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Oak Park–River Forest District 200 seats student delegate as part of pilot to amplify student voice
Summary
The Board of Education seated Ruby Durbin as a student delegate under a newly launched pilot that will let one junior or senior sit at the board table each meeting as a nonvoting participant and be assigned a board mentor.
The Oak Park and River Forest High School District 200 Board of Education on Thursday seated a student board delegate as part of a pilot program intended to increase student voice at board meetings.
Ruby Durbin took an oath to serve as a student delegate to the District 200 board. Under the pilot, one junior or senior delegate will sit at the board table each meeting, observe all open meetings and participate in dialogue, but will not vote or attend closed sessions. Delegates are expected to attend board meetings as observers; juniors are expected to serve two years for continuity. Each student is assigned a board…
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