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Students propose requiring at least one student board member in every district
Summary
Students urged amending Education Code section 35012 to mandate at least one student board member per unified and high school district, expanding training and motion rights while preserving preferential vote status.
A panel of students told the joint Senate and Assembly Education Committees that district funding decisions routinely exclude student perspectives and proposed a statutory change to guarantee student representation on every school board.
Justin Echolm, a freshman at Santa Susana High School, outlined a proposal to amend Education Code section 35012 to require at least one student board member per unified and high‑school district and to expand…
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