT WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM A POUR RYA LIVING IN A HOUSE THAT COVERS SOMETHING LIKE AN ACRE AND A HALF. YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE ADVICE FROM SOMEBODY LIKE THAT? I DON'T THINK SO. AND THEN TODAY WHAT HAPPENS HERE? WE HAVE SOMETHING LIKE 12 OR 13 COPS AT THIS MEETING. AND YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH A METAL DETECTOR, WHICH NOBODY KNEW WOULD BE HERE, AND THEY DIDN'T FIND ONE THING.
TALK ABOUT A WASTE OF TAXPAYER'S MONEY. I MEAN, THIS IS BEYOND BELIEF. I MEAN, YOU PEOPLE ARE LITERALLY OUT OF CONTROL. THIS IS INEXCUSABLE. I MEAN, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO HAVE HERE? FASCISM? HUH? IS THIS NAZI GERMANY? HUH? IS THAT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE? >>April Griffin: THANK YOU, MR. CLOUT THOUGH. MR. CLOUT TOW. >>Cindy Stuart: I APOLOGIZE, WE WERE LATE IN GETTING THE LIST OF SPEAKERS BUT IT APPEARS THAT WE HAVE SPEAKER TIME THAT IS GOING TO GO WELL BEYOND 45 MINUTES. SO I'M GOING TO ASK THIS BOARD TO PUT IN PLACE AN EXTENSION OF THE TIME TO ALLOW ALL SPEAKERS TO BE HEARD THIS EVENING. SO IF WE CAN SUSPEND THE RULE, I BELIEVE THEY'LL STILL GET THEIR TWO MINUTES BUT WE'LL EXTEND THE RULE BEYOND THE 45 MINUTES. >> I'LL SECOND THAT. >>April Griffin: ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION BY MS.
STUART TO EXTEND THE TIME BASED ON OUR RULES THAT WE HAVE, SECOND BY MS. VALDES. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION BOARD MEMBERS ON SUSPEND IS THE RULES? SEEING NONE, PLEASE INDICATE YOUR VOTE BY PRESSING YOUR BUTTON. IT'S UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS. THANK YOU, MS. STUART. ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS MR. TERRY KEMPLE. >> BOARD MEMBERS, MY NAME THE IS TERRY KEMPLE, PRESIDENT OF COMMUNITY ISSUES COUNCIL IN BRANDON. AND FIRST THING IS, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR EVERYONE IN THE ROOM. DO YOU LOVE CHILDREN? AND IF YOU DO, RAISE YOUR HAND. ANYONE WHO LOVES CHILDREN, RAISE YOUR HAND. AND THERE SHOULDN'T BE A HAND NOT UP IN THIS ROOM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE THAT. THIS ISN'T A TRICK. I KNOW THAT I'M HERE BECAUSE I LOVE ALL CHILDREN. NOW IN RELATION TO NEXT MEETING'S POLICY VOTE, WOULD ANY PASTOR OF A LOCAL CHURCH WHO IS HERE, BECAUSE YOU WANT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS TO STOP DISCRIMINATING AGAINST STUDENTS WHOSE OPINIONS ARE BASED ON SCIENTIFIC FACTS AND THEIR FAITH, PLEASE STAND.
WOULD ANY PASTOR WHO'S IN THE ROOM BECAUSE YOU WANT THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM TO STOP DISCRIMINATING AGAINST STUDENTS WHOSE OPINIONS ARE BASED ON SCIENTIFIC FACTS AND THEIR FAITH. PLEASE STAND. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND ANYONE ELSE IN THE ROOM WHO FEELS THAT WAY, PLEASE STAND. JUST REAL QUICKLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BOARD MEMBERS, THIS ISN'T A TRICK OR SLEIGHT OF HAND. THIS IS THE PEOPLE FROM YOUR COMMUNITY TALKING WITH YOU. I WANT TO SAY ALTHOUGH YOU PULLED IT FROM THE AGENDA, RISHI NAIR WINNING THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BEE IS A TESTAMENT TO WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN STUDENTS LEARN THE FACTS. IF HE WERE HERE, I WOULD CONGRATULATE HIM. AND I CONGRATULATE YOU. I MEAN, IT'S JUST -- IT'S OUTSTANDING. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE EXODUS OF STUDENTS FROM THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM SHOWS THAT THE MORE YOU INDOCTRINATE THEM WITH THE LATEST SOCIAL FADS INSTEAD OF TEACHING THEM FACTS, THE MORE PARENTS WILL REMOVE THEM FROM YOUR SCHOOLS.
