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Hemingford board authorizes UNMC PhD candidate to study peer-to-peer recognition of internalizing behavior
Summary
The board unanimously granted permission to Kristine Benda, a PhD candidate at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, to carry out a voluntary study on peer-to-peer recognition of internalizing behavior, contingent on parent and student agreement.
The Hemingford Public Schools Board of Education voted Oct. 13 to allow Kristine Benda, PhD Candidate at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, to conduct a study of peer-to-peer recognition of internalizing behavior within district schools.
The motion, moved by board member Brett Cullan and seconded by Board President Justin Ansley, passed on a 5-0 roll call with Rick Horstman absent. The minutes record the study as conditional on voluntary participation and cooperation "as agreed to by parents and students." No additional details on the study protocol, timeline or data protections were recorded in the minutes.
Superintendent Dr. Travis Miller and district staff were listed among administrators providing reports at the meeting; the minutes direct the Superintendent's Office to coordinate logistics with the candidate as needed. The board did not record public comment on the matter in the minutes.
The board did not place any restrictions beyond the voluntary and consent-based language recorded in the motion; the next steps noted in the minutes include Superintendent-level coordination with the researcher.
