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Board debates middle‑school student board member policy draft, trustees weigh voting and participation limits
Summary
District staff presented a draft bylaw to create a student board member position. Trustees discussed whether a middle‑school member should make motions or votes, recommended edits on language about gathering feedback and witness questioning, and asked staff to return a revised draft for the next meeting.
District staff returned to the Lennox Board of Education with a draft bylaw to permit a student board member on the district governance dais and asked trustees for input on scope, training, term length and limits on participation.
A staff member (Estela) told the board that she had combined model bylaw language and examples from other districts and suggested provisions on election, term, training, age and an alternate. Board members and trustees discussed several specific items: whether a middle‑school student (younger than…
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