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District discusses creating a guest‑speaker/controversial‑issues policy that would set guidelines

Kiona-Benton City School District Board of Directors · September 22, 2025
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Summary

Superintendent Pete Peterson told the board the district currently lacks a 2331 policy on controversial issues and guest speakers; he presented the option of guidelines rather than prescriptions and used a classroom example to illustrate how policy might apply.

Superintendent Pete Peterson told the board the district does not currently have a 2331 policy governing controversial issues and guest speakers and said the intent would be to set guidelines rather than to dictate classroom content. He used an example from a CWP class to show how the policy could be applied and asked the board how they would like to proceed.

"Mr. Peterson shared that the district does not have this policy currently. Mr. Peterson shared that the district wouldn't be dictating but setting guidelines," the minutes state. The board did not adopt a policy at the meeting but asked for direction on the preferred path forward; no votes or deadlines were recorded.