Pittsburgh Public Schools is expected to vote tomorrow on a proposal to add two high school student representatives to its board.
Those in support of the resolution , proposed by board member Sala Udin, include students who say they lack input in decisions about their education.
“We must ensure that the voices of students not only have room in the superintendent’s vocal point but also the actual policymaking body of this system,” said Allderdice High School senior Pavel Marin, during a public hearing on Monday night.
The resolution, if passed, would add two students from 11th and 12th grade to serve as liaisons between the board and the student body, and they will be required to submit a monthly report.
Students would be selected by a committee of high school principals and the superintendent would make a suggestion to the board before the start of the next school year. The students would not be given voting power or access to executive sessions in which privileged information is discussed.