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Karen Fisher Anderson told the committee the edits include an insertion covering access for the Boy Scouts or similar Title 36 youth organizations and an added definition of \"complaint\" in the grievance procedure. She said a 2024-required Title IX notice that had been added earlier was subsequently removed from this draft; the committee confirmed that the underlying Title IX protections remain in place despite the change in notice language.

The committee also reviewed procedural additions: an option for the superintendent or designee to remand a Level 2 appeal for further investigation and added grounds for Level 3 appeals. Karen Fisher Anderson explained that the changes reorganize some sections (moving numbered paragraphs) and that the edits should be incorporated into the most recent formatted version before the full-board second reading.

Board members discussed administrative details such as removing an unapplicable \"human rights officer\" position (the district will retain Title IX coordinator responsibilities instead) and ensuring consistent numbering and cross-references in the final presented draft. The committee agreed that the redlined changes would be offered as amendments at second reading before the full board.

The committee did not vote to adopt the policies; instead, members agreed to present the updated drafts to the full board for a second reading and to offer the committee's redline changes as amendments there.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Concord School Board Communication and Policy Committee 3-10-25","oneSentenceSummary","The committee reviewed revisions to Board Policies 161 and 161.1 (Title IX / grievance procedures), noting added language about Boy Scouts access and a removal of a 2024-required Title IX notice provision; the committee will forward the edits for second reading at the full board with redlined amendments.","taxTitle","Concord School District, School Districts, New Hampshire","taxId",60242,"location","New Hampshire","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6281725,"Committee reviews required lactation policy; staff told to identify suitable school spaces",376,5069000,5445000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2603015-a2edeb038c2d24537757589f0a20d0ae&start=5069&end=5445","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2603015-a2edeb038c2d24537757589f0a20d0ae/thumbnail_5069000.jpg","/articles/6281725/New-Hampshire/Committee-reviews-required-lactation-policy-staff-told-to-identify-suitable-school-spaces","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6281725-b9a544cb5263beb6a07ce7d94206fa68/orig.mp4?Expires=1776619647&Signature=a6jP9kXQh2qGyNJZ47vC09wCLKHbkxA0RyuwKCi2XOW6wXxEckCaoG1lLQvcseqw0A4ViBwcKsAsvFxr-I91ENyx~LbGmuqV~HYYt2C9fgkBNdeaIDrNUzD5dugtJwTkqbv-o9FiOJj8Le~e8G7WK4DCYMU~6ML6PRuzhv5NaDkDHwURuNF7PFPqdB9x5-GeHnsfnWWY2q7e4d8Qu3nmWO51GukqpBQW69Cey1OZ4225zkiv3jzCV~A3x2IOec2-pQpvXHFFL0XW1nyefQvMEGqAikAG-6DkOyZ1M6j0ok1FnEEAqOridp4oOdZPPg5eJrlKjreLoJ8-2rTygjNQjQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Communications & Policy Committee reviewed a new required district policy to provide lactation accommodations for employees and students, focusing on practical details such as room requirements, scheduling and supplies.

Karen Fisher Anderson told the committee the policy pulls together federal and state requirements, referencing the federal \"pump act,\" New Hampshire House Bill 358 and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. She said districts can use the phrasing \"nursing mothers\" or substitute the gender-neutral phrase \"persons with lactation needs.\" Committee members favored the more inclusive wording.

On facilities, committee members agreed bathrooms are not suitable spaces for expressing milk. Fisher Anderson said suitable lactation spaces should be private, allow a lockable door, have an electrical outlet, seating and a surface for a breast pump, and be near water; refrigeration for milk storage was discussed as a routine accommodation at some schools. She also told the committee the draft calls for reasonable time to express milk during the school day, with a minimum of three opportunities and a norm of roughly 30 minutes within each three-hour span.

Board members asked whether the policy covers both staff and students; the committee directed staff to make language clear for both groups and to identify rooms in each building. The committee did not vote; it asked staff to return consolidated clean copies with harmonized terminology alongside the other pregnancy-related policies.","The committee reviewed a new, required policy on lactation accommodations that specifies private, non-bathroom space, minimum break frequency and equipment needs; members asked principals to identify rooms and refrigerators where needed.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6281730,"Committee reviews employee pregnancy accommodations and Pregnant Workers protections",926,3245000,4171000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2603015-a2edeb038c2d24537757589f0a20d0ae&start=3245&end=4171","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2603015-a2edeb038c2d24537757589f0a20d0ae/thumbnail_3245000.jpg","/articles/6281730/New-Hampshire/Committee-reviews-employee-pregnancy-accommodations-and-Pregnant-Workers-protections","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6281730-53a4b4a4aed5d27144b4e960150353a8/orig.mp4?Expires=1776619647&Signature=cwIN1ZU~wQ11V~X4~HrVlgJQJ6x6jyWVGMnt3BmoN3QaIB9fpaiV5r6xd1acoGz0lofKqFB44ZEedjPWBWyQYGV2fDhhncYeSL1iLk82ncMYf4KkgjgQSQo0dfpuaWyQRKJmb3li6u0BdSuFlumaPQzg8jiEe1rFuNaHkO35mPio4v~ayo0mkeQYbwY90~6UOXaOdDw3SNm9zlWxjAXHXMvUS92lkKaQb1ObU7x3jsJGLHgPPfpzkEnXg9s1Ic~3BwDpQz-whLHJIF0KEOo0espwXz82CMRurTDTpuH1QyfWwSsb6kyPqrU~b~4OyUFAGWzERARRNLD9H6zBiEahIw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Communications & Policy Committee reviewed a draft personnel policy intended to provide reasonable accommodations to employees for pregnancy and related medical conditions and to reflect federal protections under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Karen Fisher Anderson walked the committee through the draft, noting it pulls legal references together: \"This also brings in the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, regarding employment, pregnant employees, and employees with pregnancy related conditions,\" she said. The draft defines pregnancy broadly to include current, past and potential pregnancies and related conditions.

