Parents, educators and students press Lee's Summit R‑VII board on DEI, special‑education supports and dress code
During public comment at the May 20 Lee's Summit R‑VII meeting, speakers urged the board to support diversity, equity and inclusion, called for mandatory staff training on IEP/504 legal responsibilities and described experiences with dress‑code enforcement that students said disproportionately affects girls.
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Several parents, an educator and students used the public comment period at the Lee's Summit R‑VII Board of Education meeting on May 20 to press the board to back diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, to improve timely implementation of IEPs and 504 plans, and to revise dress‑code practices that students say target girls.
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