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Lynn subcommittee moves amendment to graduation requirements after state guidance prompts reconsideration of science mandate
Summary
Committee members voted Oct. 30 to forward an amendment to graduation policy IKF that reduces a locally adopted requirement that two of three lab science credits be biology and chemistry, aligning instead with MassCore and DESE competency guidance.
The Lynn Public Schools policy subcommittee on Oct. 30 voted to forward an amendment to graduation policy IKF after administrators said the locally adopted science specification could unintentionally prevent some students from graduating.
Attorney Charlie Gallo reviewed the district—process and said the October 9 version of IKF included an additional rigor requirement that two of three lab‑science years be biology and…
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