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Board member questions adding 'ethnicity' to student records policy; staff cite Florida DOE rule
Summary
A school board member objected on principle to adding 'ethnicity' to the district policy on student education records, asking why the data was needed and whether reporting would be voluntary. School attorney and staff said the policy language mirrors Florida Department of Education/state rule and that the field is voluntary/self‑reported.
During consideration of consent item 7.9 (proposed revisions to school board policies on student education records), a board member raised a lengthy principled objection to the inclusion of 'ethnicity' among categories of protected or recorded information.
The board member said the…
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