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Board approves student‑liaison resolution after amendments requiring board approval, three‑member presence and parental permission
Summary
The board voted to approve a resolution (6.1) establishing a board liaison to meet with student council representatives but amended the measure to add two board members and require board approval of meeting dates, participation by all three liaisons and parental permission for student meetings.
The Newburgh City School District Board of Education on April 8 approved a resolution to designate board liaisons to meet with student council representatives, but only after amending the measure to add two board members and to impose conditions on those meetings, including parental permission.
Students had told the board earlier in the meeting that they preferred to speak to the full board rather than to a single member. Several students asked that their concerns be placed on a future board agenda so the entire board could hear them directly.
Board debate and amendments
The original resolution proposed a board liaison…
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