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Board reports closed‑session approvals: PE and graduation waivers, special‑education settlements
Summary
In open session the board read out actions taken in closed session: approval of physical education waivers numbered 649–720 for 2025–26, graduation waivers for cases 70–79, and unanimous settlement agreements resolving three special‑education disputes.
The Escondido Union High School District Board of Education read several actions taken in closed session during its April 21 meeting, including routine waivers and settlement agreements.
The clerk reported that "on the motion of Board member Weller, seconded by Board member Knight, the Board of Education voted to approve physical education waivers number 649 through 720 for the 2025–26 school year on a roll call vote as follows." Dr. Casas addressed the public to explain state and district rules: the state requires four years of PE but waivers may be granted after two years and students must be at least 16 and meet specified academic criteria.
The board also voted to approve graduation waivers for cases numbered 70 through 79 for the 2025–26 school year, and the clerk read that the board had also "voted unanimously to approve a settlement agreement to resolve the special education allegations" in three separate cases, each reported as a unanimous vote. Trustees said these readouts are routine monthly procedures and shared brief explanations for the public.
