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Parent asks Willis ISD to reinstate middle-school tennis and seventh-grade Spanish, citing equity and college-readiness pathways
Summary
During public comment a parent urged the board to reconsider removing middle-school tennis and seventh-grade Spanish I, saying loss of these electives would limit early access to athletics and language credits and create inequities for students without outside access.
At the public comment portion of the Feb. 11 meeting a parent spoke on behalf of their family and requested the board reconsider a recent decision to remove middle-school tennis from PE and to eliminate Spanish I as a seventh-grade elective. The commenter said those programs provided confidence, early exposure to sport and the ability for students to earn second-language credits before high school.
The parent said their son "found…
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