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District updates harassment policy contact names required by law; OSBA and ODE guidance consulted
Summary
Staff presented updates to policy GBN/JBA to refresh contact names for complaint reporting as required by law; staff noted the district could not move those names to the administrative regulation per ODE/OSBA guidance.
The board reviewed proposed updates to district policy GBN/JBA, which lists contact names for reporting alleged harassment. Staff told the board the changes are administrative: they replace outdated names with current contacts required under state law.
The issue matters because the policy itself includes named contacts rather than routing the names to a regulation; staff said they consulted the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) and Oregon School Boards Association (OSBA) and confirmed that statute requires the names to appear in the policy rather than in an administrative regulation. The item is an annual housekeeping update to ensure complaint procedures list the correct people and contact information.
At the meeting one director pointed out a likely misspelling in an email address for Mark Brown; staff acknowledged the error and said they would correct it. Staff also noted that a similar civil‑rights complaints policy will be reviewed at the district’s next policy meeting. No substantive policy language other than updated contact names was proposed in this packet and no board vote was requested at the meeting.
Staff asked directors to send any questions before the next meeting; the item will return for formal action if required.
