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Kennewick board hears public concerns, approves consent items and moves to executive session
Summary
Public commenters urged the board to reaffirm core values for transgender students, pressed the district to address an undeveloped lot that generates tumbleweeds, asked the district to consider waivers for parents charged admission to sporting events, and a student spoke in support of Michael Valentine. The board approved consent items by unanimous roll call and entered executive session under RCW 42 31 10.
At its regular meeting the Kennewick School District Board of Directors heard a sequence of public comments on community concerns, approved its consent agenda by roll-call vote and then paused for an executive session.
Public commenters opened the session. Chuck Henninger urged the board and superintendent to publicly repudiate recent statements by board vice president Valentine (reported in the Tri-City Herald), saying those statements made transgender students feel "attacked" and asked the board to reaffirm…
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