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District attorney briefs Dysart board on mandatory reporting and open meeting law changes
Summary
Dysart Unified's legal counsel gave governing board members required training on mandatory reporting obligations—now extended to board members—and reviewed open meeting law basics, including quorum rules, serial communications, and penalties.
The Dysart Unified School District's legal counsel on Thursday told governing board members that, effective Sept. 26, the legislature extended mandatory reporting obligations to include governing board members and provided guidance on reporting procedures.
Jennifer McLennan, the district attorney, led the training. She told the board that if a member has a reasonable belief that a minor has been abused or neglected, the member must report to local law enforcement or the Department of Child Safety and, when the allegation involves a school employee, to the state board's investigative unit. "As of September 26, the legislature has mandated that governing board members are also mandatory…
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