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Burlington committee approves student‑survey rules; YRBS, nonacademic policies cleared as opt‑out
Summary
The Burlington School Committee on Sept. 9 approved two survey policies — a noneducational student‑survey policy and the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) policy — and set procedures for giving parents access and choosing opt‑in or opt‑out at the individual survey level; votes were recorded with one abstention on each YRBS/nonacademic motion.
The Burlington School Committee voted Sept. 9 to approve two policies that govern student surveys, including the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), with the committee directing that parents be given access to each survey and that the committee decide opt‑in or opt‑out status at the survey level.
The two policies — a district noneducational student survey policy and the YRBS policy — were presented by administration staff who described them as complying with consultant recommendations and relevant law. Darren Klein, representing legal counsel, said the draft “took the recommendations of the consultant you…
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