◆At its May 11, 2026 action meeting, the Seneca Valley school board approved Policy 217, Graduation Requirements, on first and final reading by a 5–3 roll-call vote. The recorded debate concerned eliminating half a credit of physical education to make room for personal finance. Supporters described scheduling flexibility and retaining PE as an elective; Gartner objected to the reduction. The posted minutes do not reproduce the revised policy or specify affected student cohorts or an effective date.
At its May 11, 2026 meeting, the school board approved Policy 217 by 5–3 after discussing a half-credit reduction in physical education to make room for personal finance. The minutes do not identify affected cohorts or an effective date.