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Marysville superintendent proposes Army JROTC elective; board to consider course addendum
Summary
Superintendent Howard proposed establishing a U.S. Army JROTC chapter serving both high-school campuses; the Army would provide curriculum, uniforms and reimburse about 50% of an instructor's salary, and the program requires minimum enrollment of 10% of the combined high-school population to charter.
Superintendent Doctor Howard presented a proposal on Jan. 15 to introduce a U.S. Army Junior Reserve Officers'Training Corps (JROTC) program as a for-credit elective across Marysville's two high-school campuses.
Howard said JROTC focuses on citizenship, leadership, personal responsibility and community service and is not a military-recruitment program. "There is no obligation whatsoever with that regard," Howard said, adding the program includes classroom instruction, physical fitness, drill and team activities and that uniforms and curriculum are provided by the…
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