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Student survey leads Brentwood board to opt for single unified graduation ceremony
Summary
A student liaison reported that roughly 71% of student respondents favor a single graduation ceremony; the board cited venue constraints and approved holding one ceremony with two tickets per student and livestreaming options, following an expanded survey of roughly 570 students.
Student voice shaped the Brentwood Union Free School District's decision about graduation format on March 5. Student liaison Jaylene Guevara told the Board of Education that an in-district survey of students showed ‘‘approximately 71%’’ of respondents favored a single, unified graduation ceremony.
Guevara described attending the Long Island Regional Student Forum and said students and parents were surveyed about whether…
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