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Superintendent briefs trustees on Idaho bills affecting schools, from civics requirements to IDLA funding cuts
Summary
Administration summarized Idaho legislation passed this session that affects district operations: civics education and daily flag/pledge/moment‑of‑silence mandates, restrictions on online learning and IDLA funding, teacher certification changes, transgender student notification rules, election‑day school closure rules and a new High Needs Student Fund with an initial $5M appropriation.
The board received an overview of recent Idaho legislation that will affect district operations and school programming. The presenter highlighted several measures:
• Civics requirements and daily observances: New law (effective July 1, 2026) expands required coursework to a full year of American government and a full year of American history for graduation, mandates instruction on foundational documents and certain ideological failures, and requires…
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