The national case precedent says the appointing body can remove a member of a board they appointed with cause. It has to be some kind of malfeasance.

That?s where the bigger payoff would be. It?s a nice gesture, appointing nonvoting members to the board, but I think their energies would be wasted there.

I've read the National Transportation Safety Board study that said motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death in teens, and that's why they made restriction of cell phone use among teen drivers their top priority. They see a connection there, ... Anything you can do to reduce the distractions of a young driver, the better they drive.

But there?s nothing to prevent a board from appointing a teacher or anyone else in an advisory capacity. We do know of districts that have student representatives, but we don?t know of any cases of teachers who have actually been appointed to such positions.

This will remove a great cause of tension in the party,

There were folks who were concerned that Michael as a board member would sort of meddle in other people's affairs.