Board members questioned who qualifies as an \"employee\" for this policy. Fisher Anderson referenced state statute language used elsewhere and told the group that part- and full-time employees fall within the district's obligations; volunteers are excluded for lactation protections under the cited statute. Members also asked whether collective bargaining agreements would affect implementation; Fisher Anderson said payroll or contract provisions (for parental or other leave) remain controlled by existing agreements and that the policy is intended to be consistent with those contracts.

The committee discussed timing and notice provisions in the draft. The policy asks employees to notify the building principal, director of human resources or their supervisor in advance when feasible so the district can make accommodations without unnecessary delay. Karen Fisher Anderson told the committee the workplace standard in the draft calls for providing accommodation time without requiring employees to \"make up the time.\"

Members suggested harmonizing terminology and definitions between the employee policy and the student policies (for example, use of the terms \"accommodation\" vs. \"modification\" and whether to say \"nursing mothers\" or \"persons with lactation needs\"). The committee directed staff to align definitions and to return the consolidated drafts to committee.

No formal vote was taken; the committee will consider the employee policy alongside the related student and lactation policies in a follow-up meeting and prepare clean copies for committee review.","The committee discussed a draft employee policy aligning district practice with the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, Title VII and the ADA, clarifying who is covered and how to request accommodations; members asked staff to align terminology with student policy drafts.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6281735,"Concord committee begins rewrite of student pregnancy and lactation policy",3279,342000,3621000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2603015-a2edeb038c2d24537757589f0a20d0ae&start=342&end=3621","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2603015-a2edeb038c2d24537757589f0a20d0ae/thumbnail_342000.jpg","/articles/6281735/New-Hampshire/Concord-committee-begins-rewrite-of-student-pregnancy-and-lactation-policy","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6281735-7dbb207441ca5cff85e2f2dc1f10f494/orig.mp4?Expires=1776619647&Signature=V2aVz9Bz0zcnWYOtG2latBW1aTWxpr5XP1swT6SrXnS1H~CQe8jPMq2fHJBheZL-YrPvzNACgIJnU-ztUSE2vznehK4dm3IMIoz1xxSkXO~aC9GmMELFlzSViAL1NseBlZF2zayRnyd1y8iC4tRs9MobIYdi6jUFch~zqC9EBuedgmcQEY~DldNGsXSRMe8oUf1mxqaryWIfAFW6U4BcQ9sMjpHyQ90ldWeLHkeyI-4UevB~XVsY8wEXOP7QYygYnB4TAZp5iB4MOJj-S4db1vVVy51Xh0Uds3-4QKkE7KnX8eC2KdENqy1f1yIUNWa1Co1wzPkf7kjoGUg9cVFMWQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Communications & Policy Committee of the Concord School District spent much of its March 10 meeting reviewing a proposed repeal-and-replace of Board Policy 5.28, a student-focused policy on pregnancy and related medical conditions.

The committee discussed text from a new draft recommended by the New Hampshire School Board Association alongside portions of the district's existing policy. Karen Fisher Anderson, a district staff member involved in drafting the revision, told the committee the rewrite would be “pretty much a repeal and replace” of the existing policy and noted recent association revisions released on Feb. 9. Chair Kara Meeker said the committee would work to make the language consistent across related policies.

Committee members pressed for clearer language that both reflects legal obligations and preserves educational support. Barbara Higgins and others pushed to retain parts of the prior policy that emphasize helping pregnant students continue their studies and minimize academic disruption; Higgins said she wanted language that helped students “successfully graduate,” while another member urged the committee to avoid excessive legalese in places where a softer, supportive tone is appropriate.

The committee also reviewed the policy's notice and reporting provisions. Members clarified that if staff reasonably believe a pregnant student is under age 16, the district must report to the New Hampshire Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF). Karen Fisher Anderson described typical practice: a counselor often makes the DCYF report, the school then keeps a copy of the report at the school and files it with the SAU, and the building principal or designee normally handles parental notification after consideration of all pertinent information.

The group debated whether to carry forward language from the older policy that tells students staff cannot promise confidentiality in all circumstances and that mandatory-reporting obligations may require notification. Superintendent Kathleen Murphy supported retaining the clearer notice and communication steps, saying that \"there's been issues statewide around some of these topics that have not fared well because there wasn't good communication and so by laying that out in that way I think it's important.\" The committee asked staff to merge the most supportive, education-focused lines from the prior policy into the new draft without creating operational burdens for teachers.

On process, the committee directed staff to return a consolidated, clean draft for review (the chair asked for a revised copy by March 31). Members agreed to keep the policy streamlined but to preserve specific operational guidance about who staff should notify and when, and to avoid instructing teachers to provide medical guidance beyond appropriate referrals to nurses or counselors.

The committee did not take a formal vote; instead it requested a revised clean copy that incorporates agreed edits for the next committee meeting and for eventual presentation to the full board.","The Concord School District Communications & Policy Committee reviewed a proposed repeal-and-replace of Board Policy 5.28, debating including language from the district's older policy to emphasize educational support for pregnant and postpartum students and clarifying mandatory reporting steps for minors.","actionData","errors"]

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