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Public commenters press board on playground accessibility, assigned reading and curriculum balance
Summary
During public comment residents urged the district to install accessible rubber ground cover on elementary playgrounds, raised objections to a specific high-school novel and a district social-issues book-club list, and voiced broader concerns about academic standards and DEI-era curriculum.
Several community members addressed the Forest Hills Board of Education during the public-comment period on Feb. 10, urging accessible playground surfacing for elementary schools, questioning assigned reading and curriculum choices, and criticizing perceived academic declines.
Playground accessibility
Savannah Beal, who said her child uses a wheelchair and identified Meadowbrook as a site with multiple wheelchair users, urged the district to install flat, stable rubber ground cover rather than wood chips at lower elementary playgrounds. She said wood chips are not ADA compliant and create…
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