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WINCHESTER — A citizens group tried to submit a list of 10 demands to the Clark County Board of Education on Tuesday night, including calls for the resignations of two board members and an investigation of conditions in the school district.

But Joan Graves, spokeswoman for the group, Stand Up Clark County, was ruled out of order before she could submit the demands.

Graves spoke for several minutes, raising questions about Superintendent Elaine Farris' annual evaluation, which the board was to consider later in the meeting.

Board chairwoman Judy Hicks told Graves her time was running out. When Graves kept talking, Hicks immediately called a five-minute recess. The board meeting resumed after Graves left the room.

Stand Up Clark County organized over the past few months, mainly over the firing of Paul Columbia as football coach at George Rogers Clark High School last December. Columbia has said he was fired about two months after Farris sent him text messages questioning the playing time he was giving her grandson.

During a Stand Up rally last month, Columbia's wife, Patti Columbia, called for Farris to resign or be fired. Patti Columbia says the group has broadened its agenda to include general concerns about the school district.

About a dozen Stand Up members attended Tuesday night's board meeting.