Sweet Home SD 55 board approves health curriculum, phone system, policy updates and upholds superintendent trespass decision

The Sweet Home SD 55 Board approved a high school health curriculum, a proposal to replace the district phone system, a personal electronic device policy, a Division 22 assurance of compliance, and a motion to uphold a superintendent’s trespass decision during a board meeting (date not specified).

Board members said the actions finalize items that had been discussed and made available for public comment. The approvals included one curriculum option the state identified as meeting requirements, use of long-term maintenance funds to buy a replacement phone system priced at $176,922, and formal affirmation of a superintendent trespass order following discussion in executive session.

The health curriculum approval: Board member discussion and staff presentation said the state provided a single curriculum option that met all state requirements. A staff presenter told the board the district had paused adoption to allow public review; with the addition of an opt-out form, the board approved the high school health curriculum. The transcript records a motion and a second; a roll-call vote recorded yes votes and one or more absences. The board’s action…