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Public comments at Stillwater board meeting urge electric buses, STEM space and ask for review of school library materials
Summary
Four speakers used the public comment period to press the board on electric school buses and federal funding, request dedicated STEM space at the new high school, report concerns about potentially explicit classroom materials and propose a resolution opposing DEI programs.
During the public comment portion of the Stillwater Public Schools meeting, four members of the public raised separate concerns: advocacy for electric school buses and federal funding, a request for dedicated space for STEM extracurriculars at the new high school, a request for a board response to alleged graphic material in schoolbooks, and a citizen resolution opposing DEI-type programming.
Deanna Homer urged the district to pursue electric school buses and to pursue available federal funding. Homer cited global and national health statistics and referred to the EPA's Clean School Bus program, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act as sources of…
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