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Board reviews policy 239 on foreign exchange students; administration recommends ending full‑year placements
Summary
District administrators recommended removing the policy that allows full‑year foreign exchange students, citing demographic change and resource pressure; if the district retains a policy, administrators suggested limiting placements to F‑1 visa students, East and West high schools, and two students per school.
Superintendent Dr. O'Donnell and Dr. Reed presented a review of Policy 239, the district’s foreign exchange‑student policy, following a board request. The administration said recent years have seen only a handful of full‑year foreign exchange placements and that most short‑term exchange programs remain reciprocal and brief.
Dr. O'Donnell said the district had one F‑1 visa student last year and otherwise has accepted J‑1 students, who come through organizations and do not pay tuition.…
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