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Board asks policy committee to draft J-1 foreign-exchange policy after AFS presentation
Summary
AFS volunteers briefed the school board on J-1 exchange rules and recommended an explicit, publicly accessible policy; the board authorized the policy committee to draft and return a proposed policy for future action.
Volunteers from AFS (American Field Service) described the J-1 cultural exchange program to the Franklin County School Board and asked the district to adopt a clear, publicly available policy to guide host placements.
Mary Songster Alpin and James Alpin explained J-1 program basics: exchanges are for high-school-aged students on nonimmigrant J-1 visas; sponsors must be designated…
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