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Forest Grove board approves IGA to place up to 30 K–8 students in Hillsborough online academy amid immigration-enforcement absences
Summary
The Forest Grove School Board on Nov. 18 approved an intergovernmental agreement with Hillsborough School District to enroll up to 30 K–8 students in Hillsborough's online academy for the 2025–26 year, with an estimated cost between $105,400 and $350,000 and funding prorated through ADMW at a 90% rate.
The Forest Grove School Board voted Nov. 18 to approve an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with Hillsborough School District to place up to 30 K–8 students in Hillsborough’s online academy for the 2025–26 school year.
Superintendent Suzanne West told the board the district sought the arrangement after “the increase in immigration enforcement in Western Washington County has caused a great deal of fear in our immigrant community,” and “many students are not attending school at this time.” West said the IGA is…
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