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Parents and counselors urge district to keep Planned Parenthood partnerships and expand middle-school sexual health instruction

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Two district staff members told the board that Planned Parenthood supports student wellness work and urged the district to maintain and expand partnerships and sexual health education beyond a single sixth-grade lesson.

Two public commenters — a social worker and a school counselor — urged the Schenectady City School District to continue partnerships with Planned Parenthood and to strengthen sexual-health education at middle schools.

"Planned Parenthood has done some good work for us," said Ebony Belmar, who identified herself as a social worker with 26 years in the district. Belmar described…

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