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Parents and residents press district over student health survey content and library material access
Summary
District staff reported opt-out rates for the state-required student health survey; several public commenters raised urgent concerns about survey questions (gender identity and sexual orientation) and cited explicit sex-education materials and library books they called objectionable.
District staff presented opt-out numbers for a state-required student health survey and said the district will receive survey results in the spring; several community members used public comment to press the board for greater transparency and changes to curriculum access.
Jessica Durant, who presented the student health survey opt-out data, reminded the board that participation is required by state law (House Bill 2656) for students in grades 6, 8 and 11 but that taking the survey is optional and anonymous for students. Durant said the survey was offered in…
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