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Somerset board debates DEI and social-emotional learning language in strategic plan; no policy change
Summary
Board members asked administrators for clearer details on what programs, funding and action steps exist for strategic-plan goals on diversity/equity/inclusion and social-emotional learning; a motion to remove 'diversity, equity and inclusion' from the plan failed for lack of a second.
Somerset School Board members spent a substantial portion of the meeting debating language in the district's strategic plan that references diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (goal 1.4) and social-emotional learning, character development and mental health (goal 1.3). No formal policy change was adopted.
Board members expressed differing views about the wording. Some said they want the district to remain competitive and to ensure every student has equitable opportunity; others said the specific…
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