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North Hills parents and students urge board to keep middle‑school Latin as district reviews program
Summary
At the April 3 North Hills School District Committee meeting an eighth‑grade student and a parent urged the board not to cut the district’s middle‑school Latin offerings; district staff presented enrollment data and possible alternatives but recorded no formal vote.
Samuel Humphrey, an eighth‑grade student, told the North Hills School District Board of Education Committee on April 3 that the district should not cancel the middle‑school Latin program because it “increases your English skills, critical thinking, as well as problem solving.”
The remarks came during the public‑comment portion of the committee meeting, when Jody McLaughlin, the mother of two North Hills students, also urged the board to “reconsider the removal of the Latin program,” saying Latin benefits both high‑performing students and those with hidden learning…
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