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Board raises liability concerns over international student trips after administrations 12-country ban; legal counsel to be asked for guidance
Summary
Trustees discussed whether to approve international travel amid reports the administration issued a 12-country travel ban. Board members and counsel flagged risks including students being held at borders on return; the board asked legal counsel to brief trustees and to consider drafting family notices about travel risk.
The Ithaca City School District Board of Education opened a procedural discussion about international student travel after district administration announced a 12-country travel restriction. Trustees said legal counsel raised liability and safety concerns and that some trips already approved or proposed may need further review.
"Our policy currently is the board has to approve any international travel," a board member said during the discussion, noting that trustees have already…
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