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Public commenters and board debate causes of declining enrollment and proposed education savings accounts
Summary
Speakers at the Rapid City Area School District 51-4 board meeting urged the board to address falling enrollment. A parent group leader blamed "woke" curricula; teachers and several board members said causes are more complex and urged accountability and outreach.
Florence Thompson, president of South Dakota Parents Involved in Education and a retired school psychologist, told the Rapid City Area School District 51-4 school board that declining enrollment stems from what she described as "woke" curriculum and called on the board to prioritize a "common sense, middle-of-the-road" superintendent and to remove what she termed indoctrination from classrooms.
Thompson said families are taking children out of public schools and that the district should offer an education focused on basics to attract students back. "If you want to have students coming back to your school district, you need to offer them an education and get…
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