Clarke County school board approves high school and middle school FLE curriculum; elementary vote deferred

The Clarke County Public Schools Board approved the family life education (FLE) curriculum for the district's high school and middle school while deferring a decision on the elementary portion to its next meeting. The board voted on "Mister Wilson's motion as amended by Mister Seif" to adopt the high school and middle school materials and to schedule the elementary portion for a future vote.

Board members discussed next steps for the elementary curriculum before the vote. Speaker 3 asked what work the FLE committee should undertake; Speaker 2 proposed that some board representatives volunteer to meet with elementary principals to review the curriculum and clarify which staff would teach it. Speaker 3 agreed to participate in that follow-up; the board did not specify additional details or a timeline beyond committing to a vote at the next meeting.

During the roll call-style audible vote that followed the motion, multiple members responded "Aye" and one member stated "No." The transcript does not show a formal roll-call list of names; the motion was announced as passing. The board did not record the specific text of the amendment in the transcript excerpt; the motion as announced combined approval of the high school and middle school materials with a stipulation to defer the elementary decision.

The decision means the district will implement the adopted high school and middle school FLE curriculum and continue work on the elementary materials, including an internal review with school principals and board volunteers before a final board vote.

Next steps: volunteers from the board and members of the FLE committee are expected to meet with elementary principals to review content and instructional assignments; the elementary curriculum will return to the board agenda for a vote at the next meeting.