From our colleagues at Lane Community College Education Association (LCCEA):
The public elects local candidates to school boards and other local offices, including the LCC Board of Education, and representational democracy at every level is important and foundational to our broader democracy in Lane County and beyond. We believe that limiting the role of publicly elected Board of Education members contravenes the public interest and limits the voice of the people.
The LCC Board of Education is increasingly excluded from decision making, including for their own Board agenda and important decisions that affect the whole community such as the recent suspension of the Licensed Practical Nurse program, which had no vote of the Board, nor any opportunity for public comment at an open meeting before the decision was made by the LCC Administration.
Supporting our publicly elected local LCC Board of Education members is critical for democracy in our community. We call for the LCC Board of Education to reaffirm their role as the governing body for Lane Community College.