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Residents urge curriculum review on technology and call for continued action after antisemitic incidents

Weston Board of Education · November 18, 2025
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Summary

During public comment, residents urged the board to reconsider the role of technology in classrooms and to continue curricular and staff supports following several antisemitic incidents. Parents requested opt‑out options for devices, more teacher training, and sustained attention to Jewish identity in curriculum reviews.

Several members of the Weston public used the board's public comment period to press for policy and curriculum changes.

Michael (Chad) Hepner told the board that digital safety and the role of devices, AI and curriculum are "central educational issues of our age," and urged the district to consider low‑tech classroom options that parents could choose. Reading from an op‑ed he cited, he asked…

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