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Students urge civil‑rights dialogue; parents seek review after children excluded over immunization status
Summary
Two student speakers described a newly formed student civil‑rights group seeking dialogue with district leaders to lower political tensions and protect students; separate parents told the board their children were excluded from district schools in January for immunization status despite an approved medical exemption and asked for remedies.
NISKAYUNA, N.Y. — Public comment at the Niskayuna Board of Education’s Feb. 25 meeting included students asking for dialogue on civil‑rights concerns and a parent couple who said their children were excluded from district schools because of immunization status despite an approved medical exemption.
Student speakers: Sean Calhoun and a peer described a recently formed student group called the Institute for Civil Rights (as identified in public comment) and asked for open dialogue with the board and district officials. Sean said the student group’s aim is to ensure all students are "represented, equally and heard" and to "lower…
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