▁and ▁ 6 th ▁grade ▁teacher ▁Park ▁Gut hr ie ▁character ized ▁the ▁editing ▁of ▁the ▁N SB A ▁climate ▁action ▁resolution ▁as ▁an ▁" Or w elli an ▁bet ray al ▁of ▁America ' s ▁youth ▁by ▁el ders ▁leading ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁most ▁vital ▁public ▁institution ." ▁He ▁described ▁the ▁N SB A ▁as ▁being ▁silent ▁witness es ▁to ▁" wh oles ale ▁child ▁neglect ." ▁The ▁National ▁School ▁Bo ards ▁Association ▁represents ▁school ▁board ▁members , ▁the ▁only ▁public ly ▁elected ▁officials ▁with ▁a ▁singular ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁well - be ing ▁and ▁future ▁success ▁of ▁young ▁people . ▁School ▁board ▁members ▁govern ▁institutions ▁in ▁which ▁all ▁adult s ▁are ▁mand ated ▁rep or ters , ▁bound ▁by ▁law ▁and ▁duty ▁to ▁speak ▁up ▁when ▁they ▁suspect ▁ab use ▁or ▁neglect ▁of ▁a ▁young ▁person . ▁Some ▁psych iat rist s ▁consider ▁climate ▁neglect ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁ab use ▁or ▁neglect , ▁yet ▁fewer ▁than ▁. 0 0 5 % ▁of ▁school ▁board ▁members ▁in ▁America ▁have ▁officially ▁spoken ▁up ▁to ▁help ▁end ▁federal ▁climate ▁neglect . ▁ ▁Sa id ▁one ▁young ▁climate ▁advoc ate ▁at ▁the ▁California ▁State ▁Board ▁of ▁Education ▁meeting ▁in ▁Sac r amento ▁on ▁ 1 1 . 6 . 1 9 ▁about ▁the ▁N SB A ' s ▁shield ing ▁of ▁federal ▁climate ▁neglect , ▁" How ▁am ▁I ▁supposed ▁to ▁have ▁hope ▁about ▁the ▁future ▁when ▁ 9 0 , 0 0 0 ▁school ▁board ▁members ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁won ’