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Board reviews student mental‑health and medication policy; staff to confirm limits on recommendations
Summary
Trustees considered a new district policy on student mental health, medication and services (BP 6164.3) that largely follows statute and AASB model language. Members asked administrators to confirm what staff may discuss with parents about supports while noting statute prohibits staff from recommending medication.
Board members reviewed a largely new policy on student mental health, medication and services that replaces an older, shorter district policy. Miss Dillard said the draft pulls statutory language and model policy provisions into district policy.
Trustees sought clarity about whether staff may recommend treatments or medications. Mister Dorn asked what “personnel may not recommend” meant in practice; Miss Dillard and other administrators advised that recommending medication is prohibited under statute but staff may discuss community resources and supports and may provide information on accessing services. "It is a prohibited action under statute," Dillard said when trustees pressed about recommendations on medication.
Board member Miss Doolian said the policy should keep language that prevents recommending specific medications while allowing staff to suggest support services. Trustees also asked for consistent wording across the policy manual regarding “parents/guardians.” Administrators said the policy was based on AASB model language and statutory requirements and that they would confirm cross‑references.
The board took no formal action. Administration will confirm statutory language, ensure consistent parent/guardian phrasing across the manual, and return a revised policy.
