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Committee members also discussed a separate local policy (referred to as EAC, possibly Policy 97.1), noting that the item had moved out of policy to the board legislative agenda and was scheduled for second‑reading repeal at the August legislative meeting. \"I think it's on for second reading repeal for August legislative,\" a committee member said.

No substantive debate or vote on either item occurred at the policy committee meeting; the social‑media draft was deferred for further review and the EAC repeal was reported as scheduled on the legislative agenda.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","UDSD Policy Committee Meetings (8/20/2025)","oneSentenceSummary","Committee deferred final action on Social Media Policy 8.17 until October and confirmed Policy 97.1 (EAC) is slated for second‑reading repeal at the August legislative board meeting.","taxTitle","Upper Dublin SD, School Districts, Pennsylvania","taxId",60292,"location","Pennsylvania","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},6476503,"Committee trims conflict‑of‑interest language for staff vs. board members",230,1606000,1836000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5725064-ab557351ef761ea87f229010e7bd2f17&start=1606&end=1836","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5725064-ab557351ef761ea87f229010e7bd2f17/thumbnail_1606000.jpg","/articles/6476503/Pennsylvania/Committee-trims-conflictofinterest-language-for-staff-vs-board-members","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6476503-824bee0a85877e6e4b290231bf730db1/orig.mp4?Expires=1770634323&Signature=X07RV~M05x6I8~zUXShYhkJp2KXQhc5wGbIz4LYQwknIpz8hAXVepLqXOx50oCr6HwQf698Y2h8lPckGSoEpC1Up~10UrJWsAhIl~sZDvMjH9MK3~2Gq26xRIvi2D0AdXrubp5vjKsqb1uot4cMmw2PYueYxjM~cv~waQD9MHAQlfcVVlkzcJRz8OP3e6mHmKEWbo-ltblcqy~LhuY8mXZZ6Lgdy9AKV6GXeHZ-Qn5i5JQFFXLkm41HimuHJ~Rrp2TOma8B7xi0UegjrZe3v5wKC7VKaaXeGRP60sh70lUBBjTQZrX5CU6ARID14ESy8G1wyF~JjXTX0yRfdQz1Wlw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Upper Dublin's policy committee reviewed proposed updates to Policy 3.60 addressing conflicts of interest and instructed staff to refine the document to keep employee‑level content while removing procedural material intended for the board.

A committee member recommended excising mentions of board‑member conflict procedures from the employee policy and retaining only the passage that requires employees to report perceived conflicts of interest by board members. \"Any perceived conflict of interest of a board member that's detected or suspected by the employee, that should stay in here because that relates employees. Everything else relates to a board member, I think, should be excised and live in the board member policy,\" the member said.

Staff indicated the language is based on PSBA suggested wording and that there are no legal requirements mandating board procedural text in the employee policy; staff agreed to make the requested adjustments before the next policy meeting.

The committee did not adopt the revised policy at the August meeting; staff will prepare an adjusted draft that separates board procedures from the employee policy and will return the revised language to the committee.","Review of Policy 3.60 (Conflict of Interest) resulted in committee direction to remove board‑member procedural language from the employee policy and retain staff reporting requirements about suspected board conflicts; staff will revise prior to the next meeting.",{"_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},6476508,"Policy committee adds miniature horses to service‑animal policy language",216,1457000,1673000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5725064-ab557351ef761ea87f229010e7bd2f17&start=1457&end=1673","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5725064-ab557351ef761ea87f229010e7bd2f17/thumbnail_1457000.jpg","/articles/6476508/Pennsylvania/Policy-committee-adds-miniature-horses-to-serviceanimal-policy-language","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6476508-9218204e54a8d00317e27301e5f4ff1d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770634323&Signature=WbJSoO0xYVfEEgNJ~niXOA1SZSdFEsWmisxGW4x6N8R~JlY96d3ZT9n5b-A0ZRjNmBs7EmtIOP7W6uI6K8AgaRBK7M4uaOQz43sbejsE3GwUxXKfU452Nq42ZBSClURDkYbPORaoFRkQh~IMN17VK0XUlnz-IWbdIZGKiOJ2-0zMNWLyDPdfSN8NtVZciraAqDpOb-bFXrf7ZD5sLeNUjxQDb~FXwgBl-SotP1FYV~UQKiQ7qsrH65rdOrv-~f3j4IQRjEQXHZwmMub2njLA9YlGafQyq5atlFtogvD~JzB0TowEsnQSNFiYAc7z7T5IIfGlX5Z3w3WFBohXVkGZIQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Upper Dublin School District policy committee reviewed updates to Policy 7.18, \"Service Animals in Schools,\" which were revised to align with the PSBA model and federal guidance to include miniature horses as permissible service animals.

