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Board splits 3–3 on request to admit late-arriving foreign exchange student; motion to suspend policy fails
Summary
Board members debated an exception to policy 5007 after a host family sought admission for a late-arriving foreign exchange student; the motion to suspend the deadline failed 3–3 amid concerns about precedent and fairness to option students.
NORFOLK, Neb. — Norfolk Public Schools’ board on Sept. 8 considered but did not approve a request to suspend board policy 5007 to allow a late-arriving foreign exchange student to enroll.
A host parent, Erin, told the board the student had arrived in the United States after a prolonged application process and had paid the exchange program about $27,000. She said the student, who is 18 and had completed a year 13 program in his home country, arrived suddenly and would like to attend Norfolk High School. “We want to give him the best American…
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