Kern High School District to hear petition to add student board member

Kern High School District to hear petition to add student board member

This week the Kern High School District will talk about adding a new board member in the form of a student.

ADDING A NEW BOARD MEMBER..

INTHE FORM OF A STUDENT.A CALIFORNIA BILL FROM 20-17ALLOWS THE CHANCE TO ADD ASTUDENT TO ANY SCHOOL BOARD.FIRST A PETITION WITH FIVE-HUNDRED STUDENSIGNATURES IS NEEDED TO BEGINTHE PROCESS.

AT THE SCHOOL BOARDMEETING -- THREE DIFFERENTMODELS WILL BEPRESENTED TO DECIDE HOW ASTUDENT SHOULD BE SELECTED TOSERVE ON THE BOARD."WE WANT A STUDENT WHO SERVES ASALIAISON BETWEEN STUDENTS AND THEBOARD SO THE BOARD KNOWS THEISSUESSTUDENTS ARE FACING AND WHAT OURPROBLEMS ARE AND HOW WE CAN FIXTHEM.

JUST BEING THATCONNECTION."ACCORDING TO PALMER -- AFTER ANELECTION PROCESS -- THESTUDENT WOULD BE ON THE BOARD BYNEXT SCHOOL YEAR.THE STUDENT WOULD BE CONSIDEREDA FULL MEMBER ANDWILL HAVE WHAT'S KNOWN ASPREFERENTIAL VOTING RIGHTS.THAT MEANS THE STUDENT WILL BEABLE TO VOTE -- EVEN THOUGH ITWILL NOT COUNT TOWARDS THE FINALCOUNT.THE KERN HIGH SCHOOL DISTR