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Public commenters press Henderson County board on religion, book policy and transgender student issues
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Public commenters at the Nov. 10 Henderson County school board meeting pressed the district on religious speech by board members, book content and transgender student issues.
HENDERSON COUNTY, N.C. — A broad swath of public commenters used the Henderson County Board of Public Education’s Nov. 10 public‑comment period to press the board on religion in official meetings, objectionable book content and policies related to transgender students.
Paul Wieschelbaum, speaking for public‑school advocates, urged the board to publicly address a state funding decision he said reallocated sewer replacement money away from a project that served Edneyville Elementary and asked that legislators meet with the school board to answer questions.
A sequence of speakers debated whether board…
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