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Public commenters urge equity, protections for immigrant families and stronger supports for students with disabilities
Summary
During public comment at the Calvert County Board of Education meeting, speakers urged the board to use an equity lens in budget and policy decisions, requested explicit attention to students with disabilities in the superintendent's materials and asked the board to publicly reaffirm schools as safe places for immigrant families.
Public commenters at the Calvert County Board of Education meeting raised several policy and budget concerns, urging the board to prioritize equity and protections for immigrant families while ensuring that students with disabilities are not sidelined as the district prepares its FY26 budget.
Tracy Maguire asked the board to apply an equity lens to budget and superintendent-evaluation decisions and referenced a district policy number as a prompt to ensure compliance. "I encourage you to apply the equity lens to ensure your decisions do not contravene state law," Maguire said, and she specifically asked the board to consider the fiscal impact of district language asking Calvert County Public Schools to "make every effort possible" to meet the CDC-recommended 60 minutes per day of physical activity for students.
Shelly Baden, who…
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