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First, MOST public employees are entirely ignorant of the law. It's basic freedom of the press & you have ZERO right to privacy in public spaces. Cops especially , given their ego, control & violence pathology, THINK they know the law.

If you're not familiar with 1st amendment auditors, here is a few links to get an idea what they do:

https://youtu.be/I4zp8mOZEYw?si=w2_5XO_MagFBvCll

1st Amendment auditors are people who film in public to test the government's fidelity to law. They are part of a political movement that advocates for 1st Amendment rights, which include the right to record public officials & employees on public property.

How they operate
1st Amendment auditors typically enter public property, film, & ask questions without identifying themselves.

What they're testing for
They are testing to see if public officials will respect their First Amendment rights.

ACLU advice on what to do:
If a govt employee encounters an auditor, you can try to have commonly requested documents ready to limit the time of the encounter. You can also refer the auditor to a FOIA officer to request records.

The U. S. Supreme Court has recognized a "paramount public interest in a free flow of information to the people concerning public officials." Other federal courts have found that the 1st Amendment freedoms of the press & speech protect the right to film in public spaces with one stating "A citizen's right to film government officials, including law enforcement officers, in the discharge of their duties in a public space is a basic, vital, and well-established liberty safeguarded by the First Amendment."

My 2¢: EVERYONE should know their rights. Period. Most people's interaction with LEOs is traffic stops. PLEASE print this guide for what to do if you are pulled over. It's essential.

www.aclu.org/.../bustcard_eng_20100630.pdf

In June, a group of Barrhead, Alberta, residents started a petition to remove all LGBT rainbow crosswalks and “Pride” flags from municipal property.

Now, the town says its Neutral Space Bylaw would in effect ban any “decorations” or designs on crosswalks that are not in the standard scheme. It would also only allow official flags to be flown on all municipal-owned buildings.

The bylaw states that there will be “no grandfathering of any existing crosswalks or flags that contravene the new bylaw,” which means the town’s existing Pride and disability crosswalks would have to be removed.

Earlier this year, residents in the Alberta town of Westlock passed a bylaw that bans all non-governmental flags from municipal buildings and mandates that crosswalks only be painted in the standard, white-striped pattern.

Emo, a small town in Ontario, was ordered to appear in front of a Human Rights Tribunal for rejecting a 2020 motion to proclaim June as “Pride” month and fly the LGBT “Pride” flag.

“That summarizes the situations unfolding across North America right now... The point of rainbow crosswalks isn’t ‘celebration’ – it’s colonization, with punishment meted out harshly to those who dare to express their disagreement or discomfort,” Jonathon Van Maren wrote.

PLEASE STAY ON TOPIC! WE ALL KNOW THE LIMITATIONS OF THE SAT TO PREDICT COLLEGE SUCCESS (ZIP CODE HAS MUCH BETTER SUCCESS). WE ALSO KNOW THAT MANY COLLEGES HAVE GONE SAT "TEST OPTIONAL" SO IT MAY BE A NON-ISSUE FOR ADMITTANCE BUT STILL COSTS $ TO ADMINISTER.

The PSAT (P=Practice) was given by "not-for-profit" College Board today. Many PUBLIC high schools "go remote" for Seniors & Freshman & only test takers report. These same PUBLIC schools then provide FREE labor, utilities & rent free space today AND again when they administer +30 Subject AP exams in May.

The College Board receives revenue around $500 million every year from AP exams and other related materials with $90 million of that coming from PUBLIC schools.

The College Board has profit margins of roughly 14%. Therefore, in 2020, the College Board made $150 – $160 million in profits. The College Board also has over $1.1 billion in cash and investments according to public records. The President of the College Board makes over $1 million dollars a year while several of its executives make $300K to $500K a year in salary.

Is it fair to students, (AND parents, taxpayers, society) to lose quality face to face instructional time to a corporation?

Should taxpayers be providing this service (for $9 a student) to a VERY PROFITABLE "not-for-profit" corporation?