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East Haven board approves wildlife management and feeding guidelines with minor edit
Summary
The school board approved optional Policy 3517.4 (Wildlife Management and Feeding Guidelines) after striking a clause to allow licensed professionals to perform wildlife rehabilitation without an absolute prohibition on feeding on school grounds.
The East Haven Board of Education approved Policy 3517.4, Wildlife Management and Feeding Guidelines, adopting the optional policy with a targeted edit to its rehabilitation exemption.
Board members and staff discussed recurring instances of ducks and other animals returning to school courtyards because people feed them. A district staff member explained that feeding attracts wildlife and may leave hatchlings trapped in courtyards; staff…
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