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Suffolk school board votes to suspend local equity policy and ratify Title VI certification amid federal directive
Summary
After public comment and divided debate, the Suffolk City School Board voted 4-3 to suspend school board policy 1-5.1:2 (education equity defined) and ratified the superintendent’s Title VI certification to comply with a U.S. Department of Education directive; opponents said the move risks programs for historically disadvantaged students.
The Suffolk City School Board voted to suspend school board policy section 1-5.1:2 and ratified a Title VI certification after contentious public comment and a divided board vote.
The measure, moved by Board member Slingluff and approved by a 4-3 roll call, suspends the school division’s local education equity policy identified in board materials as “1-5.1:2.” The vote followed public comment about a federal directive and a letter from the U.S. Department of Education that speakers said would require school divisions to pause certain diversity, equity and inclusion activities or risk losing federal funds.
Supporters of keeping the policy in place warned of…
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