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Students tout FCCLA wins, residents press for teen-DV education as board rebuts DEI criticism
Summary
Students reported strong results at the state FCCLA conference; two community advocates asked the board to add teen dating and domestic-violence education in middle schools and requested endorsement of a no-cost partnership; a resident called for dismantling DEI programs and the superintendent and board members disputed that account.
Students from John F. Kennedy High School told the board that JFK chapters earned 39 gold, 6 silver and 6 bronze medals at the New Jersey FCCLA state leadership conference, and said 12 students qualified to attend the national conference in July.
"JFK received 39 gold medals, 6 silver medals, and 6 bronze medals," a student representative told the board, which responded with praise and thanks.
During public comment, Dwight Glenn, a member of the Woodbridge Domestic Response Team, described interviews with adolescents and urged…
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