WE DON'T WANT YOU TO ADD GENDER EXPRESSION TO YOUR POLICY BECAUSE BY ITS VERY NATURE IT DISCRIMINATES AGAINST STUDENTS WHOSE VIEWS ARE INFORMED BY FACTS AND BY FAITH. AND WE'RE GLAD YOU HAVE OVERSIGHT OF OVERNIGHT TRIPS. IT'S A VERY REAL CONCERN FOR US. I'M SURE THAT YOU ALL KNOW THAT PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS ISSUED AN EDICT THAT EVERY SCHOOL IN AMERICA HAS TO LET BOYS WHO SAY THEY THINK THEY'RE GIRLS IN THE GIRLS BATHROOMS AND THE GIRLS SHOWERS. AND VICE VERSA FOR THE GIRLS WHO SAY THEY THINK THEY'RE BOYS. WHAT YOU MAY NOT KNOW IS THAT IF YOU FOLLOW THAT POLICY, YOU'LL BE FORCED TO LET THOSE SAME BOYS WHO SAY THEY THINK THEY'RE GIRLS, ROOM IN THE HOTEL WITH THE GIRLS ON OVERNIGHT FIELD TRIPS. AND THE SAME FOR GIRLS WHO SAY THEY THINK THEY'RE BOYS. AND THERE'S NO PROOF REQUIRED. THAT'S WHY WE'RE ASKING YOU TO CODIFY A WRITTEN POLICY THAT DOES WHAT YOU'RE ALREADY DOING.
HAVING BOYS USE THE BOYS FACILITIES, GIRLS USE THE GIRLS FACILITIES. AND GENDER CONFUSED, USE GENDER NON-SPECIFIC FACILITIES. PLEASE BE SURE THAT ALL OF THE CONCERNED PEOPLE HERE AND THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT ARE REPRESENTED BY THE PASTORS WHO STOOD, ARE GOING TO BE AWARE OF HOW YOU RESPOND TO OUR CONCERNS. AND OUR VOTING DECISIONS THIS YEAR AND AGAIN IN TWO YEARS WILL BE LED BY YOUR VOTING DECISIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] >>April Griffin: MR. MIKE WESTON. MR. WESTON? SORRY, THERE WAS TOO MUCH NOISE. AND IF WE COULD REFRAIN SO WE CAN MOVE. WE DO HAVE A LOT OF SPEAKERS. WELCOME. >> THANK YOU. AND GOOD AFTERNOON. I'VE BEEN OUT OF TOWN FOR BETTER PART OF 7 OR 8 MONTHS NOW. AND ON MY RETURN, I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW DISAPPOINTED I AM AT THE PROGRESS THAT THIS DISTRICT HAS NOT MADE DURING THAT TIME.
WE HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR MR. EAKINS GRAND ORGANIZATION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE RANKS OF THIS DISTRICT. SOMETHING THAT'S LONG OVERDUE. HOWEVER, IT LOOKS LIKE THE GOOD OLE BOY CRONYISM IS STILL LARGELY IN PLACE. IT APPEARS THAT ONE POSITION HAS ALREADY BEEN EXEMPTED FROM THIS REARRANGING THE DECK CHAIRS. AND THE PERSON OCCUPYING THAT POSITION'S JOB IS PERFECTLY SAFE. THIS IS A PERSON WHO HAS ABSOLUTELY NO REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE IN THE JOB THAT SHE CURRENTLY HOLDS. THIS IS A PERSON WHO CAME BEFORE THIS BOARD AND TOLD YOU THAT OVER 90% OF DISTRICT EVALUATORS RETURN TO THE CLASSROOM, SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN UNTRUTHFUL TO THIS BOARD. THIS IS ALSO A PERSON WHO IS THE POSTER CHILD OF EET. WHO CONTINUED DAN VALDES' PRACTICE OF CLOSED DOOR DENIAL OF DUE PROCESS, WHEN TEACHERS ARE BEING FORCED OUT OF THEIR POSITIONS. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THE 7 OF YOU HAVE ALLOWED THIS TO TAKE PLACE.
