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Derby board debate over HMH social studies curriculum draws teachers, parents to meeting
Summary
Board discussion and public comments Tuesday focused on the board’s recent vote to reject a proposed HMH high-school social studies curriculum. Teachers, parents and community members urged the board to reconsider and criticized the process and its effect on teacher morale.
Board members and community speakers spent a large portion of the Jan. 13 Derby Board of Education meeting addressing the board’s recent decision to reject a recommended HMH high school social studies curriculum and the tone of debate that followed.
Board member Mark moved to place the HMH curriculum back on the agenda for action, saying the packet of clarifying material he had prepared showed errors in the critique made at the prior meeting; later in the meeting he withdrew the motion. "I move to add the HMH curriculum adoption to this evening's agenda for action once again," he said during his report, then later told the board his motion was “useless” after discussion.
Why it matters: teachers who piloted the texts and many parents said the rejection communicated distrust of educators and deprived students of materials they…
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