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Wide public comment session pits DEI supporters against critics amid board tensions
Summary
Fifteen public speakers urged the Duval County School Board either to remove or defend diversity, equity and inclusion language and criticized or defended recent board members’ actions; speakers also urged withdrawal from the Council of Great City Schools and raised safety and transparency concerns.
During the board’s allotted public comment period on June 3, 15 speakers delivered three minutes each on a range of topics that coalesced around two central disputes: proposed changes to district policy language on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and concerns about district transparency and affiliations.
Speakers who identified with or supported Moms for Liberty and other conservative parent groups urged withdrawal from the Council of Great City Schools and called for greater fiscal restraint. Natalie Dreyer, who said she spoke on behalf of Moms for Liberty Duval, asked the district to “consider withdrawing from the Council of Great City…
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