- January 18, 2025
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Flagler Schools' first Teen Town Hall event went well enough that local parents are asking for their own.
"Parents love it," School Board member Cheryl Massaro said at a Feb. 2 School Board workshop. "They want one for themselves. They want a town hall."
School Board member Colleen Conklin said she'd heard the same thing and had already reached out to district staff to attempt to set one up.
The first Teen Town Hall was held the evening of Jan. 21 and moderated by student School Board members Brianna Whitfield and Kyleigh Ruddy, with the support of Massaro and district staff members. (Student School Board members — one selected from each of the district's two high schools — sit in on district School Board meetings to offer a student perspective, although they don't vote on action items.)
It drew 20 students, who provided suggestions for greater consistency in the district's dress code, and for educational, rather than penalizing, options for students caught vaping.
On the topic of the dress code, the students "brought some things to the floor we really hadn’t thought about much before," Massaro said.
The next Teen Town Hall will be held at 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Feb. 25. Superintendent Cathy Mittelstadt is planning to conduct a Q + A season for student attendees.
The event requires registration, and space is limited. To register, students can email Ruddy at [email protected] or Whitfield at [email protected].
