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Monroe County Board adopts student-representative policy to meet state deadline
Summary
The Monroe County Board of Education voted to adopt a policy authorizing student representatives after debating whether to consider the item on an emergency basis to meet a July 1 state deadline. The policy allows — but does not require — the board to appoint student representatives; details on implementation will be decided later.
The Monroe County Board of Education voted to adopt a policy authorizing student representatives after members debated whether to consider and finalize the item at the same meeting to meet a state deadline.
The board discussed a law from the Tennessee Legislature that requires each school system to establish a policy on student board members and to have that policy in place by July 1. Board members and the board attorney said the required policy allows the board to authorize participation by student representatives from its high schools but does not compel the board to…
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