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Chatham parents urge retention of ISL program as board cites compliance and liability concerns
Summary
Parents, students and others asked the School District of the Chathams Board of Education to keep the Individual Student Learning (ISL) exemption for physical education. Board members and administration said compliance and supervision by non-employees are the main concerns and the curriculum committee will continue discussions.
Parents, students and community members urged the School District of the Chathams Board of Education to retain the district’s Individual Student Learning (ISL) exemption that allows some students to substitute a study hall for physical education while participating in outside athletic or demanding extracurricular programs.
During two public-comment periods, multiple speakers said ISL enables students with heavy external commitments — such as dance or travel athletics — to balance academics and outside training without losing classes. Stephanie Lazarus, a parent of seventh- and ninth-grade…
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