![]() A spokesperson for the district said that out of 22 public comments on Monday, it came to 11 in support of the updated curriculum and 11 against. The Warren board meeting drew public comments that varied in perspective - from some unsupportive of the new state standards, other individuals who supported it - and another who said they were “neutral” but had some questions about what was new and what was already being taught in health class, particularly for middle schoolers. “I - just as legal counsel pointed out - want to make clear that the board has directed the administration to be out of compliance with state law, whatever the ramifications might be to the board.” “We will continue with the existing curriculum,” Warren Township Schools' Superintendent said after Monday's board vote fell short. ![]() The action on May 17 followed more than a dozen local residents urging such a rejection during the same meeting. Three months earlier, the Garwood Board of Education passed a resolution in favor of rejecting the state's updated education standards, as they apply to health and sex ed for next school year. “If it does not pass, I think there is a follow-up question of now what,” Board of Education President David Brezee said, moments before the board voted 4 to 4, rejecting new health and physical education curriculum that had been put together over the summer.įollowing the vote, one board member then asked, “Do we take that back to the curriculum committee,” to which another member said “ To do what? You just shot it down.”
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