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Board adopts opt‑in for fourth‑grade human growth instruction for remainder of school year
Summary
After debate about timing and process, the Somerset School Board voted 4–3 to change fourth‑grade human growth and development instruction to an opt‑in model for the remainder of the 2025–26 school year and tasked administration to implement the change promptly.
The Somerset School Board voted 4–3 on May 4 to require parental opt‑in for fourth‑grade human growth and development instruction for the remainder of the 2025–26 school year.
Administration had recommended moving that instruction to fourth grade, describing the content as focused on physical body changes, biological maturation and…
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