ADDITIONALLY, I HAD HOPED THAT WITH THE EXODUS OF MRS. ELIA AND MR. HEGARTY, THAT THE PUBLIC RELATIONS JUGGERNAUT RUN BY THIS DISTRICT WOULD FINALLY COME TO AN END. I SEE THAT THAT IS INDEED NOT THE CASE. MARLENE SOAKDLE'S ARTICLE FROM SUNDAY RECAPPING THE GATES TRAIN WRECK, WE HAVE A STATEMENT IN HE DISTRICT SPOKESPERSON TALKING ABOUT WHETHER TEACHERS APPRECIATED THE EVALUATION SYSTEM OR NOT. ONLY 20% OF HILLSBOROUGH TEACHERS FOUND THE PROCESS FAIR TO ALL TEACHERS. HILLSBOROUGH OFFICIALS DISAGREED WITH THE NOTION THAT THE SYSTEM WAS UNFAIR. TEACHERS SAY THE FEEDBACK THEY RECEIVE PROMPTED THEM TO MAKE CHANGES IN THEIR PRACTICE, WHICH HAS IMPACTED STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. SO YOU'RE STANDING BY THE GATES PROCESS AFTER ALL OF THIS. IS THIS HOW YOU RESTORE FAITH AND TRUST WITH YOUR TEACHERS? BY TELLING THE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS WHO FELT TOTALLY DISENFRANCHISED THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE. NO, IT IS NOT. STOP THE LIES.
>>April Griffin: THANK YOU, MR. WESTON. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS MICHAEL MILLER. >> WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. MY NAME IS MICHAEL MILLER. I OF COURSE RESIDE IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. IN FACT I WAS BORN HERE, RAISED HERE AND I'D LIKE TO SAY FIRST OF ALL, THAT I WENT TO HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL BEFORE AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR YOU GIVING ME EDUCATION THERE. I SCARCELY CAN THINK OF A GREATER GIFT THAT YOU CAN GIVE ANYONE THAN AN EDUCATION. SO, PARDON MY STUTTERING, I'M A LITTLE ANXIOUS AT THIS MOMENT. BUT, CONCERNING SOME OF WHAT IS ON THE AGENDA TODAY, I DESIRE TO SPEAK WITH DEEPEST EMPATHY FOR THE TRANSGENDER STUDENTS CONCERNING PRESIDENT OBAMA'S POLICY REGARDING OVERNIGHT TRAVEL AND HIS TRANSGENDER BATHROOM POLICY IN GENERAL. IT IS WELL DOCUMENTED THAT STUDENTS WHO STRUGGLE WITH GENDER IDENTITY FREQUENTLY EXHIBIT CONCURRENT DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, SUICIDAL IDEATION, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIORS.
A POLICY OF STUDENTS USING LAVATORY FACILITIES THAT ALIGN WITH THEIR SEXUAL IDENTITY WILL EXACERBATE THESE OTHER CONDITIONS, FOR EXAMPLE, IF A TRANSPLAN, THAT IS A PERSON BORN WITH FEMALE ANAM MY THAT IDENTITIES AS A MAN ENTERS SHOWER ROOM WITH OTHER MALES PRESENT, THE OTHER MEN WILL NOT EVEN NEED TO SPEAK BEFORE THE TRANSMAN WILL FEEL BULLIED. FACES SOMETIMES CAN SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS. THE DISTINCT OF THE TRANSMAN'S ANATOMY AS COMPARED TO THE OTHER MEN IN THE ROOM WILL EXACERBATE THE TRANSMAN'S FRUSTRATION OVER THE DISPARITY BETWEEN HIS SEXUAL IDENTITY AND HIS BODY. THE TRANSMAN WILL ULTIMATELY FEEL MORE DEPRESSED AND MORE ANXIOUS AS A RESULT OF THIS WRONG HEADED POLICY. SO I WOULD SUBMIT TO YOU THE QUESTION, WOULD YOU NOT BE WILLING TO DO ANYTHING WITHIN YOUR POWER TO PREVENT SUCH ABJECT HUMILIATION FOR THOSE STUDENTS? THANK YOU. >>April Griffin: THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS MR., I'M SORRY, PASTOR DON TANNER.