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Miss Maron and others asked whether the policy should explicitly acknowledge services provided in partnership with other agencies (for example, telehealth or community mental-health partners) and whether district-provided psychological services are intended to supplement — not replace — private counseling when families use external providers. Doctor Anderson and Miss Dixon asked for a clearer purpose statement describing when psychological testing and screening are used (for academic identification, IEP/504 processes, threat assessments or other supports).

Some members proposed sunsetting the policy because the practice and requirements for evaluations and screenings are addressed through special education regulations, state standards and other operational documents; Miss Lady asked staff to research the statutory/regulatory dependencies and the potential consequences of removing the policy. Mr. Foster (legal counsel) said he would check for any statutory requirement that would compel keeping a stand-alone policy. The committee paused further action because of time constraints and planned to resume discussion at a reconvened meeting with additional staff information on statutory links and operational impacts.

No final action was taken; staff were asked to return with an impact analysis, relevant statutes or regulations, and recommended next steps (redraft, consolidate into other policy, or sunset) for committee review.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","3/18/25 - FCPS Governance Committee Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Board members questioned whether a one-paragraph Policy 2301 adequately covers psychological testing, screenings and student evaluations; some members suggested sunsetting the policy, staff to research statutory ties and impacts before the committee reconvenes.","taxTitle","FAIRFAX CO PBLC SCHS, School Districts, Virginia","taxId",14506,"location","Virginia","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},6124347,"Governance committee sends student attendance policy back to superintendent for rewrite",1458,5002000,6460000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2685694-d73593d02f2802f3a72d95e3705dda17&start=5002&end=6460","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2685694-d73593d02f2802f3a72d95e3705dda17/thumbnail_5002000.jpg","/articles/6124347/Virginia/Governance-committee-sends-student-attendance-policy-back-to-superintendent-for-rewrite","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6124347-97570c6061a28785d036a8928b72965d/orig.mp4?Expires=1775536639&Signature=VfibpnOuND3S6n8LiLJrj5CAHS6fepQDi1Ocs6n9YPttOaLAcN9l9jB6gP9R-uVn0RiwAm8AoMGxeTockHrg~OuAsL7nbvPo-c2gpNRcEJjs-9KUA5PscctNF6hicco7ViertRQGzcTXozjydYDWT7jLTXjlJU5h7iKXp5gPxjDws4r0l9AqrTsrZgvXIOaOowFt2TtLPdFW7DQwVUs9Lz5deo1z70ue~l1SCinab6qI~RNS~ioke~d7U~H-wj5~0C8HztOr8P0Mf9kaQaPGi8gxVWlNvRvrqA-ZtV0AAqwmooACzTHjCaX8FlAma4tmGGrWkfv0kRWl1taRdPZXpw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Fairfax County Public Schools governance committee voted unanimously in-room to send the draft Student Attendance at School policy (Policy 2232) back to the superintendent for revision following concerns from board members about content, structure and potentially punitive measures.

Committee members said the draft reads as a \"word salad\" and lacks a clear purpose statement, section headings and emphasis on chronic absenteeism. Several members asked staff to make the policy a clearer communication tool: describe why attendance matters, define and explain chronic absenteeism, and consolidate related excused-absence categories (illness, medical procedures, mental health, military family events) with clear, consistent language.

Board members expressed concern about a new provision in the draft that references notifying juvenile and domestic relations court and possible suspension of a student's driver's license after 10 or more unexcused absences. Several members said that consequence appeared out of step with the policy's stated goals and requested staff explain the rationale, the legal basis, and whether suspension of a driver's license is the court's decision rather than the school system's. Board members also asked staff to move operational, step-by-step procedures into regulation rather than leaving them verbatim in policy.

