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Parents and community speakers raise safety, retaliation and charter colocation concerns at Palm Beach school board meeting
Summary
Multiple public speakers at the Feb. 24 meeting urged accountability for African American students, described an alleged retaliatory response to a safety report, thanked staff for a bus-stop fix, and warned about charter 'colocation' under Florida's Schools of Hope law.
At the Feb. 24 Palm Beach County School Board meeting, several non-agenda public speakers addressed safety, equity and charter-school colocations.
Carl Mohammed urged the board to pursue accountability for African American student outcomes, referenced Florida statute 1003.428 and said he will present an accountability study from 2023 at a future meeting. Mohammed said local organizations and faith leaders have not engaged sufficiently in this work and urged stronger attention to the district’s Black students.
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