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Committee reviews handbook changes including religious opt-out language and device rules
Summary
School leaders told the committee they will add language to all handbooks reflecting a recent Supreme Court ruling on religious-based curriculum opt-outs, and principals outlined tightened device, attendance and eligibility language across elementary, middle and high school handbooks.
Hopkinton school leaders told the committee Aug. 14 they will add standardized handbook language districtwide to reflect a recent Supreme Court decision and clarified several other handbook items including personal-device rules, attendance consequences and field-trip eligibility.
Why it matters: The handbook changes affect what curriculum parents can opt students out of, how and when students may use personal devices during the school day, and how excessive absences or tardies may affect eligibility for extracurricular activities and field trips.
Court ruling and handbook text: The superintendent said district attorneys worked with a statewide group of school lawyers to draft handbook language after “a recent Supreme Court ruling back on June 27, affirming that families have the right to request their…
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