Kennewick School Board Passes Resolution Opposing Legislation to Enhance Diversity and Inclusion in Schools
In their special meeting on Tuesday morning, February 20, the Kennewick School Board passed a resolution in formal opposition to Legislative bills, ESB 5462 and ESHB 2331. These bills require the state Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to revise our educational standards to include the histories, contributions, and perspectives of LGBTQ people and they bar local districts from not using materials related to or including the study of the role and contributions of individuals or groups that are part of a protected class as established in public school nondiscrimination provisions.
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We thank those who voiced their comments on this critical issue at the special meeting that found even school board members scrambling to make an appearance. Board members Galbraith, Valentine, Gledhill, and Miller voted for the resolution.