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Lee County board responds to student walkouts; parents press for real-time notification
Summary
Board members and the superintendent addressed recent student walkouts related to immigration policy, citing Tinker v. Des Moines and promising investigation. Parents and community members demanded earlier notification, clearer supervision, and review of safety procedures.
The Lee County School Board spent a large portion of its Feb. 10 meeting addressing student protests that affected classrooms across the district.
Superintendent Doctor Carlin said about 3,400 students at 14 of the district’s 84 schools — fewer than 4% of the district’s roughly 100,000 students — participated in demonstrations last week. Carlin told the board the district recognizes students’ constitutional rights but must maintain orderly instructional time and discipline students who violate the code of…
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