Letter: Aurora students and teachers deserve better

This has admittedly been a divisive year for many in the Aurora City School District. However, I believe all voters can agree that it is incredibly frustrating when elected leaders appear openly apathetic to the issues faced by the district and the concerns of constituents.

I began attending Aurora’s Board of Education meetings this year in an effort to understand its decision-making; I didn’t learn much. Speaking is limited mainly to the board president, with very little input from other members and no meaningful discussion between them. Votes are always unanimous if/when taken, decisions are made with no transparency, questions are not allowed. They have little to no interaction with the public during these meetings, or elsewhere. Emails go unanswered. These board members take the meaning of their seats too literally: they just sit there.