A five-hour meeting Wednesday night became emotionally-charged as more than hundred people spoke supporting and opposing the resolution - likely believed to be the first example of a district to make such a statement.
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The resolution approved by the Ann Arbor Public Schools board appears to be among the first times that a public school system in the US has made such a statement on the international conflict.
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A public school district in Michigan approved a resolution calling for a bilateral cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war while also encouraging its teachers to discuss the conflict in its classrooms following an emotionally charged meeting Wednesday. The resolution approved by the Ann Arbor Public Schools board appears to be among the first times that a public school system in the United States has made such a statement on the international conflict. It followed an over five-hour meeting that stretched into the early hours of Thursday after 120 people gave public comments in both support and opposition of the resolution.