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Mineola board removes BYOG from goals amid investigation, public calls for superintendent to step aside
Summary
The Mineola Union Free School District Board of Education on Oct. 30 voted to remove the district goal to implement Build Your Own Grade (BYOG) for eighth grade and confirmed an outside investigation into the project after parents, students and staff raised legal and instructional concerns.
The Mineola Union Free School District Board of Education on Oct. 30 voted to remove the district goal to implement Build Your Own Grade (BYOG) in eighth‑grade core subjects after weeks of community concern and the opening of an independent investigation.
Board President Cheryl Ann Posona told the meeting the board had "ended the use of the BYOG platform" as soon as it became aware of issues and that interviews in the outside law firm’s investigation began the day before the meeting and were expected to continue through Thanksgiving. The board said the law firm was chosen by board counsel for its experience in school‑law investigations and to avoid perceived conflicts of interest.
Why it matters: Parents, students and several teachers said the BYOG rollout disrupted instruction and may have exposed student information to an external developer without a properly executed data‑privacy agreement. That prompted vocal…
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