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Board approves medieval-studies elective after debate over grade eligibility and timing
Summary
The Palmyra Area School District board on Sept. 11 approved a medieval-studies elective included in the high-school course catalog, 6-2, after trustees raised concerns the course was open to ninth and tenth graders and that full curriculum materials were not reviewed before students were scheduled.
The Palmyra Area School District board voted 6-2 on Sept. 11 to approve curriculum committee items that included a medieval-studies elective listed in the high school course catalog for grades 9'12. The decision followed an extended public discussion in which at least one board member and several speakers expressed concern that the course was being offered to younger students without the board or full curriculum reviewers having seen the…
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