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Board weighs rescinding or revising diversity policy after state law change
Summary
Board members debated whether to rescind or significantly revise the district's educator diversity policy after a new Tennessee law repealed the state policy that had guided local language; staff lawyers were asked to report back before the July 1 compliance deadline.
Hamilton County Board of Education members discussed whether to rescind or revise the district’s educator diversity policy after the passage of a state law that repealed the prior state policy backing such local rules.
Why it matters: Board members said they want to avoid language that would run afoul of the recently enacted public chapter while preserving practices that encourage recruitment from a wide applicant pool. The board must be in compliance by July 1, the chair said.
The board discussed three options: rescind the local policy, substantially rewrite it to conform to the new law while…
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