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Public asks about pride-flag authority as board members debate a $238,000 K–5 science curriculum from Amplify

Upper Perkiomen School Board · April 12, 2024
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Summary

Public commenters asked the Upper Perkiomen board what legal authority allowed pride flags in classrooms; a board member urged colleagues to review a proposed $238,000 K–5 science curriculum from Amplify and raised concerns about the company's DEIA commitments and ties to the Emerson Collective.

At the April 11 Upper Perkiomen School Board meeting, resident Chris Donatelli asked the board for the legal authority used to permit pride flags in classrooms, saying he could not find supporting language in the school code and that he viewed the action as political. The board president declined back-and-forth during public comment and said the question would be addressed in board comments.

In board comments later in the meeting, a board member raised extended concerns about the district’s proposed K–5 science curriculum from…

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