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Parents, students press district on device use and restroom access; committee presents three finalists for new choice high school name
Summary
Students and parents urged the board to allow freshmen at Camp Tamarack, create inclusive all‑gender restrooms, and curb non‑curricular iPad use; a guardian reported an unapproved record change. The board also heard the naming committee's three finalists for the new choice high school: Central Bend High School, Deschutes High School and Deschutes River High School.
Several students and community members addressed the Bend‑LaPine board Feb. 10 with requests on volunteer access, restroom design, educational technology and student records, and administrators presented three finalist names for the new choice high school.
Student Bella Madden asked the board to permit freshmen to volunteer as Camp Tamarack counselors, describing the program as a leadership opportunity that helps students build communication and time‑management skills.
Jude Welton, a senior at Bend High, urged the district to provide multi‑stall all‑gender restrooms rather than relying mainly on single‑stall family restrooms, saying separate facilities can unintentionally single out transgender and…
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