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Middle‑school student urges changes to elective selection; board pledges review
Summary
Eighth grader Aiden Torres told the Ocean View School District board that auditioned electives and fees leave many students without fair access; the board thanked him, committed to gather data and directed staff to return with information.
An eighth grader asked the Ocean View School District Board of Trustees on Sept. 9 to review how students are placed into electives, arguing the current system disadvantages children without private lessons or money for program fees.
"Not all families can afford that," said Aiden Torres, a Marine View eighth grader, describing auditioned electives that he said favor students who have outside-training and listing electives that carry extra costs. Torres asked the district to "limit repeats in electives that…
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