Staff said the policy number was updated from 7.11 to 7.18 to match PSBA model policy and that new administrative regulations (AR) were drafted to clarify permissible questions district employees may ask about service animals.

Committee members discussed wording issues around definitions. One member noted a draft sentence in 3.5.1 that referred to miniature horses as \"pets\" and suggested using language consistent with service‑animal terminology. \"In 3.5.1, we refer to them as pets as opposed to service animals,\" a member said. Another committee member flagged an apparent definitional circularity: section 2.1 defines service animals as dogs, while section 2.2 then says miniature horses may be utilized as service animals. Staff said those provisions reflect legal definitions the district must follow. \"This is all we are legally required [to include],\" a staff member said, noting the change stems from ADA guidance that includes miniature horses.

The committee moved the revised policy forward; staff will continue to clean up wording to avoid casual or inconsistent references (for example, replacing \"pets\" with \"service animals\" where appropriate) and will circulate the draft administrative regulations for further input.

No vote to adopt the policy occurred at the meeting; the committee indicated the district has limited latitude on required ADA‑derived language but will refine internal wording for clarity.","Upper Dublin updated Policy 7.18 (Service Animals in Schools) to align with federal guidance adding miniature horses to permissible service animals and drafted administrative regulations; committee moved the policy forward with minor wording comments.",{"_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},6476513,"Committee debates wording and authority language in employee freedom‑of‑speech policy",459,934000,1393000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5725064-ab557351ef761ea87f229010e7bd2f17&start=934&end=1393","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5725064-ab557351ef761ea87f229010e7bd2f17/thumbnail_934000.jpg","/articles/6476513/Pennsylvania/Committee-debates-wording-and-authority-language-in-employee-freedomofspeech-policy","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6476513-c1d572e049c44d7786190bf4749c5402/orig.mp4?Expires=1770634323&Signature=kyhLvN-qoDd6-N1vf1poobwUlTzytij37FGxJL2RXja4W~PKmlx22asBrz3JA274H9P-iDD7MUSq2b3b5q5PCDQwUzCpCAkbBWGMBWGWp3E4xeBScALaL5NLsYyFYsmHBujYZNyYNM4kHsaM77YDiivlClof~NjzAcJag8otagDYkh9WF3eIKEIGPFxkUxR0yUYUkftC08ATIxn~h0yzNpQEzELeEWV94o16JhIIqeF9Aft9gwEBlNey6xNsHYcdDaZ27EQdc4cjm9EYse3zXp1yVD-iT05CtGFrNYX2~6U6giRfXA6P3U8yBBGDjBCKXiFaAeGyUXfngssh~iQcrg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Upper Dublin School District's policy committee examined proposed language for Policy 3.20, retitled “Freedom of Speech by employees,” debating the appropriate scope, authority citation and concise wording.

Some members suggested including the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment in the policy's authority section. \"If talking about freedom of speech, the authority isn't really us… It's the First Amendment,\" one committee member said, asking whether the document should cite that source.

Committee members were split on a long explanatory sentence that asserts school employees do not surrender free‑speech rights by virtue of employment. One member called the sentence \"more than we need to say,\" while another said including explicit confirmation of employees' rights was valuable. The committee also flagged a drafting issue at section 3.4.09, which lacks a verb; a suggested fix was to state, \"refrain from disclosing information contained in student records.\" \"We just need the verb,\" a member said.

