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Public commenters press board on special education funding, and on federal executive orders affecting DEI; board asks administration to respond
Summary
Two public commenters urged the Wilson County Board of Education to address special education staffing and programs and raised questions about implementing recently cited federal executive orders on diversity and gender policies; the board directed administration to respond.
At the March 17 Wilson County Board of Education meeting, two members of the public addressed the board: a longtime teacher urged full staffing and funding for special education services, and a speaker citing federal executive orders asked whether Wilson County Schools would implement those orders affecting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), critical race theory (CRT), social-emotional learning (SEL) and gender-related policies.
Travis Driver, who identified himself as a Wilson County resident and a teacher with 15 years’ experience, described multiple classroom and system-level needs for special…
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