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103:. In 2013, the Missouri Supreme Court upheld a law that allowed students attending unaccredited school districts to transfer to other schools. A lawful decision was made that students from the neighboring Normandy School District would be able to attend schools within the Francis Howell School District. This led to Francis Howell district parents voicing concerns against the transfer of students even though they would pay out-of-district tuition. The
131:. In 2023 that new board decided to end the resolution, citing that the majority of the board did not sign it nor vote to adopt it. In December 2023, the board then voted 5-2 to disallow elective classes on Black Literature and Black History. All five voting in favor were elected in April with the financial backing of a conservative political action committee called Francis Howell Families.
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127:, protests were held in the district area, asking the district to use a resolution which opposed racism. The school board enacted this resolution in August of that year. In 2022 new elections were held, and the result was that the majority of the school board was aligned with
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