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Public commenters urge review of SEL curriculum, defend 'Wit & Wisdom' and raise Title IX concerns
Summary
Public commenters at the Jan. 9 Buncombe County Board of Education meeting urged the board to delay a sole-source SEL purchase, restore EPIC library access, and consider grief and Title IX policy implications.
During the public-comment period of the Jan. 9 Buncombe County Board of Education meeting, four speakers addressed the board on curriculum, library access and federal policy.
Aria Williams, who identified herself as a former student and candidate for the board and as an EMT and grief worker, urged the board to allow students and staff adequate time and space to grieve and to resist rushing “back to normal” after crises such as Hurricane Helene and the COVID pandemic. “When we rush to get back to normal, we end up abandoning those whose new normal is being defined and redefined every day,” Williams said.
Craig White, the Supportive Schools Director for the Campaign for Southern…
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