Curriculum changes set in motion by public
Helena IR By ALANA LISTOE A concern voiced by opponents of the proposed Helena School District health enhancement curriculum is that not enough nondistrict employees were members of the committee that met for two years to develop the 62-page draft document. But that’s not changing the process already set in motion, and Superintendent Bruce Messinger told school board members and the 100 people who attended a meeting Tuesday night that he’ll work to make changes to the proposed health curriculum. The document generated strong community reaction mostly centered on the human sexuality portion, and Messinger said that’s where the majority of the changes will be made. “This is how the process works with curriculum,” board chair Michael O’Neil said. “We’ve received vibrant community conversations, and at this stage we are trying to incorporate the work of the committee … Bruce is trying to synthesize.” Read the entire article |
