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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.
School Board
Twelve Pittsburgh Public Schools are set to close as the district reorganizes grade levels. On May 27, the board approved the plan 6-2, with one abstention. Before the vote, most of the 91 people who signed up to speak opposed it, and many cited a lack of communication. The board president said nothing will change until after the 2026-27 school year.
School Board
Since 2009, Pittsburgh Public Schools has let parents excuse children from lessons that conflict with religious beliefs. In April, the board voted 6-2 to add sincerely held moral beliefs. Requests now need a specific written reason, and families get at least three weeks' notice of possibly controversial lessons. But a director who voted no worried the notice rule could burden teachers.