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Kent School District reviews and advances multiple policy updates, staff to refine consultant language
Summary
At its Feb. meeting the Kent School District Board reviewed updates to bilingual instruction, student press protections, student fees, contracts and staff evaluation; several items were advanced for second reading or approved as second readings.
The Kent School District Board of Directors reviewed several policy updates Tuesday evening and moved some items forward for additional consideration while approving others.
In a policy work session preceding the regular meeting, district staff led by Ms. Holly (Curry) presented updates including Policy 21.10 on transitional bilingual instruction and Policy 32.20 on freedom of expression for student media. Ms. Holly said the district’s policies are ‘more than 20 years old’ in places and need alignment with recent law, including the New Voices Act that protects student journalists from prior restraint except…
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