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Board approves revisions to 100/200-series policies after state changes to anti‑bullying language
Summary
Pleasant Valley Community School District board approved revised 100/200‑series policies and agreed to return a significantly changed anti‑bullying policy (series 104) for final consideration after state legislative changes removed language identifying protected characteristics.
The Pleasant Valley Community School District board on a unanimous roll call approved revised 100/200‑series board policies, and staff said the district will return an updated anti‑bullying/harassment policy to the next meeting after new state legislation altered required language.
Leigh Ann, a staff member presenting the policy revisions, said the biggest change stems from House File 865, which removed language referring to bullying or harassment based on an "actual or perceived trait or characteristic of the student." "This section 104 is our anti‑bullying, anti‑harassment, board policy and complaint forms," Leigh Ann said, explaining that the model forms and policies provided through IASB were reworked to remove check‑box fields tied…
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