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Hernando board signals end to Equal Opportunity Schools partnership; fall surveys already collected
Summary
Board members expressed opposition to the district's work with Equal Opportunity Schools (EOS) and agreed to stop using the vendor going forward; staff said fall surveys are already completed and schools have the data for next-year scheduling.
At the Jan. 28 Hernando County School Board meeting, board members and district staff discussed the district’s use of Equal Opportunity Schools (EOS), with multiple board members urging an end to the partnership and the board chair and members indicating consensus to stop further EOS activity.
A public commenter, Jennifer Cook, urged the board to abolish diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and said an executive order by the president had directed federal agencies to end DEI work. Her remarks prompted extended board…
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