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Board members raise concerns about recent bills, OSPI enforcement and a paused land sale
Summary
Directors reported on several education bills and a pause on state land sales that could delay proceeds the district had expected; trustees and a citizen testified about proposed changes to the 'parents' bill of rights' and OSPI enforcement authority.
At Monday’s Battle Ground School District meeting, trustees discussed several pieces of state legislation and an apparent pause on state land sales that could affect expected revenue.
Director Terry Tate, reporting from the legislative session, said there are four numbered proposals tied to the recently enacted “parents’ bill of rights” (referred to in the meeting by bill numbers 51-81, 51-80, 51-23 and 51-79). Tate said one measure he testified on—51-79—would expand the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction’s (OSPI) role by allowing citizen complaints to…
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