Summersworth School Board votes to join prospective ACLU-led challenge to New Hampshire’s House Bill 2

The Summersworth School Board voted on July 30 to join a prospective, ACLU-organized lawsuit challenging parts of New Hampshire’s House Bill 2 that board members said threaten programs aimed at improving outcomes for protected groups, including students with disabilities. Board members said legal counsel coordinated by the American Civil Liberties Union is organizing the prospective suit and offered to represent participating districts at no cost. The board approved joining the prospective lawsuit by voice vote; members said the decision does not obligate the district to an immediate suit but signals participation in planning and coordination if the lawsuit is filed. Superintendent John summarized the legal and fiscal concerns laid out in board materials: packet materials included the seven most pertinent pages from a longer bill file, and board members received an ACLU brief that the superintendent described as…