Recently we saw the administration of a school district decide to change some school starting times due to the lack of bus drivers. This had been an ongoing problem in which students were waiting for up to an hour for their bus, and up to that point, there had been no viable solutions from any parties.
On face value, there seems to be nothing wrong with this situation. In actuality, the administration made the change without going through the school board first.
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When an organization or municipality is tasked with a project that will affect the public, public participation is crucial to its success. Hosting public involvement meetings is a typical approach to engaging stakeholders.