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Prior Lake‑Savage Area Schools board votes 5‑2 to sunset district equity and inclusion resolution
Summary
After more than an hour of public comment and board debate, the board voted 5‑2 to remove the district's separate equity and inclusion resolution, saying the new strategic plan should guide future work; opponents said the move was rushed and would harm students and community trust.
At a school board meeting, the Prior Lake‑Savage Area Schools Board of Directors voted 5‑2 to sunset the district’s equity and inclusion resolution after public comment and extended discussion.
The vote followed roughly an hour of public comment in which parents, students and community members urged opposing actions. “Equity did do was give me and many students like me the resources we needed to have a fair chance of success,” said Bennett Gillespie, a recent Prior Lake High School graduate who spoke during the open forum. Victoria Schultz, a parent who served on the committee that drafted the resolution, told the board she was “proud” of the resolution’s creation and warned that…
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