To the Editor,

During my comments at the March [School] Board meeting, both Grady Hunt and Dwayne Smith were disruptive. Smith said he would “talk” with me outside, called me an idiot and said to sit down and shut up. It begins at 2:44. I was asked to leave, but Dwayne Smith and Grady Hunt were not and faced no consequences. Over 20,000 people watched this circus.

The minutes on the PSRC website state the following: “Mr. Douglas McBroom was escorted from the premises by a police officer for his disruptive behavior at the March 8, 2022, Board of Education meeting at the recommendation of Superintendent Freddie Williamson.”

Everyone knows that I did not cause the disruption. There is no mention of Hunt nor Smith and neither of them was asked to leave for their disruptive behavior. They want to put it on me.

Everyone who witnessed this knows that is not accurate. Policy 2210 states Williamson must “ensure that the minutes of the meetings of the board are promptly and accurately recorded…”

What he put into the minutes was false, a lie by omission.

The minutes are given to Board members in advance and were approved. Members have admitted to me that they negligently did not read them. Worse is that Mike Smith said that he read the minutes but disgracefully did nothing, knowing it was wrong.

Any legal government document should be accurate and mistakes should be fixed immediately. I asked them to fix it before the May Board meeting. Nothing. Since then, I have contacted Mike Smith and got nothing. Williamson refuses to even respond after multiple requests. We know that if the minutes had stated that a certain Board member was violating the law, like accepting bribes, it would be fixed immediately.

I believe that they have defamed me and possibly build a case to ban me from the meetings. I have said many times that it is wrong when these “leaders” use the policies and tools as weapons against the people.

I am asking for the people who watched the video to contact PSRC and demand the correction. I don’t want an apology because it will never happen. The Robesonian should investigate. News outlets should be a watchdog of government. Do not “take my side” just be willing to investigate and report the truth. Just my opinion.

Doug McBroom

Red Springs