GROTON, Conn. (AP) - A Groton school board member has criticized Superintendent Michael Graner’s request that board members not speak to the media.
Graner sent a newsletter to school board members last week, saying he submitted the board’s proposed $75.1 million budget to Town Manager Mark Oefinger. He advised that all requests from news reporters be referred to School Board Chairwoman Rita Volkmann.
The Day of New London reports (https://bit.ly/OWePD0 ) that school board member Shelley Gardner wrote to Graner that he should fight for freedom of speech, not suppress it.
Graner said he was relaying a decision the board made in Janurary.
Rosanne Kotowski, co-founder of a local political action committee, said she was disappointed by the request. She said she believes school board members will not be very candid with the media or public.
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Information from: The Day, https://www.theday.com
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