The New Palestine Community School Board on Aug. 25 approved the second reading of 15 district policies, covering areas from non-discrimination to data breach protections.

Board Member Brian McKinney was listed as the presenter for the second-reading item, which included A100 (Non-Discrimination & Anti-Harassment), B100 (Board Authority and Philosophy), B150 (Organizational Meeting, Board of Finance, and Committees), B200 (Membership), C175 (Student Attendance, Academic Engagement, and Truancy Prevention), C200 (Anti-Bullying), C225 (Surveys and Parental Access to Instructional Material), C425 (Student Suicide Prevention and Awareness), D200 (Standard of Care and Supervision of Students), E200 (Religious Release Time and Credit for Religious Education), F125 (Purchasing Procedures and Capital Assets), G350 (Audio, Video, and Digital Recording of Meetings), G360 (Data Breach and Protection), G475 (Prohibition of Unmanned Aircraft (Drones)), and H100 (School Visitors and Parent-Family Engagement).

Mrs. Laura Haeberle, Board President, asked for a motion to approve the second reading; Mr. Jon Hooker motioned to approve the policies as presented, Mrs. Amanda Wooton seconded, and the vote passed 5-0 according to the minutes. The meeting record does not state effective dates or implementation timelines for the approved policies.

Why it matters: these policies set district standards on student attendance, safety, data protection and governance procedures. The transcript and meeting minutes identify the policy codes and their titles but do not include text changes, rationale for revisions, or effective dates in the materials reviewed at the meeting.

Action summary: the board approved the second reading of the listed policies by unanimous vote. Any additional approvals (for example, final adoption dates or publication of revised policy text) were not recorded in the minutes for this meeting.

Follow-up: staff or the board administration typically publish final policy texts and effective dates after required readings; the minutes for this meeting do not indicate those next steps or timelines.