Editor's Note: Below is a nearly complete transcript of comments made by Liam Morrison, 12, of Middleborough, to the Middleborough School Committee on Thursday, April 13, 2023. His comments start at 9:37 of the video at the bottom.
Hello. Good evening. My name is Liam Morrison. … I'm in the 7th-10th grade at Nichols Middle School. I appreciate the opportunity to speak to you today.
Editor's Note: Carolyn Lyons is the superintendent of Middleborough public schools. On Thursday, April 13, during the superintendent's report, she addressed the Middleborough School Committee about a protest by two adults that occurred that morning. The two individuals stood on public property near a public school with signs that said "There are only two genders" and "Keep woke politics out of our schools."
Lyons criticized the protest, saying that "exposing our children to messages that marginalized groups of students is a safety issue." She also used the acronym "DEI," which stands for "diversity, equity, and inclusion."
