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Yuma Union board questions tracking, safety after student walkout; parents and public press for new policy
Summary
Board members pressed district staff for attendance numbers, safety procedures and consequences after mass student walkouts; staff described period-by-period attendance tracking, ParentSquare notifications and progressive interventions while public commenters urged staff accountability and a formal policy for mass protests.
YUMA, Ariz. — Board members at the Yuma Union High School District on Feb. 12 pressed administrators for detail about how the district tracked and responded after a recent student walkout, while members of the public urged the board to adopt stronger staff-accountability rules and a formal policy for mass campus protests.
During an extended informational discussion on attendance, district staff and guests — including Chris Reese, identified as a dropout-prevention specialist at Somerton/Summerton High School, and Itzel Rodriguez, an assistant principal at Cibola — described how attendance is recorded and intervened upon. Teachers are expected to take attendance within the first 10 minutes of class; students who arrive after the final bell check in with an attendance clerk using an iPad that syncs with the Synergy student-information system and receive a late pass. ParentSquare messages alert families when…
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