Policy committee to forward Title IX–related AC series policies to full board after legal review

The School Board Policy Committee reviewed several district policies in the AC series on Wednesday and agreed to forward them toward board action after legal review, while also agreeing to change when minutes are posted and to add meeting recordings to minutes.

Board Chair said the committee must meet the public-record deadline for minutes, noting that “we technically have 5 business days,” and asked staff to aim for a Tuesday-by-noon posting schedule so there is time to review and produce a record for anyone who requests it in person.

The committee’s Title IX coordinator summarized why the AC policies were being revised: federal guidance has shifted and the district must align procedures with the current federal rule. She explained that the department of education’s prior 2024 rule was overturned in the Eastern District of Kentucky and that the district is following the 2020 rule’s procedures for handling certain cases. “A case of [Title IX] harassment would have to be severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive,” the Title IX coordinator said, describing the higher bar under the current rule and the resulting need to move material about procedures into the ACAC policy.

The coordinator recommended approving most AC policies in a single read so the district’s written procedures match…