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The board voted 5-4 to end Mailhot's contract at the end of the school year.
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The board voted 5-4 to end Mailhot's contract at the end of the school year.
Several members suggested reconsidering a plan to replenish operating reserves, which has driven proposed cuts to staff salaries and benefits next year.
Students, parents, retired teachers and working professionals made up the scores of speakers who defended Grand Forks Public Schools' music, German and computer science programs.
According to the district, the cost of the committee’s work was $10,828.32.
Policy was rescinded to comply with new law stating schools may not “withhold or conceal information about a student's transgender status from the student's parent or legal guardian.”