PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - The school board in Maine’s largest city is holding a public hearing on proposed resolutions about speech rights and support for the district’s Muslim students.
One of the resolutions affirms Portland district employees’ free speech rights, while another condemns hate speech and expresses support for the Muslim students. A third resolution affirms the district’s commitment to making public schools “a safe haven for students and families.”
The public hearing is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Tuesday. The school board is also scheduled to vote on the resolutions on Tuesday.
Board member Jenna Vendil proposed the resolutions in the wake of a January attack on students that police have described as a racially motivated hate crime.
The district has 6,800 students and is the largest and most diverse in the state.
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