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Student and parents urge board to spell out "diversity, equity and inclusion"; student presents school recycling work
Summary
A seventh‑grade student described a new Green Team club and recycling projects; several parents urged the board to stop using the acronym DEI and to refer to the framework by its full name and to be explicit about which elements they oppose.
A seventh‑grade student and several parents used the Hudsonville Board of Education public‑comment period to press the board on environmental initiatives and the school district’s approach to diversity, equity and inclusion.
Tierney Brechting, a seventh grader at Baldwin Street Middle School, told the board she started a Green Team club to “protect the Earth and preserve its resources.” She described recent accomplishments including installation of a paper gator at Baldwin Street Middle School, recycling bins for cans and plastic bottles and a campaign to collect and…
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