Clarke County school board approves high school and middle school Family Life Education; elementary vote deferred

The Clarke County School Board approved the high school and middle school Family Life Education (FLE) curriculum and agreed to defer a vote on the elementary-school portion until the next board meeting.

The vote adopted a motion by Mr. Wilson, as amended by Mr. Sipe, to accept the high school and middle school portions and to schedule a separate vote on the elementary portion at the next meeting. "Right. We're voting yay or nay whether to accept the high school and middle school FLE curriculum and accept the stipulation that we vote on the elementary school portion at the next meeting," the board stated during the motion discussion.

Board members and others discussed next steps for the elementary curriculum, including clarifying which staff will teach it and further review with elementary principals. A board member volunteered to meet with elementary principals to "go over this whole thing and work it out," and another volunteered to serve as a representative on that review.

The motion as amended passed on a voice vote. The board recorded two members saying "aye" and one saying "no" during the roll of voices; individual vote names were not recorded in the transcript. The amendment and passage mean the high school and middle school curricula are adopted and the elementary curriculum will return for formal action at the next meeting.

During subsequent board comments, member Brumbeck thanked participants who provided feedback on the curriculum process and noted community engagement, and other members offered brief remarks including praise for high school homecoming activities.

The board’s action signals formal adoption for grades that were approved and sets a clear next step for the elementary portion: committee review with school principals and a scheduled vote at the next meeting.