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Local public school jurisdictions and school committees have the right to reject any and all guidance and directives from DESE entirely or at the line item level without any fear of reprisal in the form of faculty and administration losing their licensure, criminal referrals of faculty, administration or school committee members, or the withholding of state funds. The power to dictate all policy and procedure in local school jurisdictions is held by the school committee members and the citizens and parents that elect them.
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