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Public commenters press board on pronouns and paraprofessional shortages
Summary
Two public commenters addressed the board: one argued requiring pronoun responses in classroom activities amounts to compelled speech; another described her medically fragile daughter's injury and urged more trained paraprofessionals and better IEP notification when staffing is reduced.
Several community members used the public comment period to raise concerns about student rights and staffing.
Eric Udin told the board he came “to talk about speech, compelled speech and beliefs and freedoms,” saying activities that display a student’s name and pronoun improperly pressure children to answer and can harm those who…
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