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Parent urges board to revise memorial policy after son excluded from remembrance garden
5069917 · June 24, 2025
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Summary
A parent told the board that district policy 702.1 excludes permanent memorials for people who died by suicide; the parent asked the board to change the policy to be inclusive; the board said it is reviewing the policy.
Karen Steidel, a Jersey Shore resident and parent, addressed the board during public comment on June 23 to ask that the district change Board Policy 702.1. She said her son, a member of the Class of 2024 who died in May 2024, was not allowed to be included in a planned remembrance garden dedication because policy language excludes permanent…
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