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Parents and volunteers urge district to keep elementary science labs and makerspace after staffing changes
Summary
Multiple parents, volunteers and teachers told the board they had not been adequately informed about curriculum changes that remove pull‑out science labs and dedicated elementary science teachers and urged the district to preserve hands‑on science instruction.
Several parents, volunteers and teachers asked the Beverly Hills Unified School District Board June 10 to preserve hands‑on elementary science instruction after they learned the district will change how science is delivered in elementary grades.
Nadine Debbie, who identified herself as connected to the elementary science and STEM community, told the board she learned within the prior two weeks that the district planned to end pull‑out science labs and eliminate a dedicated elementary science teacher at the district’s elementary schools. "The community deserves better communication about significant…
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