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Board divided over OCR resolutions; legal options and declaratory action discussed
Summary
A board member asked to place two resolutions on the agenda aiming to end an OCR agreement; other members and the district solicitor urged caution and suggested pursuing a declaratory action instead of immediate public resolutions. Board did not vote to add the resolutions to the agenda during the work session.
A Delaware Valley SD board member asked the board to place two resolutions on a future agenda to formally declare the district’s position on its Office for Civil Rights (OCR) agreement. The request prompted an extended discussion in which other board members and legal counsel expressed concern about legal exposure and recommended further study or a declaratory action in federal court instead of an immediate public vote to rescind the OCR agreement.
The board member pushing for an agenda vote said the matter has been pending for months and that the board should record a clear public yes‑or‑no position. Other members said they were not prepared to vote without more legal clarity,…
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