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New Rochelle board holds first reading of state-mandated ex officio student-member policy
Summary
Trustees reviewed a state-required policy to add a nonvoting ex officio student member to the Board of Education, endorsing student voice while flagging concerns about student vulnerability and selection methods.
The New Rochelle City School District Board of Education held a first reading of a state-required policy to create an ex officio student member of the board, with trustees saying the change could strengthen student voice but warning it could place students in a vulnerable public role.
Board members said the state requires districts to adopt an ex officio student-member policy by July 1 and that the position, as drafted, would be non‑voting and excluded from executive sessions and nonpublic documents. "The law states ex officio ... the definition of an ex officio member is someone…
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