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Marlington board to present multiple policy updates tied to House Bill 96 at next meeting
Summary
At the Oct. 8 work session, Marlington Local staff presented a package of policy revisions required by House Bill 96 and other legal updates, including changes to nondiscrimination wording, rules for personal communication devices during instructional time, homeschool student participation in extracurriculars, digital accessibility and school-safety provisions.
At the Oct. 8 work session, the Marlington Local School District Board reviewed a package of policy revisions that district staff said are required by House Bill 96 and other recent legal changes. The policies were placed on the agenda for first reading at the board's next meeting.
Why it matters: the updates span nondiscrimination and anti-harassment language, student use of personal communication devices during instructional time, participation rules for homeschooled and non-enrolled students in extracurriculars, digital accessibility requirements (including closed-captioning), and school-safety and student-supervision provisions tied to federal and state requirements.
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