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Bellbrook‑Sugarcreek board approves 2026‑27 courses after debate over valedictorian language
Summary
After a lengthy discussion about whether valedictorian should be decided on a seventh‑semester GPA, the Bellbrook‑Sugarcreek board approved the 2026‑27 courses of study while removing certain handbook language and directing further review of honors criteria.
The Bellbrook‑Sugarcreek Local School District Board of Education on Jan. 7 approved the district's 2026‑27 courses of study after a prolonged debate about language that determines valedictorian and salutatorian.
Board members and administrators spent substantial time debating a sentence in the course guide that stated valedictorian and salutatorian would be based on a student's cumulative seventh‑semester weighted GPA. One board member argued that using the seventh‑semester cutoff can disadvantage…
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