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Residents urge retention of DEI language, raise hiring-committee and school-safety concerns

Carmel Central School District Board of Education · April 22, 2025
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Summary

Public commenters and trustees discussed proposed changes to district DEI language, hiring-committee selection practices, Bridge-program expansion to grade 6, and safety concerns at George Fisher Middle School; trustees pledged further review and data.

During the meeting's public-comment period residents raised questions about district policy language and hiring practices and asked the board to preserve protective DEI language.

Megan Williams (Lake Carmel) asked how hiring committees are formed, saying she had observed the same community members repeatedly tapped to serve and urged the district to broaden its pool.…

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