Doctor Reed committed to redrafting the policy with clearer purpose and definitions, to examine how suspension-of-license language is used and whether it properly belongs in policy or should be cited as a possible court action in regulation. The chair moved to return the policy to the superintendent with the committee's requested edits; Miss Marin seconded, and the motion carried unanimously among members present in the room.","After an extended discussion about chronic absenteeism, discipline, driver's-license consequences and formatting, the FCPS governance committee voted to return the draft student attendance policy to staff for rewrite and clarification.",{"_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},6124352,"Committee approves postgraduate admission policy; staff to confirm legal references",1308,3511000,4819000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2685694-d73593d02f2802f3a72d95e3705dda17&start=3511&end=4819","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2685694-d73593d02f2802f3a72d95e3705dda17/thumbnail_3511000.jpg","/articles/6124352/Virginia/Committee-approves-postgraduate-admission-policy-staff-to-confirm-legal-references","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6124352-b4b6e61a9b2e1d8fb424f13627cde03a/orig.mp4?Expires=1775536639&Signature=RmGlyb~KDyaMMlRGr8YSi600PRu3jP-~qSwivPXt0mRiZ2uZ7t8iebu-6F1MBu~ewuFcPevyE0DIVRDiN1UFESfseEVXoVX3kmHDJL8dbeJCmAwPfYIJvoQRNeJ-IKYtE0NJW5vK86M0HUN8e8wAdAEy2czBSP2~wNnz64zwiWoQZ1tMfaRgvZ3SpAL2e7tROLupMHZpHC8ZcqoBkW50unrPk-3n8YQ9mSFAkYkzOMj96PqZTRYR7~hp1xil0C6t-u9VEGTpMP-VIsPu~4PoPWuzW9YuHFUXKITyC5zjx~Y~No0BPBtjspvScWnIUMdg~PFSQV~c2IXxZyuXGdOWig__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Fairfax County Public Schools governance committee approved Policy 2220, Admissions of Postgraduate Students, after discussion at its March 18 governance meeting.

Doctor Reed said the policy saw no substantive changes in the current review and that the policy permits admission of fully graduated students to enroll in specific high-school courses (typically to pursue a credential) on a space-available, tuition-paying basis. The regulation referenced in committee discussion requires principal recommendation and division superintendent approval and specifies that applications are due prior to the start of the school year immediately following graduation.

Board members asked staff to review and either remove or clarify legal references because the cited Code of Virginia sections in the draft did not explicitly address this specific postgraduate scenario. Mr. Foster located related guidance and noted the Code allows enrollment authority broadly (references to enrollment up to certain ages were discussed), but could not find a statute that explicitly authorizes the exact postgraduate enrollment language in the draft. Committee members asked staff to reconcile the policy text and the regulation before the full-board packet is prepared.

A motion to adopt the policy was called and seconded; the roll call in the meeting recorded the affirmative votes of Doctor Anderson, Ms. Sizemore Heizer, Miss Dixon and the chair, and the item was approved by the members present. Staff will confirm and, if necessary, edit the legal references and update forms tied to the regulation before the policy is posted for the full board.","The governance committee approved Policy 2220 allowing admission of postgraduate students under specified conditions and on a tuition basis when space allows; members asked staff to confirm statutory citations and the regulation that governs the practice.",{"_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},6124356,"Committee updates child abuse reporting policy: adds 'abandonment', removes procedural subsection and renumbers",1875,1695000,3570000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2685694-d73593d02f2802f3a72d95e3705dda17&start=1695&end=3570","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2685694-d73593d02f2802f3a72d95e3705dda17/thumbnail_1695000.jpg","/articles/6124356/Virginia/Committee-updates-child-abuse-reporting-policy-adds-abandonment-removes-procedural-subsection-and-renumbers","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6124356-2fcaadfcecf07c3051a49ad40037e08f/orig.mp4?Expires=1775536639&Signature=iRh~qdnCx2IrRJaCau4ep1qKZTi6rXtmn7Gk4ySPPuiQ0M4EYzp-4FrpOd6tLp-4zGXwZucw4ko-DkJ~oEEH2~SinD49~d~JYE8y~8xIbNYkJQIbUFotWxvnaXeSWh9FwvzXeV19An2oKUOLCAjV~TQGCJe9MCfjUYux2f9WvhgORAJP1oSSMctLU9C6eb1XC1MwXhXINZ-lKCwTUZ27yMDMOXfnstZANdEp2WCjtLmR-O9Fvu9Y2mGVleK0lBNAEMXtB6IIZ-tkKW1e-5OlJDKZ58mnoUihct0WIF5alfyN7gjpZOuevmctYosqInEu-fj67sOWPG3euLIy49i6Gg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Fairfax County Public Schools governance committee approved revisions to the district's child abuse reporting procedures policy at the March 18, 2025 governance meeting, adding the word \"abandonment\" to the policy's description, removing a procedural subsection duplicated in regulation, and directing staff to renumber and format sections consistently.

