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The public has traditionally had 30 days to review the district's student code of conduct, a board member said. This time, a bid to delay the vote for public comment failed, and the board approved the new code 5-3. Before the vote, the superintendent said the code isn't technically a policy, and a delay could hold up translation.
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Several speakers told the school board the district can't stabilize unless the city addresses why families are leaving. At a June 22 hearing, they urged the board to advocate for family-sized housing. The board doesn't set housing policy, but it's one of three local bodies that set real estate taxes. One speaker objected to any school tax money going to the proposed Downtown TRID.
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The school board's May vote to close up to 12 schools didn't end families' opposition. At a June 22 hearing, speakers faulted the Future Ready plan and the conduct of board members who approved it. Several said a board member laughed at a parent in May. That parent said trust has been broken, noting half the board faces reelection next year.