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Radnor administrators defend Liberty University practicum agreement after parent concerns

Radnor Township School District Curriculum Committee · October 21, 2025
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A curriculum committee member relayed parent worries about partnering with Liberty University; administrators said the district expects hires to refrain from proselytizing and described the contract as a separate pre-student-teaching practicum agreement, not a student-teacher placement.

Radnor Township School District administrators told the curriculum committee they are comfortable moving forward with a practicum agreement with Liberty University after a board member relayed parents’ concerns about the institution’s religious mission.

The item under review is a distinct affiliation agreement for a pre–student-teaching practicum placement, Mr. Bechtel said, separate from the student-teacher agreement the board approved earlier this year. He described the practicum as a…

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