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The American Federation of Teachers is seeking a preliminary injunction that would force the department to resume student loan forgiveness.
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A Facebook post by Supervisor Jim Desmond said the district was pushing a policy allowing men in women’s bathrooms and locker rooms, which was not in the language of the resolution voted on Thursday night.
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