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Student rep and community speakers raise class-size, resource and library staffing concerns
Summary
At the Oct. 20 Bemidji ISD 31 board meeting a student representative and others urged the district to consider student perspectives on class sizes, resources and library staffing; the board and superintendent discussed class-size counts and the district's efforts to balance sections.
A student representative and several community participants told the Bemidji ISD 31 school board on Oct. 20 that reduced funding is affecting classroom time, instructional materials and extracurricular access.
The student representative reported crowding and scheduling problems: short passing times between classes make bathroom trips and filling water bottles difficult; scheduling conflicts prevented some seniors from taking both calculus and AP government; and instrument cases supplied three years ago were…
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