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Board Allows Ethnic Studies Elective to Continue at Lincoln High as a Test Run
Summary
After hours of public comment and debate, the Western Placer Unified School District board voted to permit an ethnic studies elective to continue this year at Lincoln High School as a pilot, while leaving future districtwide adoption open.
The Western Placer Unified School District Board of Trustees voted to allow an ethnic studies elective to continue this school year at Lincoln High School as a test run, saying the course will be revisited before broader expansion. The board’s action followed extended public comment both for and against the class and discussion of scheduling and funding complications.
The move keeps a course already underway at Lincoln intact for students who elected it, while leaving the district able to reconsider expansion or removal before course requests for next year are finalized. Board members said they intend to review results from the pilot and make a decision later this year about whether to offer the course more widely.
Supporters — including students who said the class offers perspectives not always covered in standard history courses — urged…
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