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Committee updates exemption-from-instruction policy to reflect Supreme Court ruling
Summary
The committee reviewed revisions to policy 6144.1 clarifying how parents can request excusal from instruction; the update incorporates consideration of requests that fall outside the five statutorily mandated excusable topics in light of the U.S. Supreme Court decision Mahmoud v. Taylor and adds a process for parents to request a meeting with school administration.
The Wallingford Public Schools Instructional Committee on March 16 reviewed proposed changes to instructional policy 6144.1 addressing exemptions from specified areas of instruction. Mrs. Latorre, Committee member, told the committee that state law still requires boards to permit curricular exemptions in…
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