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Public commenters urge retention of remote grading days for teachers and ask board to remove 'The Poet X' from curriculum

2122812 · January 15, 2025
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At the Jan. 14 Forest Grove SD 15 meeting, a union representative spoke in favor of keeping an option for teachers to work from home on grading days, and a parent asked the board to remove the book The Poet X from freshman curriculum or require stronger parental notice and content warnings.

Speakers during the public-comment period at the Jan. 14 Forest Grove SD 15 meeting included a union representative advocating for an article that allows teachers to work remotely during designated grading time and a parent requesting removal of the book The Poet X from the freshman curriculum unless parents are notified of explicit content.

A union representative reading members’ comments expressed gratitude for Article 6.2.4 (as described in the packet) and said remote…

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