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Goochland board approves consent slate including policy changes and web opt‑out space amid heated public comment
Summary
The board approved its consent agenda, which members said included removing 'equity' language from policy and minor readability edits to policy KBE; it also approved designating a web space for family opt-out forms. The votes were unanimous; community members reacted with lengthy public comment.
The Goochland County School Board approved its consent agenda, which board members said included readability edits to policy KBE and the removal of specific "equity" language from division materials. The board also approved a motion to designate a space on the district website where families can find forms to opt their children out of certain activities.
A board member explained on the record that the division’s nondiscrimination protections remain in place and that the change removes the department-specific "equity" policy language adopted in…
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