On June 11th School District RSU 40 Board of Directors elections will be held in Waldoboro, Warren and Union. School board elections are important, but this one is particularly important because there are members on the school board, and candidates now running, who have personal ideas about how a public school should operate which run counter to teachers, students, parents, librarians, staff and administrators. My wife and I attended a school board meeting where approximately 150 students, teachers, parents, grandparents, residents and professionals attended in support of a policy proposed to be rescinded. Many spoke thoughtfully from experience in favor of keeping a policy. They explained how it was helpful and supportive to students, teachers and administrators. Listening to these advocates was an education. The policy had been in existence for six years without an incident or problem. A few spoke against it suggesting problems might happen that have not happened. Others didn't want the policy, though it informed everyone of current legal requirements that the school district must comply with.