The committee debated where procedural detail should live: several board members, including Doctor Anderson, said the steps that identify \"where and whom to report\" are duplicative of existing FCPS regulation and should be moved into regulation rather than policy. Doctor Anderson moved to remove that specific subsection (C, \"where and whom to report\"); staff supported that change and the committee voted to remove it. The chair then proposed and the committee approved renumbering the remaining sections using Roman numerals for consistency across the policy manual.

A separate, contested amendment added the word \"abandonment\" alongside \"child abuse\" and \"neglect\" in the policy description; that insertion was debated and the committee voted 3\u0012to\u00122 in favor of adding \"abandonment.\" The meeting transcript shows the recorded affirmative votes on that amendment and later a broader adoption vote on the policy text, including the friendly amendments and the renumbering. Committee members asked staff to clarify and ensure the policy mirrors applicable Virginia code language in the final version.

Doctor Reed and Mr. Foster (legal counsel) answered legal clarifications during the discussion. Mr. Foster noted the specific code language cited in the redline draft was taken from the state statute text the drafters used; board members asked that the formal citation and statutory title be included in the policy footnote or legal reference when the item returns to the full board.

The motion to approve the final policy text as amended was approved by a majority of committee members present; staff will update the legal reference format and the section numbering before the item is forwarded to the full board.","FCPS governance committee amended and approved the child abuse reporting policy, adding the term \"abandonment,\" removing procedural text duplicated in regulation, and directing staff to renumber sections for consistency.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6124361,"Governance committee adopts updated HIV policy with plan for formatting review",744,463000,1207000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2685694-d73593d02f2802f3a72d95e3705dda17&start=463&end=1207","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2685694-d73593d02f2802f3a72d95e3705dda17/thumbnail_463000.jpg","/articles/6124361/Virginia/Governance-committee-adopts-updated-HIV-policy-with-plan-for-formatting-review","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6124361-2bca5c715d781926b2060c630e8a0070/orig.mp4?Expires=1775536639&Signature=bXUkNjWqvlcJlyrg1BTkf~ak2DGjnbs~dreHhO8kEfZYOZJB8X7Ku1CWEdlqA3sZTrjC6-73TEoN4bxOgMAJlRkAHLrmMFroVSLhAWpRhAZlRkWGWew15EztTQXgK7MJqOt8LwLLVIVvrLr4gFAwO~7~1D97DGufHSeHaeHo64DtHYUkI7lco~NRDEvgLKkWsGwlAtKoIraAXbluBldERphYTkTU6KP~YvgSHu6BNkIKiojI3~FlEMix7DZ~QL5U3IEkWVmq4iVy93WBEBFWzFq98UBq9eRUzqSLm-T6uS9YjPJLWLd313xznEdEyclVWxUx5SVMbFwZhJwrIb8exw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) governance committee adopted revisions to Policy 2108, the district's human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) policy, at its March 18, 2025 meeting.

Committee members said the redlined update mostly refreshed legal citations and minor wording. The committee accepted the draft as presented and asked staff to work with the governance committee members on consistent formatting and terminology across the district's policy manual before the item is presented to the full school board.

Doctor Reed, who presented the draft, said the document was a redline with few substantive changes and that legal references (including OSHA guidance and applicable state regulations) had been updated. Several board members pushed for consistent section headers (purpose, philosophy, procedures) and for using evergreen phrasing that refers to the superintendent or a designee rather than naming specific offices, to avoid repeated revisions after reorganizations.

Miss Marin and others said the committee should decide consistent language to reference families (parents, caregivers, guardians) and apply that across policies. Doctor Anderson pressed for clearer section headings and fewer embedded procedural details in policy language. Committee members agreed to allow staff and the governance chair to refine formatting offline.

The motion to adopt the proposed revisions was made by Miss Merritt and seconded by Ms. Sizemore Heizer. In the recorded roll call during the meeting, Ms. Marin, Ms. Dixon and the chair raised hands in favor; the committee approved the draft as presented and will bring the item to the full board with the agreed formatting work pending.

Committee members emphasized this adoption does not resolve broader numbering or categorization questions about where health-related policies belong in the policy manual; they asked staff to propose a task force or separate governance meeting focused on reordering and a style guide for policies.

The committee moved on to the next item after voting to adopt the revised Policy 2108, with staff to return with a consistent formatting approach before full-board action.","The Fairfax County Public Schools governance committee voted to adopt revisions to Policy 2108, Human Immunodeficiency Virus, and directed staff to work on consistent formatting and terminology across policies before full-board consideration.","actionData","errors"]

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