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Green Bay school board approves job-description edits after federal OCR letter despite strong objections
Summary
The Green Bay Area Public School District board voted 4–3 to approve changes to several staff job descriptions after an OCR letter warned districts to comply within 14 days; board members said the move was necessary to avoid risking roughly $40 million in federal aid, though several cast reluctant no votes on principle.
The Green Bay Area Public School District Board of Education voted to approve revisions to multiple job descriptions after the U.S. Department of EducationOffice for Civil Rights (OCR) sent a Feb. 14, 2025, letter giving districts 14 days to comply.
David Johns, speaking on behalf of Superintendent Vicki Beyer, told the board the district did not take the request lightly and warned that failure to comply could put at risk approximately $40,000,000 in federal funds that support free and reduced-price meals and staff for high-poverty schools. "From that time, districts had 14 days to comply, which is why the Board of Education is being asked to approve changes to several job descriptions," Johns said.
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