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Public forum: parents, students and staff press APS on health education, consultants, substitutes and outdoor learning
Summary
Twenty-three speakers at the Albuquerque Public Schools public forum raised concerns about removing ninth-grade health education, the district's contract with the Council of the Great City Schools, problems with a substitute-staff vendor, and called for expanded outdoor learning and safer responses to campus incidents.
At the start of Wednesday’s Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education meeting, 23 public forum speakers used one minute each to press the board on health education, the district's contract with the Council of the Great City Schools (CGCS), staffing and safety concerns tied to a substitute provider, and outdoor learning programs.
Ron Muir told the board the district’s January decision to remove ninth-grade health education ignored community input and health professionals’ evidence; he urged the board to bring the course back by eliminating a 0.5 elective that blocks reinstatement. "You ignored the voice of over 2,000…
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