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Parents, residents urge district to drop LifeWise curriculum during public comment
Summary
Three public commenters at the Aug. 19 Everett School Board meeting urged the district to end use of the LifeWise program, framing it as religious indoctrination; board members did not take action at the meeting.
Three members of the public used the audience-comment period at the Aug. 19 Everett Public Schools board meeting to press the board to end the district's relationship with the LifeWise program, describing it as religiously based instruction that should not be taught in public schools.
Janine Demare (spelled "Demare" in public remarks) told the board she was "disheartened" that LifeWise would still be allowed in schools and framed the matter as a threat to democracy and civic values. She urged the board to "do something now," saying that failing to act…
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