Board discusses proposed health standards

Superintendet Dale Martin presented board members with information about health education standards proposed by the state board of education.

Martin said, “I guess in my mind, this is a draft form and keep that in mind. They took input on the draft and now going back to committees. They’ll

rewrite those and maybe several rewrites.”

The superintendent said the proposed standards drew public input about standards being “too graphic ... and some things that parents should take care of and not the school.”

If the proposed standards are approved by the state board of education, the local board woul...