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Board hears broad 2025 education law changes; DEI programs, investigations and absentee rules highlighted
Summary
Deputy superintendent briefed the board on 30 education-related bills from 2025, including changes to chronic absenteeism rules, a new state role in abuse investigations, restrictions on certain DEI practices, a civics test requirement and other items; the board approved policy primers that reflect some of the legislative changes.
Iowa City school officials on Tuesday summarized key 2025 state education legislation and its local impacts, telling the board the changes will require district policy and program adjustments in areas including absenteeism, equity programming, investigations of alleged student abuse by staff and new reporting or training requirements for board members.
Deputy Superintendent Chase told the board the Iowa Department of Education, the Iowa School Board Association and district legal counsel were among the sources used to compile guidance. "The training looks to be anywhere from 60 to a hundred and 20 minutes," he said when describing a newly mandated open-meetings training that the state must make available.
Chase and other presenters highlighted several measures they said could affect the district this school year: - Absenteeism (Senate File 277): The law broadened exemptions and removed the certified-mail requirement, a change the…
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