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Londonderry School Board advances a slate of policy updates, rescinds outdated items
Summary
During the Oct. 7 meeting the board approved a second reading to amend the unauthorized electronic devices policy and approved a slate of first readings and rescinds to update policies that in some cases dated to the 1970s and 1980s; most items passed by 5–0 votes as first readings.
The Londonderry School Board on Oct. 7 approved a second reading to amend its unauthorized electronic communication devices policy and advanced multiple first readings or rescinded older policies as the district modernizes its policy book.
Board members approved the second reading amendment to policy JICJ (unauthorized electronic communication devices, including cell phones) and then took up a series of first readings and rescinds for policies that administrators said had not been updated for decades. Board and administration described the policy package as largely drawn from model language provided by the New Hampshire School Boards Association and as intended to bring district rules into alignment with current law and practice.
Notable items the board approved as first readings (all passed on first reading Oct. 7) included: KE (public complaints; the policy text reflects an update from 1978 language), KEB (public complaints about school personnel), BEDH (public…
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