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Parents and community clash over student-led Newington High assembly; board seeks attendance clarification
Summary
Parents and residents offered opposing views on a student-organized, on-campus peaceful assembly at Newington High School, with some praising student civic engagement and others saying the event should not have occurred during school hours and questioning whether absences were excused under district policy.
At the Feb. 9 meeting of the Newington Board of Education, several residents addressed the board about a recent student-organized peaceful assembly at Newington High School, with sharply different views on whether the district appropriately managed the event.
"This event was student organized. It was their idea," said Jennifer Rodriguez, a parent, who told the board the walkout was voluntary, supervised and aimed to give students a safe space to show solidarity. Rodriguez said administrators ensured safety and that "teachers remained in their classrooms," and added…
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