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