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The Chair opened the discussion by circulating the draft letter(Attachment B), and members took time to read it over.A motion was made(Flood)and seconded(Manjarrez)to approve the letter of concern regarding David Manjarrez as written and send it to Myron J.Fox,the Moderator of Sudbury. A second motion was made(Manjarrez)and seconded(Spalding)to move the question and end debate. The following vote was taken: ACTION 2014#114 Moved(Manjarrez)and seconded(Spalding) To move the question and end debate Vote: 4 in favor,9 opposed Since the motion did not carry,the discussion on the matter began. Opinions expressed included that the letter was well-crafted,and could be supported;that it was sad that the School Committee has come to this in its professional work;whether the letter captured the essence of concerns,including costs and time expended to defend the range of OML complaints,and whether a pattern has in fact been articulated;that the member's behavior is intolerable; whether material from the OML complaints should be included,and what the desired outcome of sending such a letter is. The Chair articulated that the only recourse is to complain,that the particular components of the letter were included because they point to concerns about judgment,particularly with regard to students,and that there were practical considerations involved in choosing what to include.He apologized for the imperfections in the document, but noted that in his judgment,and after consulting with counsel,he was happy with the result and urged that the School Committee approve it as is.A motion was then made to move the question,and the following vote was taken: ACTION 2014#115 Moved(Spalding)and seconded(Mahoney) To move the question and end debate Vote: 11 in favor,2 opposed A motion was made by Mr.Manjarrez to reconsider the question so that he could comment. The Chair apologized, but said this was not possible. The following vote on the main motion was then taken: ACTION 2014#116 Moved(Flood)and seconded(Manjarrez) To approve the letter of concern regarding David Manjarrez as written and send it to Myron J.Fox,the Moderator of Sudbury Vote: 10 in favor,3 opposed A second motion was made(Flood)and seconded(Spalding)to send an electronic copy of the letter of concern regarding David Manjarrez to Myron J.Fox,Moderator of Sudbury to each School Committee member. It was explained that it would be easier to forward to anyone who might wish to see it. A member suggested sending it electronically only if someone requested it,and the following vote was taken: ACTION 2014#117 Moved(Castagno)and seconded(Manjarrez) To send an electronic copy of the letter to each School Committee member,only if requested Vote: 2 in favor,9 opposed,2 abstentions This vote did not pass. Mr.Manjarrez began to explain the outcome of his OML filings,but this was found to be outside of the motion on the table. He further noted that this letter gives solidity to Sudbury's growing concerns about Minuteman. The member from Boxborough noted that this letter answers her town's concern about what the School Committee has done about these issues; she also noted that she has never heard from Mr.Fox about the concern she wrote to him about. Her comment was found to be outside the scope of the motion on the table. A motion was made to move the question,and the following votes were taken: ACTION 2014#118 Moved(Spalding)and seconded(Banks) To move the question and end debate Vote: 12 in favor,1 opposed