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Somersworth board reviews federal "General Assurances" with new executive order language ahead of June 1 signature deadline
Summary
The Somersworth School Board discussed the Department of Education’s annual "General Assurances" packet on May 13 after the document was revised to reference two presidential executive orders; the board will decide before a June 1 deadline whether to sign, amend or withhold signatures.
The Somersworth School Board discussed a Department of Education–dated "General Assurances" packet on May 13 that the board chair and superintendent typically sign to accept federal education funds. The packet includes newly added language referencing Executive Order 14,151 (ending certain federal DEI preferences) and Executive Order 14,168 (described in the packet as directed at gender-identity practices). The district must decide how to respond before a June 1 deadline.
The superintendent told the board these additions are the two…
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