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Summersville superintendent: district is part of multi‑district lawsuit seeking to block state anti‑DEI provisions

5733389 · August 26, 2025
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Superintendent John Shea said Summersville joined other districts to challenge recent state restrictions on diversity, equity and inclusion measures; an injunction is in place and a hearing is scheduled to test a Sept. 5 certification deadline.

Summersville Superintendent John Shea told the school board Aug. 26 that the district has joined a multi‑district lawsuit challenging portions of recent state legislation and executive guidance the district believes would improperly restrict school programming.

"The lawsuit that Summersworth joined into, with Dover and Oyster River and Hanover, as well as a district in Vermont that we joined in to in the spring,"…

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