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Parent asks district to require water‑safety tutorials after two drownings; superintendent says district will pursue coordinated outreach
Summary
A parent urged Racine Unified to use online water‑safety videos and homework slips after two teenage drownings; the superintendent said the district has discussed the idea with the fire department and city leaders and will work to develop age‑appropriate materials for districtwide instruction before next summer.
A Racine Unified parent told the board Monday that the district should require students to watch water-safety tutorials after two recent drownings near the lakefront and asked the district to send signed homework slips to confirm parent review.
"These children, just 15 and 12, obviously didn't understand the dangers of our lake," said Lisa Beaudoin, who urged the district to use existing online resources and…
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