Albuquerque Public Schools

A committee of the Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education Thursday night tabled a controversial policy proposal regarding the rights of parents, including access to student counseling records. Several groups, including teacher and LGBTQ student advocates, had called on the community to speak out against the proposal. KUNM’s Nash Jones has more.

An Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education committee will consider a proposed new policy Thursday regarding parental responsibility in children’s education and access to student records, including those related to accessing counseling. But there’s opposition to the proposal from several groups, including the Albuquerque Teachers Federation and GLSEN New Mexico — an LGBTQ student advocacy organization — due to concern that the policy could harm both students and teachers.

Students returned to classes at Albuquerque Public Schools yesterday/TUES after a ransomware attack prompted officials to shut down for two days last week.

Albuquerque Public Schools announced Tuesday that it will begin rolling out stronger COVID-safe practices district-wide in response to an uptick in cases. This comes as Santa Fe Public Schools begins a week of remote learning in response to its COVID positivity rate.

Albuquerque Public Schools swore in four new members to its board of education yesterday. And as KUNM’s Taylor Velazquez reports, the board is seeing historic shifts – not only with its first all-female board, but also with three new members who could push the board in a new direction.

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