Resident urges stronger civic and Constitution Day education in local schools

At the start of public comment, Judy Erenss, who described decades of involvement in education, urged greater emphasis on civic education and Constitution Day content in local classrooms. She praised recent Constitution Day events and the idea of exposing students to civic history and speeches.

"Bottom line, our kids are not for sale," Erenss said, expressing concern about national education trends and urging pride in American institutions. A commissioner responded that District 7 has strong programming and a nationally recognized history teacher, Lois McMillan, and said some reading scores are embargoed but expected to "look really good."