In April, we saw Charis students mobilized to pack the board room, shutting out about 100 people from attending. After last Thursday’s teacher protest letter, we all expected this to be a crowded meeting, but weren’t sure if the Charis Factor would come into play. Well, it did. This time, about 40 people were locked out when the meeting hit its 90 person capacity.

Many parents and teachers pleaded with board members the last few days to move tonight’s meeting to the auditorium or middle school commons area, both of which had been used in the past. No luck though…the board did not want a large crowd for their meeting so kept it in the district office.

Before the meeting started, board member Mick Bates did come out briefly and talked with one parent, who was able to get in when someone else inside graciously traded places. The rest of us were left outside, but hey, at least it wasn’t raining this time like it was last April.