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Parents urge transparency after middle-school climate survey; district says PBIS tool is optional
Summary
Parents told the board the Foothill Middle School climate survey included sensitive demographic questions and lacked clear prior notice; district staff said the PBIS climate survey is voluntary, anonymous and uses a sample parent letter that the district may edit.
Parents and community members told the Marysville Joint Unified board on May 13 that a recently administered Foothill Middle School climate survey lacked adequate notice and contained questions some parents found inappropriate.
Jamie (identified only by first name at the meeting) said the survey was distributed without her receiving the opt-out letter and that some students said they were pressured to take the anonymous survey. "This survey was completely inappropriate on some of the questions they asked," Jamie said, asking the board to clarify who approved the questions and whether…
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