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Mountain View School Division chairperson Jason Gryba confirmed the plan will go ahead during a school board meeting on Monday evening. &#8220;We will be following the (Schools Patriotic Observances Regulation),&#8221; Gryba said at the end of the meeting. &#8220;That will be implemented based on legal counsel that we&#8217;ve had.&#8221; Gryba did not immediately respond to a request for comment. 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Mountain View School Division chairperson Jason Gryba confirmed the plan will go ahead during a school board meeting on Monday evening. &#8220;We will be following the (Schools Patriotic Observances Regulation),&#8221; Gryba said at the end of the meeting. &#8220;That will be implemented based on legal counsel that we&#8217;ve had.&#8221; Gryba did not immediately respond to a request for comment. 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