Staff and committee members agreed the draft is largely noncontroversial and that language could be tightened for clarity; no final adoption occurred during the meeting. The committee approved moving the policy forward for refinement and advised staff to adjust the authority statement and the phrasing in 3.4.09 before the next policy review.

The policy committee also noted that some statements in the draft were PSBA model language; members said they would be comfortable keeping the substance while shortening defensive or repetitive wording.","The committee reviewed Policy 3.20 (Freedom of Speech by employees), discussed whether the First Amendment should be cited, questioned an expansive explanatory sentence, and suggested tightening wording and adding a verb in 3.4.09; committee moved the draft forward for further refinement.",{"_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},6476518,"Upper Dublin policy committee reviews conduct and disciplinary procedures for educators",509,203000,712000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5725064-ab557351ef761ea87f229010e7bd2f17&start=203&end=712","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5725064-ab557351ef761ea87f229010e7bd2f17/thumbnail_203000.jpg","/articles/6476518/Pennsylvania/Upper-Dublin-policy-committee-reviews-conduct-and-disciplinary-procedures-for-educators","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6476518-0470880aa4ba4788c321103a453c31e4/orig.mp4?Expires=1770634323&Signature=oPv5aF2EwiIEMS93N-~d~4TpDyflAf0S4oAKG5IE1BQ82W3uIxwbDPAC9-vdas5S2BegJlSViqQn3QoT~wPY82Ch91JYqEDfwN-rFP7snJd0cskDJxl~sMUuNkN~fwRBZPIYXuwFg5c-pdgg93nY~JjHxIG0LYby~cbMQyCvcW1rKzoXymexl3tWWVDmn~h6rIDPPQ2FEVV0qf0zLlFOhmiffJuo4Jd~9dh2-HN7G44o0V4Hwk668hGr3~XbqTi6FMwAfVWSYyL399w-IZFQNp4feXljMwavqs3-v4CsC7hgIuPsZm~XbSEPl44hYgMttyR-hHkrIeX3UqNOWh73tA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Upper Dublin School District policy committee reviewed proposed revisions to Policy 3.17, “Conduct and Disciplinary Procedures,” focused on language required by educator‑misconduct law and notification requirements from the state Department of Education.

Committee members questioned whether the draft, which leans heavily on educator‑specific language, properly covers non‑certificated staff or should be split into separate educator and non‑educator policies. \"It felt very educator focused and some of it I would think would still apply to non educators,\" committee member Jenna said, urging clarity about which provisions apply only to certificated staff and which apply districtwide.

District staff explained that many elements of the draft stem from the statutory framework governing educator misconduct and related reporting and investigation requirements. \"For educator misconduct specifically, it is really [misconduct] heavy,\" a staff member said, noting the draft follows statutory language.

Members also flagged the policy's section on immunity from civil liability for good‑faith reporters. Several committee members said the committee should avoid broad, definitive statements about civil immunity in district policy and should instead emphasize the district's protections against retaliation. \"I generally don't love when we talk in our policies about whether somebody is legally immune from civil liability,\" one committee member said, adding that the district can promise not to take retaliatory action but cannot guarantee the actions of private parties.

There was also discussion about notification language that says the superintendent \"may receive notice from the Department of Education\" when an educator has a pending arrest record; members asked for clearer, policy‑centric wording that explains what the district will do when it receives such notifications.

The committee did not adopt final language during the meeting. Staff agreed to review the draft for cross‑policy consistency (definitions of abuse, exploitation and misconduct appear in other district policies) and to consider revising or relocating sweeping immunity language before the next policy meeting.

The committee closed discussion on Policy 3.17 and moved on to other agenda items without a formal vote recorded on the draft.","Committee discussed revisions to Policy 3.17 to align with educator-misconduct law, raised questions about scope for non‑certificated staff, immunity language, and notification requirements; staff to review cross‑policy consistency before the next meeting.","actionData","errors"]

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