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School leaders warn new state laws could force changes to support programs, phone rules and materials review
Summary
At a July school board meeting, the superintendent outlined several recently signed state measures attached to HB 2 that the district says could affect equity‑related work, Title I and MTSS programs, a strict bell‑to‑bell device ban, parental objection procedures for instructional materials, and cross‑district cyberbullying investigations.
The superintendent told the school board that a suite of measures recently signed into law as part of House Bill 2 will require the district to review policies and procedures and could disrupt programs that target specific student groups.
The superintendent said HB 2 includes a last‑minute provision aimed at banning diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) work in public schools and related contracts. “If a district is found knowingly or unknowingly to have violated the statute, … the Department of Ed has the right to immediately halt all taxpayer funding to the schools that failed to comply,” the superintendent said, adding that the provision does not create a third‑party review or appeal process.
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