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School board approves some policy updates, sends several policies to committee for further review
Summary
The Amherst County School Board approved a set of updated policies and referred multiple others to the policy committee for more review, after members raised implementation and content questions about several student- and personnel-related items.
The Amherst County School Board approved a block of policy updates on its August agenda and directed a subset of policies to the board’s policy committee for additional review. The board approved items it described as noncontroversial and pulled a list of policies for further vetting after questions from board members about implementation details and language.
Board members said they wanted additional time to review several student-safety and personnel-related items, and to make sure local practices align with recent changes from the Virginia School Boards Association (VSBA) and the Code of Virginia. Board discussion identified questions about training timelines, notifications to families, special education and…
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