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Board declines to amend student-group policy after public appeals to allow outside students in theater
Summary
Public speakers urged Milan Area Schools to allow charter and consortium students to participate in high school theater; the board’s learning-environment committee recommended not changing Policy 5840 and the full board agreed, citing equity, insurance and precedent concerns.
The Milan Area Schools Board of Education heard about a dozen public comments Jan. 14 urging the district to allow students who attend nearby charter or consortium schools to participate in Milan High School extracurriculars — specifically the theater program — but the board decided not to amend Policy 5840, the district’s student-group eligibility policy.
Why it matters: The decision preserves the existing rule that school-sponsored student organizations must be composed of current district students and raises questions about alternative approaches by community groups or facility-sharing arrangements.
What the public said - Cheyenne Fralick, a Milan High School senior and theater participant, told the board the department has…
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