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Board reviews wide-ranging policy updates including child-abuse reporting, nondiscrimination and virtual enrollment
Summary
The board reviewed and approved a package of updated board policies reflecting recent state legislation; updates include nondiscrimination language addressing antisemitism, expanded child-abuse reporting requirements and new rules on background checks, temporary teacher definitions, leave and virtual-day rules.
The board on Aug. 11 reviewed and moved to approve a package of updated board policies reflecting new state laws across personnel, student safety and operational areas. Pam, a staff member, presented roughly 15 policy updates compiled so the board would not have to vote item-by-item. She said the notice-of-nondiscrimination policy now adds language addressing antisemitism consistent with new law. "The first 1 on notice of nondiscrimination, basically, this 1 was adding the anti Semitism portion of new law," Pam said. Pam described one substantial safety-policy change that tightens requirements for reporting suspected child abuse and introduces…
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