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Parents ask for more time to review revised parental‑involvement policy at Norfolk Public Schools hearing
Summary
At a public hearing on the district’s revised parental‑involvement policy, residents asked the board to delay final action to allow wider review; the administration said the hearing is an annual requirement and the policy will be revisited next summer.
NORFOLK, Neb. — At the Norfolk Public Schools Board of Education’s public hearing on the district’s parent‑involvement policy, several residents asked that the board delay action so more parents could review proposed changes tied to recent legislative updates.
Dr. Jamie Jo Thompson, superintendent, opened the hearing and described the required elements of the policy, saying it “contains all requirements of the statute, including how the school district will provide access to parents concerning textbooks, tests, and other curriculum materials” and that the policy on the agenda had been revised to reflect new statutory language.
Jan Haberman, who…
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