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  2. Newton families have petitions ready for school board ...

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    The Newton school board on Oct. 23 voted 4-3 to remodel Thomas Jefferson into a preK-1 building and Emerson Hough into a grades 2-4 building; it is estimated to cost more than $21.3 million.

  3. Discharge petition - Wikipedia

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    A discharge petition may only be brought after a measure has sat in committee for at least 30 legislative days [i] without being reported; if the petition is on a "special rule" resolution submitted to the Rules Committee, then the period is seven days instead. Once the requisite number of signatures is reached, the petition is placed on the ...

  4. Right to petition in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The 1688 Bill of Rights provides no such limitation to assembly. Under the common law, the right of an individual to petition implies the right of multiple individuals to assemble lawfully for that purpose. [11] England's implied right to assemble to petition was made an express right in the US First Amendment.

  5. Teacher group launches petition calling for New Hanover ... - AOL

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    The petition garnered more than 250 signatures overnight. It asks the school board to remove Superintendent Charles Foust from his role.

  6. Petitions being drafted to recall 4 Prosser school officials ...

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    Resident Monica Niemeyer presents the Prosser School Board with her drafted petitions for recall. Among the 10 counts is an allegation of violations to the state’s Open Public Meetings Act.

  7. Board of education - Wikipedia

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    A Meeting of the School Trustees by Robert Harris. A board of education, school committee or school board is the board of directors or board of trustees of a school, local school district or an equivalent institution. [1] [2] [3] The elected council determines the educational policy in a small regional area, such as a city, county, state, or ...

  8. Petition to censure Lakota school board member gains signatures

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    Apr. 5—An online petition urging members of the Lakota Local Schools Board of Education to take the rare action of censuring a colleague has seen its signature tally rise since being posted last ...

  9. Right to petition - Wikipedia

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    The right to petition government for redress of grievances is the right to make a complaint to, or seek the assistance of, one's government, without fear of punishment or reprisals. The right can be traced back to the Bill of Rights 1689 , the Petition of Right (1628) , and Magna Carta (1215) .