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Board extends Saratoga waiver allowing ethnic studies to satisfy world geography for one year; trustees urge districtwide parity plan

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Summary

The Los Gatos‑Saratoga board voted 5‑0 to extend a waiver allowing Saratoga High School students who completed a one‑semester ethnic studies course to count that course toward the world geography graduation requirement for the current school year.

The Los Gatos‑Saratoga board voted 5‑0 to extend a waiver allowing Saratoga High School students who completed a one‑semester ethnic studies course to count that course toward the district’s world geography graduation requirement for the current school year. Deepa, a district administrator, briefed trustees on the request and explained the state‑level context.

Why it matters: Assembly Bill 101 (ethnic studies) requires a one‑semester ethnic studies course as a California high school graduation requirement for the class of 2030; district staff said funding and final state guidance remain…

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