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Staff recommends removing affirmative-action language from district plan to preserve state and federal funding
Summary
District staff presented proposed revisions to the affirmative action plan and legal context, recommending removal of language that could be read as using protected characteristics in hiring or promotion; staff cited recent federal guidance, executive orders, state law and House File 856 as reasons to amend the plan and said the final plan will return for board approval.
District staff recommended revising the Urbandale Community School District's affirmative action plan to remove any wording that could be interpreted as allowing use of protected characteristics in employment decisions, citing recent federal and state developments and the potential risk to state and federal funding.
A staff presenter summarized historical and recent legal context for school affirmative-action plans, including past federal executive orders, recent Supreme Court rulings affecting race-based…
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